Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 13:34:23 -0700 (MST) From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: new monotime() call for all architectures. Message-ID: <14869.38479.739838.961241@nomad.yogotech.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.001117123311.jhb@FreeBSD.org> References: <14869.37279.358941.976183@nomad.yogotech.com> <XFMail.001117123311.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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John Baldwin writes: > > On 17-Nov-00 Nate Williams wrote: > >> > > >> 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 :-) > >> > > > > >> > > >OK, how about bogotime(9)? ;) > >> > > > >> > > It's not returning units of any known time. "bogocount()" maybe... > >> > > >> > How about 'slushycounter()'? > >> > >> falseticker()? (Okay, probably too NTP specfic) > > > > randotonic()? > > my_green_bikshed_function() Oooh, ooh, I retrace all of mine and vote for that one. :) Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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