linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v5 1/6] Timekeeping cross timestamp interface for device drivers

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Date:	Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:13:54 +0100
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Cc:	Christopher Hall <christopher.s.hall@...el.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"Stanton, Kevin B" <kevin.b.stanton@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC v5 1/6] Timekeeping cross timestamp interface for device
 drivers

On Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 05:05:24PM -0800, John Stultz wrote:
> Yea. I just feel like lots of structures add extra abstraction that
> makes the code harder to learn or re-learn. Not only is one trying to
> remember the base types that are being passed around, but you also
> have to remember what all the meta-structures are for. Especially for
> these two-value structures.

FWIW, I had exactly this trouble when reading this series.

Thanks,
Richard