Re: [PATCH] Re: itimer oddness in 2.6.12

Paulo Marques
2005-07-25T11:58:36Z

George Anzinger wrote:
> Tom Marshall wrote:
>> On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 08:21:25PM +0100, Paulo Marques wrote:
>>>[...]
>>> Unfortunately, this is not so clear cut as it seems :(
>
> Oops! That patch is wrong. The +1 should be applied to the initial
> interval _only_. We KNOW when the repeating intervals start (i.e. at
> the jiffie edge) and don't need to adjust them. The patch, however,
> incorrectly, rolls them all into one. The attach patch should fix the
> problem. Warnning, it compiles and boots, but I have not tested it.

Yes, this seems to be the Right Thing :)

Acked-by: Paulo Marques <pmarques@grupopie.com>

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