linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/13] hrtimer: create a "timer

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Message-ID: <20080908132713.GA18486@elf.ucw.cz>
Date:	Mon, 8 Sep 2008 15:27:16 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	dwmw2@...radead.org, drepper@...hat.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	tglx@...x.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/13] hrtimer: create a "timer_slack" field in the
	task struct

Hi!

> > and this makes really ugly interface.
> 
> prctl() is ugly?

for something like this... yes.

> > 
> > ...plus it bloats task struct.
> > 
> > ...where did the sys_indirect proposals go? We created new syscalls,
> > right?
> 
> ... which nobody uses today.
> It's not just new syscalls, it's a new glibc api as well at that point.

...and new applications, yes. I believe applications should
explicitely enable slacking timers.
									Pavel

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