linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] posix-timers: Refactoring of CPUCLOCK* macros

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Date:	Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:02:28 -0700
From:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...eaurora.org>
To:	Tomasz Buchert <Tomasz.Buchert@...ia.fr>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] posix-timers: Refactoring of CPUCLOCK* macros

On Mon, 2010-07-19 at 22:59 +0200, Tomasz Buchert wrote:
> Daniel Walker a écrit :
> > On Mon, 2010-07-19 at 13:34 +0200, Tomasz Buchert wrote:
> >> This is merely a preparation to introduce wall time
> >> clocks for threads/processes. All occurences of
> >> CPUCLOCK* macros were replaced by CLOCK*.
> > 
> > It seems like it would be better to make this naming more specific that
> > less. Couldn't you say "POSIX_CLOCK" or something like that?
> > 
> > Daniel
> Hi Daniel.
> Sure. However, technically, my wall clocks have nothing to do
> with POSIX. Still the code is inside a file with "posix" prefix,
> so you are right.
> I will resend patch series as soon as it is done. Could you
> elaborate on another patches?

I wasn't suggesting that adding "POSIX" is the only option, but adding
something more so it's not just "CLOCK" .

You mean you want me to review the other patches also ? 

Daniel

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