linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] add StartTimeMonotomic, StartTimeBootTime to per pid in /proc

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Message-ID: <d7f132a9ede3ce67d74f899a66cdaf86@mindstab.net>
Date:	Fri, 31 Jan 2014 07:42:40 -0800
From:	Dan Ballard <dan@...dstab.net>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, kay.sievers@...y.org,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Minto Joseph <mvaliyav@...hat.com>,
	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>,
	Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] add StartTimeMonotomic, StartTimeBootTime to per  pid in   /proc

>> The process starttime is useful for a variety of things, like figuring
>> out creation ordering of processes. Or it is useful to detect PID
>> reuses in a somewhat reliable way.
> 
> OK, maybe. Changelog should have said so.
> 
> Yeah, Dan was also too lazy to explain the need, and had like 3 typoes
> in the inadequate changelog he had.
> 
> Does not inspire confidence.
> 
> Now please all untwist your panties and try and submit a proper patch.

Resubmitted with more explanation (and less typos). If you feel that 
having
both CLOCK_MONOTONIC and CLOCK_BOOTTIME is really a sticking point I'd 
be
ok to remove one as long as the other made it through, as one is much 
better
than none.
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