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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net>
Cc: lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Linux Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>,
	drepper@redhat.com, stable@kernel.org,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Subject: Re: Problems with timerfd()
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 00:36:13 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070807003613.f0333b49.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46B81745.9010409@gmx.net>

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:55:01 +0200 Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net> wrote:

> I'm working on the changes to timerfd(), but must admit I am struggling to
> understand some of the kernel code for working with userspace timers (e.g.,
> in kernel/posix-timers.c).

Join the club.

>  Can you suggest anyone who could provide assistance?

The code was originally contributed by George Anzinger.  He has moved on
and Thomas Gleixner now does most work in there.  I'd expect that Thomas is
your guy, but he is nearing the end of a two-week vacation and will
presumably return to an akpm-sized inbox, so I'd give him a little time ;)


  reply	other threads:[~2007-08-07  7:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-07-23  6:32 Problems with timerfd() Michael Kerrisk
2007-07-23  6:38 ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-23  6:42   ` Andrew Morton
2007-07-23  8:02     ` Michael Kerrisk
2007-07-25 18:18   ` Michael Kerrisk
2007-07-25 22:12     ` Andrew Morton
2007-08-07  6:55       ` Michael Kerrisk
2007-08-07  7:36         ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2007-08-07  9:14           ` Michael Kerrisk
2007-08-09 21:11         ` [PATCH] Revised timerfd() interface Michael Kerrisk
2007-08-13 23:34           ` Randy Dunlap
2007-08-15 14:40           ` Jonathan Corbet
2007-07-23 16:55 ` Problems with timerfd() Ray Lee
2007-07-24  7:40   ` Michael Kerrisk
2007-07-24 15:22     ` Ray Lee
2007-07-24 15:56       ` Michael Kerrisk

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