linux-kernel - Re: [RFT/PATCH v2 4/6] x86-64: vclock_gettime(CLOCK

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Date:	Thu, 7 Apr 2011 09:57:03 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@....EDU>
Cc:	x86@...nel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFT/PATCH v2 4/6] x86-64: vclock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) can't
 ever see nsec < 0


* Andy Lutomirski <luto@....EDU> wrote:

> +
> +	/* wall_time_nsec, vgetns(), and wall_to_monotonic.tv_nsec
> +	 * are all guaranteed to be nonnegative.
> +	 */

> +	/* wall_time_nsec and wall_to_monotonic.tv_nsec are
> +	 * guaranteed to be between 0 and NSEC_PER_SEC.
> +	 */

Nor have you addressed stylistic review feedback i gave before ...

Really, we absolutely must insist on 110% attention to small details for 
patches that modify assembly code.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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