Re: [RFC - 0/9] Generic timekeeping subsystem (v. B5)

[Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi,

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005, john stultz wrote:

> from your example:
> >		// at init: system_update = update_cycles * mult;
> > 		system_time += system_update;
> 
> and:
> > 	error = system_time - (xtime.tv_nsec << shift);
> 
> This doesn't seem to make sense with the above.  Could you clarify?

The example here doesn't keep the complete system time, just enough to 
compute the difference.

bye, Roman
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