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From: Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>
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Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Re: [PATCH] Fix the cpumask rewrite
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Hi, Chris Wedgwood wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 11:54:38PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> 
>> For most uses jiffies should die. If drivers could not access jiffies
>> except by a (possibly trivial) helper then it would be a huge step
>> closer to being able to run embedded linux without a continually running
>> timer.
> 
> I'm all for that, except last I counted there are about 5000 users of
> jiffies.  What do you suggest as a replacement API?

<heretic>

#define jiffies __get_jiffies()

</heretic>

-- 
Matthias Urlichs

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