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To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org>
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In message <20061113234305.A34147@xorpc.icir.org>, Luigi Rizzo writes:

>To make a proper evaluation i would need some idea of the number
>and distribution of scheduled events on a busy box [...]

So do I.

What is important right now however, is the API.  The implementation
behind it we can change every week if we want, but the API affects
far too many kernel files to get it wrong.

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