Re: [PATCH] Re: itimer oddness in 2.6.12

[Paulo Marques]

George Anzinger wrote:
> Tom Marshall wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 08:21:25PM +0100, Paulo Marques wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > Unfortunately, this is not so clear cut as it seems :(
>
> Oops!  That patch is wrong.  The +1 should be applied to the initial 
> interval _only_.  We KNOW when the repeating intervals start (i.e. at 
> the jiffie edge) and don't need to adjust them.  The patch, however, 
> incorrectly, rolls them all into one.  The attach patch should fix the 
> problem.  Warnning, it compiles and boots, but I have not tested it.

Yes, this seems to be the Right Thing :)

Acked-by: Paulo Marques <pmarques@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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