Re: [GIT pull] timer updates for 4.19

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Mon Aug 27 2018 - 04:34:10 EST


On Mon, 27 Aug 2018, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> Only a handful of syscalls actually require that complexity, most of them
> need only two entry points either way (32-bit time, and 64-bit time), the
> question is what we call them. I have a mild preference for the second
> version after the discussion with Christoph, but I'm also fine with going back
> to the orignal plan if you like that better after all.

Nah, lets use that old_ naming scheme for the existing 32bit time mess and
use compat for everything which is truly compat in the sense of 32bit on
64bit.

Thanks,

tglx