Re: [PATCH] back out CPU clock additions to posix-timers

[Christoph Lameter]

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, Roland McGrath wrote:

> > The conservative line is to keep a consistent definition of the interface
> > following posix as closely as possible.
>
> The conservative line for Linux is to not change the interface from 2.6.9,
> period.  If Andrew prefers the partial changes, I don't have a strong
> objection.  But it is by no means the conservative thing to do.

Conservative means minimal changes to the existing tested code of
2.6.10-rcX and reduction of a potential future flux in the kernel API.
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