linux-kernel - Re: x86 status was Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23

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Message-ID: <20070711215219.GY4306@sequoia.sous-sol.org>
Date:	Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:52:19 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
Subject: Re: x86 status was Re: -mm merge plans for 2.6.23

* Thomas Gleixner (tglx@...utronix.de) wrote:
> > If that isn't possible it needs very careful review which just hasn't
> > happened yet. But I'm not convinced even step by step is not possible
> > here.
> 
> There is no step by step thing. You convert an arch to clock events or
> you convert it not.

Indeed, about the only thing can be done is to take a slower approach
to converging the arch specific implementations (hpet, pit, etc).

thanks,
-chris
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