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

From: Roman Zippel
Date: Wed Aug 24 2005 - 14:50:32 EST


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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