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From: Zachary Amsden <zamsden@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [KVM timekeeping 17/35] Implement getnsboottime kernel API
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:22:09 -1000
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On 08/20/2010 03:04 PM, john stultz wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-08-20 at 14:52 -1000, Zachary Amsden wrote:
>    
>> I think gettimefromboot_ns() is a good descriptive name, but slightly
>> too long - it would ruin my indentation.  Perhaps getrealtime_ns()?
>>      
> Sigh... So getrealtime_ns would probably be confused with
> CLOCK_REALTIME, which is wall time.  :P
>
> At this point it feels too nitpicky to suggest anything else, so go
> ahead and use boottime_ns and we'll refine things if anyone actually
> trips up on it.
>    

As long as the prototype is adequately commented, there needn't be any 
confusion ;)

Zach