Re: [PATCH] RTC: Add mmap method to rtc character driver

Martin J. Bligh
2006-07-26T13:18:00Z

>Agreed. How about we take the /dev/rtc patch now (since its an added feature
>that doesn't hurt anything if its not used, as far as tickless kernels go), and
>I'll start working on doing gettimeofday in vdso for arches other than x86_64.
>That will give the X guys what they wanted until such time until all the other
>arches have a gettimeofday alternative that doesn't require kernel traps.
>
>

The timelag involved in rolling X into a distro and releasing
it means that we don't really need short term workarounds.
Introducing new userspace APIs is not something that
should be done casually.