linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/1] Try 2: Make the TSC safe to be use by gettimeofday().

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Message-ID: <455A53CD.3010602@FreeBSD.org>
Date:	Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:39:57 -0800
From:	Suleiman Souhlal <ssouhlal@...eBSD.org>
To:	unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
CC:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Linux Kernel ML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	vojtech@...e.cz, Jiri Bohac <jbohac@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] Try 2: Make the TSC safe to be use by gettimeofday().

Suleiman Souhlal wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Here are the fixes from the previous version:
> - Remove usage of preempt_disable/enable() in do_gettimeoday(), since 
> the above fix make it
>  unnecessary.

Oops, this is not actually in the patch, because the preempt_disable()/enable() are
still needed.
The patch I sent out is correct.

-- Suleiman
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