linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] timekeeping: add missing

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Date:   Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:46:32 +0200
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] timekeeping: add missing _ns functions for coarse accessors

On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 4:45 PM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> I would prefer the 'coarse' on the other side, i.e.
> ktime_get_coarse_real_ns instead of ktime_get_real_coarse_ns,
> as this is what we already have with ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64.
>
> I originally went with that order to avoid the function sounding
> "real coarse", although I have to admit that it was before Thomas
> fixed it in e3ff9c3678b4 ("timekeeping: Repair ktime_get_coarse*()
> granularity"). ;-)

I can do this, but that means also I'll change get_real_fast to
get_fast_real, too, in order to be consistent. Is that okay?