linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 19/21] clocksource: Improve comment explaining clocks_calc_max

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Message-ID: <20150402190446.GE27490@worktop.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:	Thu, 2 Apr 2015 21:04:46 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>,
	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 19/21] clocksource: Improve comment explaining
 clocks_calc_max_nsecs()'s 50% safety margin

On Thu, Apr 02, 2015 at 11:50:13AM -0700, John Stultz wrote:
> 
> Right, but all of the time code relies on there being slack, since we
> can't be sure timers will not be slightly late.

Fair enough. My point is moot, I'll go crawl back into my cave ;-)
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