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Subject: [Bug 50151] glibc 2.16 included a new function __ppc_get_timebase
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:12:52 +0000 (UTC)
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--- Comment #2 from Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho <tuliom-Igl6534fJ5VwFqzsTH5u/w@public.gmane.org>  2013-01-23 19:12:52 ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> What's the significance of the __" prefix in this function name?

It was a convention adopted for platform specific functions.
You may find more information in
http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Adding-Platform_002dspecific.html#Adding-Platform_002dspecific

> Is this function really intended for userspace?

Yes.

> Also, what about __ppc_get_timebase_freq(). Does it likewise need to be
> documented?

Yes. I'm also planning to prepare it's manpage.

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