From: Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@jp.fujitsu.com>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] posix-cpu-timers: clock_gettime(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID) goes backward
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:07:12 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49542030.4000907@jp.fujitsu.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081225082456.GA28479@elte.hu>
Ingo Molnar wrote:
> ok - the issue is real, but there's a few implementational details. Did
> you know about task_delta_exec()? This new function duplicates that
> function's behavior - and task_delta_exec() is already used by posix
> task/cpu timers.
>
> I find your new task_total_exec() interface better (it's easier to use),
> could you have a look at eliminating task_delta_exec() users and migrating
> them over to task_total_exec()?
Yes. There are only 2 users (clock_gettime() on thread timer and that on
process timer), so I'll post new patch with better description soon.
Thanks,
H.Seto
prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-12-26 0:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-12-24 8:50 [PATCH] posix-cpu-timers: clock_gettime(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID) goes backward Hidetoshi Seto
2008-12-25 8:24 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-12-26 0:07 ` Hidetoshi Seto [this message]
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