From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
To: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Tim Bird <tim.bird@am.sony.com>, Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>,
tglx@linutronix.de, george@mvista.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, johnstul@us.ibm.com,
paulmck@us.ibm.com, hch@infradead.org, oleg@tv-sign.ru
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ktimers subsystem 2.6.14-rc2-kt5
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:40:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20051019114033.GA1580@elte.hu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0510190311140.1386@scrub.home>
* Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> > so i can only repeat that ktimers is a generic timer subsystem, with a
> > focus on _actually delivering a timer event_.
>
> It doesn't answer it at all. The new timer system is definitively not
> "usable for any kernel purpose", it has certain properties, which
> makes it only applicable under certain conditions.
what "certain properties" and under what "certain conditions"? Please
provide specifics to prove your point. I repeat for the third time:
ktimers is a generic timer subsystem, with a focus on timer event
delivery.
Ingo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-10-19 11:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 70+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-09-28 20:43 [PATCH] ktimers subsystem 2.6.14-rc2-kt5 tglx
2005-09-28 23:59 ` Frank Sorenson
2005-09-29 0:50 ` Frank Sorenson
2005-09-29 0:56 ` john stultz
2005-09-29 1:05 ` Frank Sorenson
2005-09-29 1:10 ` john stultz
2005-09-29 6:53 ` Thomas Gleixner
2005-09-30 15:58 ` Frank Sorenson
2005-09-29 19:57 ` George Anzinger
2005-10-01 1:03 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-01 11:22 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-04 1:59 ` George Anzinger
2005-10-04 5:51 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-10 12:42 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-10 14:04 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-01 12:05 ` Thomas Gleixner
2005-10-10 17:22 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-11 7:42 ` Thomas Gleixner
2005-10-12 22:36 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-12 23:46 ` George Anzinger
2005-10-16 16:34 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-16 19:26 ` Thomas Gleixner
2005-10-16 23:03 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-17 7:59 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-17 8:26 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-10-17 9:29 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-17 9:41 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-17 9:56 ` Andrew Morton
2005-10-17 11:00 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-17 16:25 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-17 16:49 ` Tim Bird
2005-10-17 17:26 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-10-17 18:49 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-17 19:19 ` Tim Bird
2005-10-17 19:48 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-17 20:13 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-17 20:31 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-18 8:46 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-18 23:52 ` Tim Bird
2005-10-19 0:03 ` George Anzinger
2005-10-19 1:58 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-19 6:46 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-19 10:49 ` kernel/timer.c design (was: Re: ktimers subsystem) Ingo Molnar
2005-10-19 17:48 ` kernel/timer.c design Tim Bird
2005-10-19 18:00 ` Tim Bird
2005-10-19 19:04 ` Thomas Gleixner
2005-10-19 22:12 ` kernel/timer.c design (was: Re: ktimers subsystem) Roman Zippel
2005-10-19 11:40 ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
2005-10-19 11:58 ` [PATCH] ktimers subsystem 2.6.14-rc2-kt5 Ingo Molnar
2005-10-19 22:24 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-17 20:09 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-17 20:55 ` Thomas Gleixner
2005-10-18 0:07 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-18 1:03 ` George Anzinger
2005-10-19 1:26 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-19 2:52 ` George Anzinger
2005-10-21 16:22 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-23 18:17 ` George Anzinger
2005-10-27 20:23 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-28 4:52 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-10-28 16:06 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-17 16:33 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-17 16:39 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-17 16:54 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-17 17:35 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-10-17 9:54 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-10-04 1:55 ` George Anzinger
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-10-17 18:38 linux
2005-10-17 19:04 ` Roman Zippel
2005-10-17 22:41 ` linux
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