Re: [PATCH 1/3] ia64: convert to use clocksource code

[Peter Keilty <peter.keilty@hp.com>]

Daniel Walker wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 11:42 -0400, Peter Keilty wrote:
>
>  
>
> > > There is a read(), and a vread() did you modify the slow syscall path to
> > > use the vread()?
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > I miss type, read().
> >    
>
> John mentioned that he thought fsys_mmio_ptr could be held in the vread
> pointer. vread() is used in x86 for vsyscalls. It looks like you've used
> the update_vsyscall() which is also used for vsyscalls. So vread could
> also be used .. Have you considered that at all?
>  
No, but yes it can be done, overloading the meaning.
It would need to change in the future if vread was needed.
I have no strong argument against  using it.
Although we may still need the IA64 define, I removed 32bit read mmio and
if that is brought back the fast syscall patch call will need to have a 
field in the
clocksource struct that would indicated that. Waiting on comments about 
that...
John and discuss this awhile back felt it was not needed, may prove wrong.

> Daniel
>
>  
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