linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] hrtimer: Provide clock_was_set

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Date:	Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:38:34 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
To:	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] hrtimer: Provide clock_was_set_delayed()

On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 09:05 -0400, Prarit Bhargava wrote:
> 
> Both of those options seem like a lot of work for something that happens once
> every 3-4 years, and may not happen ever again[1].  Based on that statement, if
> we're going to modify code I would prefer that it be as lightweight as possible.
>  So, in terms of the kernel, option 2 is likely the best way to go rather than
> introducing new code that will be used once every 3-4 years. 

Full agreed, however if we implement clock_was_set() like I just
proposed we'd use that code for every time the clock was modified, which
is a lot more often.

That said, I'm not a particular fan of it..
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