linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] ia64: convert to use clocksource code

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Date:	Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:48:51 -0700
From:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...sta.com>
To:	Peter Keilty <peter.keilty@...com>
Cc:	linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org, John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>,
	Eric Whitney <eric.whitney@...com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ia64: convert to use clocksource code

On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 11:42 -0400, Peter Keilty wrote:

> >
> >There is a read(), and a vread() did you modify the slow syscall path to
> >use the vread()?
> >  
> >
> I miss type, read().

John mentioned that he thought fsys_mmio_ptr could be held in the vread
pointer. vread() is used in x86 for vsyscalls. It looks like you've used
the update_vsyscall() which is also used for vsyscalls. So vread could
also be used .. Have you considered that at all?

Daniel

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