Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 12:33:11 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.org, mark@grondar.za, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@flugsvamp.com> Subject: Re: new monotime() call for all architectures. Message-ID: <XFMail.001117123311.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <14869.37279.358941.976183@nomad.yogotech.com>
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On 17-Nov-00 Nate Williams wrote: >> > > >> If it isn't dealing properly with async PCC/TSC counters on SMP >> > > >> machines >> > > >> it shouldn't be called "monoanyting". >> > > >> >> > > >> I guess I totally object to the name now :-) >> > > > >> > > >OK, how about bogotime(9)? ;) >> > > >> > > It's not returning units of any known time. "bogocount()" maybe... >> > >> > How about 'slushycounter()'? >> >> falseticker()? (Okay, probably too NTP specfic) > > randotonic()? my_green_bikshed_function() -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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