linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] cleanups ntp.c (from Ingo)

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Date:	Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:23:16 +0100 (CET)
From:	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@....de>
cc:	john stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] cleanups ntp.c (from Ingo)

Hi,

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008, JÃ¶rg-Volker Peetz wrote:

> Since you are at it, isn't "time_adj" a poor name since you also have a
> "time_adjust"?

These are two different (and independent) mechanism to adjust time. The 
names are a little confusing, but I'd be a little reluctant to rename 
time_adj, as the same name is used in the reference implementation.

bye, Roman