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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 12/13] hrtimer: create a "timer_slack" field in the task struct
    Hi!

    > > and this makes really ugly interface.
    >
    > prctl() is ugly?

    for something like this... yes.

    > >
    > > ...plus it bloats task struct.
    > >
    > > ...where did the sys_indirect proposals go? We created new syscalls,
    > > right?
    >
    > ... which nobody uses today.
    > It's not just new syscalls, it's a new glibc api as well at that point.

    ...and new applications, yes. I believe applications should
    explicitely enable slacking timers.
    Pavel

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