linux-kernel - Re: [patch 6/9] Add the "Master Timer"

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Date:	Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:22:55 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	jbohac@...e.cz
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.cz>,
	ssouhlal@...ebsd.org, arjan@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	johnstul@...ibm.com, zippel@...ux-m68k.org, andrea@...e.de
Subject: Re: [patch 6/9] Add the "Master Timer"


>  
> -unsigned int cpu_khz;					/* TSC clocks / usec, not used here */
> +unsigned int cpu_khz;		/* TSC clocks / usec, not used here */
> +static s64 mt_per_tick;		/* master timer ticks per jiffie */
> +static u64 __mt;		/* master timer */
> +static u32 __mt_last;		/* value last read from read_master_timer() when updating timer caches */

Why the underscores? 

-Andi
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