Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 11:30:06 +1100 (EST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> Cc: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>, <cvs-all@FreeBSD.org>, <cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/sys time.h src/sys/kern kern_time.c Message-ID: <20021222110710.Y7634-100000@gamplex.bde.org> In-Reply-To: <129901c2a927$7767df70$52557f42@errno.com>
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On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, Sam Leffler wrote: > The version in sys/time.h is #ifndef _KERNEL and marked as specifically for > compatibility for netbsd. Rather than change the include file and pollute a > namespace I added a private definition. If it's ok to do add this pollution > then sure, just remove the private definition. Not OK. Use the 4.xBSD timeval*() interfaces for manipulating timevals, not the NetBSD timer*() ones. Better still, don't use timevals for new interfaces; use timespecs and timespec*(). Rate limiting doesn't need either nsec or usec resolution so it may as well use a non-legacy type for times. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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