Re: 2.6.11 timeval_to_jiffies() wrong for ms resolution timers

[Chris Friesen]

George Anzinger wrote:
> Chris Friesen wrote:

> > What about telling it to wake up a jiffy earlier, then checking 
> > whether the scheduling lag was enough to cause it to have waited the 
> > full specified time.  If not, put it to sleep for another jiffy.

> The user is, of course, free to do what ever they would like.  

I actually meant doing this in the kernel.

> For a
> more complete solution you might be interested in HRT (High Res 
> Timers).  See my signature below.

Yep.  One more patch to apply and worry about versions and maintenance. 
 Not enough of a demand for us to be able to use it, at least at this 
point.

Chris

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