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From: Christian Riesch <christian.riesch@gmail.com>
To: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com>
Cc: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-api@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] [RFC] posix clock tuning
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:48:02 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C828652.4060804@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1009041221240.888@router.home>

Christoph Lameter wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Sep 2010, Richard Cochran wrote:
>> Recently on the lkml, we discussed how to allow adjustment of posix
>> clocks. I have tried to understand and implement the ideas expressed
>> in the various threads.
....
> Could you explain why the existing interfaces are not sufficient that do
> what you describe?

Richard's idea is to support clock hardware for IEEE 1588 (PTP, 
Precision Time Protocol). Have a look at the earlier discussions:

http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/16/90
and
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/23/49

Christian

  reply	other threads:[~2010-09-04 17:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-09-03  9:27 [PATCH 0/2] [RFC] posix clock tuning Richard Cochran
2010-09-03  9:29 ` [PATCH 1/2] posix clocks: introduce a syscall for " Richard Cochran
2010-09-03  9:58   ` Richard Cochran
2010-09-04 14:06   ` Richard Cochran
2010-09-09 10:49   ` Thomas Gleixner
2010-09-09 13:34     ` Richard Cochran
2010-09-09 20:10       ` Thomas Gleixner
2010-09-09 21:16         ` Thomas Gleixner
2010-09-09 22:53           ` john stultz
2010-09-10  9:23             ` Richard Cochran
2010-09-09 21:01     ` john stultz
2010-09-09 21:31       ` Thomas Gleixner
2010-09-03  9:30 ` [PATCH 2/2] posix clocks: introduce a sysfs presence Richard Cochran
2010-09-09 22:19   ` john stultz
2010-09-09 23:00   ` Alan Cox
2010-09-10  9:31     ` Richard Cochran
2010-09-11  0:20       ` Greg KH
2010-09-04 17:23 ` [PATCH 0/2] [RFC] posix clock tuning Christoph Lameter
2010-09-04 17:48   ` Christian Riesch [this message]
2010-09-05  1:37     ` Christoph Lameter
2010-09-05  5:56       ` Richard Cochran
2010-09-05  1:47     ` Christoph Lameter
2010-09-05  6:22       ` Richard Cochran
2010-09-05  7:20         ` Richard Cochran
2010-09-05 23:13           ` Christoph Lameter
2010-09-06  7:09             ` Richard Cochran
2010-09-09  9:58 ` Thomas Gleixner
2010-09-09 12:21   ` Richard Cochran
2010-09-09 12:50     ` Thomas Gleixner
2010-09-09 15:02       ` Alan Cox

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