Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 23:41:12 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>, John Hay <jhay@icomtek.csir.co.za>, mark@grondar.za, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: new monotime() call for all architectures. Message-ID: <200011180741.eAI7fCF01133@mass.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 17 Nov 2000 20:53:09 %2B0100." <26014.974490789@critter>
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> >> Ok, I just thought the "mono" in his function name is for monotonic. If
> >> you are staying on one processor it will work, but if the timestamps
> >> have scheduling inbetween the timestamps and you land on a different
> >> processor it won't be monotonic anymore.
> >
> >It's close enough. :)
>
> If it isn't dealing properly with async PCC/TSC counters on SMP machines
> it shouldn't be called "monoanyting".
>
> I guess I totally object to the name now :-)
In an attempt to tow the bikeshed away behind a truck, can I suggest that
we just call it "get_jiffiecount" (to tip our hats to the Linux folks)
and get on with it?
--
... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his
rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want
to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt]
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