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On Sat, Sep 30 2023 at 14:15, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 12:06:46AM -0700, John Stultz wrote:
>> But I still think we should avoid exporting the raw cycle values
>> unless there is some extremely strong argument for it
>
> Looks like the argument was based on a misunderstanding of what
> CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW actually is.  So, please, let's not expose the raw
> cycle counter value.

Correct. Exposing the raw counter value is broken if the counter wraps
around on a regular base.

Thanks,

        tglx