Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:53:49 +1000 | From | Paul Mackerras <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] RTC: Add mmap method to rtc character driver |
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Andi Kleen writes:
> No, no, it's wrong. They should use gettimeofday and the kernel's job > is to make it fast enough that they can.
Not necessarily - maybe gettimeofday's seconds + microseconds representation is awkward for them to use, and some other kernel interface would be more efficient for them to use, while being as easy or easier for the kernel to compute. Jim, was that your point?
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