Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:47:35 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] x86: Implement prctl PR_GET_TSC and PR_SET_TSC | From | David Miller <> |
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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:37:17 -0700
> dean gaudet wrote: > >>> > >> PR_SET/PR_GET are the common prefixes, though. > > > > that's not what's at issue... "PR_SET_TSC" reads "set the TSC" ... it > > doesn't read "set the ability to use the rdtsc instruction". > > PR_SET_RDTSC_ENABLE would seem to be more accurate... or even > > PR_SET_CR4_TSD which is what it really does :) > > > > The whole point I'm making is that any such name would inherently read > x86-specific.
Agreed.
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