linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Remove obsolete CLOCK_TICK

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Message-ID: <2c0942db0802282225j7d01eee3vbe6bbb7b93e86e47@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:25:06 -0800
From:	"Ray Lee" <ray-lk@...rabbit.org>
To:	"Roman Zippel" <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	"john stultz" <johnstul@...ibm.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Steven Rostedt" <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove obsolete CLOCK_TICK_ADJUST

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 8:49 PM, Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
>  Revert bbe4d18ac2e058c56adb0cd71f49d9ed3216a405 and
>  e13a2e61dd5152f5499d2003470acf9c838eab84 and remove CLOCK_TICK_ADJUST
>  completely. Add a optional kernel parameter ntp_tick_adj instead to allow
>  adjusting of a large base drift and thus keeping ntpd happy.

Wait, so you're saying that something that the kernel correctly
figures out on its own today should instead be a kernel parameter,
with users having to supply it explicitly? Am I confused?

If I'm not confused, would you'd be so kind to explain to the peanut
gallery over here why this is a good thing?
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