Re: [PATCH] Turn rdmsr, rdtsc into inline functions, clarify names

> That way a driver could use
> 
> 	if (gtod_cpu_cycles_needed <= 500)
> 		gettimeofday();
> 	else
> 		funky_fast_workaround();

Sounds like overengineering to me. I prefer something simple.

> OK, in total we have at least four ways of doing this:

Please don't get carried away with this. I'm really not interested
in any complex solutions here.

-Andi

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