Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 01:03:35 +0100 From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DragonflyBSD kernel clock improvements Message-ID: <xzpfze4sxm0.fsf@dwp.des.no> In-Reply-To: <200401242031.i0OKVD8A037265@apollo.backplane.com> (Matthew Dillon's message of "Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:31:13 -0800 (PST)") References: <44827.1074974041@critter.freebsd.dk> <200401242031.i0OKVD8A037265@apollo.backplane.com>
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Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> writes: > The problem with the timecounters is that they create incredible > inconsistencies depending on which counter you use, various pieces of > hardware, your hz frequency, and the phase of the moon. The timecoun= ter > code is ridiculously complex and unnecessary junk and I will be rippi= ng > it all out soon. Every last bit of it. The "if I don't understand it it must be bad" attitude is what gave the world Linux. Perhaps you should be more open to the idea that if you don't understand it, it's probably very hard to get right, and ripping it all out will leave you with something that only works when you're trying to figure out why it doesn't. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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