linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND 0/2] enable hires timer to timeout datagram socket

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Message-ID: <20170820014744.GA43685@amazon.com>
Date:   Sun, 20 Aug 2017 01:47:45 +0000
From:   Vallish Vaidyeshwara <vallish@...zon.com>
To:     Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
CC:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <shuah@...nel.org>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <eduval@...zon.com>, <anchalag@...zon.com>, <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND 0/2] enable hires timer to timeout datagram socket

On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 08:21:45AM +0200, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 10:27:56PM +0000, Vallish Vaidyeshwara wrote:
> > We have a on-demand application that uses long timeouts and needs to react to
> > events within milliseconds.
>

Hello Richard,

> Huh?  The test program you posted does not react to any event.
>

Application has logic for complex events and test program is kept simple to
highlight the change in behavior seen with system calls.

Thanks.
-Vallish

> Thanks,
> Richard
>