linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/9] x86_64: reliable TSC-based gettimeofday

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Message-ID: <20070201121731.GB3900@elte.hu>
Date:	Thu, 1 Feb 2007 13:17:31 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	jbohac@...e.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.cz>, arjan@...radead.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, johnstul@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [patch 0/9] x86_64: reliable TSC-based gettimeofday


* Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> wrote:

> The big strategic problem is how to marry your patchkit to John 
> Stultz's clocksources work which is also competing for merge. Any 
> thoughts on that?

the only sane thing would be to do it ontop of -mm: the stuff in -mm, 
barring some catastrophy, is hopefully destined for v2.6.21. We could do 
my quick optional hack for those who want fast gettimeofday now ahead of 
that queue - but this approximation thing should be definitely ontop.

	Ingo
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