linux-kernel - Re: timerfd redux

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Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:20:44 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Michael Kerrisk" <mtk-manpages@....net>
Cc:	davidel@...ilserver.org, vda.linux@...glemail.com,
	rdunlap@...otime.net, tglx@...utronix.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	drepper@...hat.com, stable@...nel.org, hch@....de,
	jengelh@...putergmbh.de, corbet@....net
Subject: Re: timerfd redux

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:13:59 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk" <mtk-manpages@....net> wrote:

> Andrew,
> 
> > > 3. possible solutions
> > 
> > I don't think we'll have this settled and coded in time for 2.6.23.  So I
> > think the prudent thing to do is to push this back to 2.6.24 and not offer
> > sys_timerfd() in 2.6.23.
> 
> Did you want a patch to remove the syscall number for now,
> or will you do that?
> 

Please send one over sometime.
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