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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: johnstul@us.ibm.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mingo@elte.hu,
rostedt@goodmis.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove obsolete CLOCK_TICK_ADJUST
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:08:42 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080229140842.575e72aa.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0802290547320.2723@scrub.home>
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:49:35 +0100 (CET)
Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> Can we please clean up the current mess and get the patch below merged?
>
> bye, Roman
>
>
> Revert bbe4d18ac2e058c56adb0cd71f49d9ed3216a405 and
> e13a2e61dd5152f5499d2003470acf9c838eab84 and remove CLOCK_TICK_ADJUST
> completely. Add a optional kernel parameter ntp_tick_adj instead to allow
> adjusting of a large base drift and thus keeping ntpd happy.
> The CLOCK_TICK_ADJUST mechanism was introduced at a time PIT was the
> primary clock, but we have a varity of clock sources now, so a global PIT
> specific adjustment makes little sense anymore.
>
The changelog provides no reason for the revert of those two patches.
Look at it from the point of view of a person who hasn't been following the
discussion (whose initials might be LT). That person might get puzzled and
upset, no?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-02-29 22:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-01-24 2:38 [PATCH] correct inconsistent ntp interval/tick_length usage john stultz
2008-01-24 9:14 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-01-25 14:07 ` Roman Zippel
2008-01-29 2:28 ` john stultz
2008-01-29 4:02 ` Roman Zippel
2008-01-30 2:14 ` john stultz
2008-01-31 1:55 ` Roman Zippel
2008-01-31 2:16 ` john stultz
2008-01-31 5:02 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-02 1:02 ` John Stultz
2008-02-08 17:33 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-09 2:17 ` john stultz
2008-02-09 4:47 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-09 5:04 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-09 14:13 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-10 18:45 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-12 0:09 ` john stultz
2008-02-12 14:36 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-14 4:36 ` john stultz
2008-02-16 4:24 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-19 1:02 ` john stultz
2008-02-19 4:04 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-20 1:50 ` john stultz
2008-02-20 17:08 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-22 2:39 ` john stultz
2008-02-25 14:44 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-29 4:49 ` [PATCH] Remove obsolete CLOCK_TICK_ADJUST Roman Zippel
2008-02-29 6:25 ` Ray Lee
2008-02-29 13:31 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-29 22:08 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2008-02-29 22:27 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-29 22:38 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-29 23:11 ` john stultz
2008-02-29 23:11 ` john stultz
2008-03-02 4:03 ` Roman Zippel
2008-02-29 18:54 ` [PATCH] correct inconsistent ntp interval/tick_length usage Jörg-Volker Peetz
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