Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 07:12:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 07:12:30 -0400 Received: from outpost.ds9a.nl ([213.244.168.210]:7301 "HELO outpost.powerdns.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 07:12:29 -0400 Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:12:28 +0200 From: bert hubert To: Tim Schmielau Cc: Olaf Fraczyk , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: please merge 64-bit jiffy patches. Message-ID: <20020417131228.A16445@outpost.ds9a.nl> Mail-Followup-To: bert hubert , Tim Schmielau , Olaf Fraczyk , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20020417102828.D11817@outpost.ds9a.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 11:07:49AM +0000, Tim Schmielau wrote: > Rik van Riel correctly suggested to merge it in 2.5 first. I have a > forward-ported version, but it has a minor locking issue on UP. I think that would be right. It touches a lot of code. > Albert Cahalan suggested to get rid of locking at all by only updating the > high word from the timer interupt. I will try to code this on the weekend. Smart. > I'm sorry I had no time for lobbying the merge in the last month. Anything I can do to help, just let me know. Right now I am actually facing costs because of this issue, so I am very much in favour of saving those costs 500 days from now :-) Regards, bert -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Versatile DNS Software & Services http://www.tk the dot in .tk http://lartc.org Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/