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Date:	Thu, 29 May 2008 18:34:13 +0100 (BST)
From:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NTP: Let update_persistent_clock() sleep

On Wed, 28 May 2008, Andrew Morton wrote:

> Roman does most of the NTP work afaik.  I consider Thomas's git-hrt
> tree to be the route via which NTP changes get into linux-next and
> mainline.

 Thanks for the clarification.

> OK, that timer code in there now officially makes my brain hurt.

 Ouch, it would be a misery to waste such a perfectly good brain!

> Is it as simple as it could be?
> 
> Would schedule_delayed_work() make my brain feel better?

 Hmm, I have missed this interface somehow.  I am sending an update 
straight away.

  Maciej
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