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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] (4/4) packet scheduler -- use get_jiffies_64
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 14:46:49 -0700
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 14:00:21 -0700
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> wrote:

> The packet scheduler simulates 64 bit jiffies on 32 bit platforms by running
> a timer keeping a mark and and offset.  Since there is no locking and this is
> racy and doesn't handle jiffie wrap real well.
> 
> We can use get_jiffies_64 on 2.6 do get what is needed.
> The downside is the overhead of a function call, and a cache miss in get_jiffies_64.

Looks great, applied.