Re: [PATCH] ktimers subsystem 2.6.14-rc2-kt5

[Roman Zippel]

Hi,

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005, Tim Bird wrote:

> Maybe for a more experienced kernel person such as
> yourself, this distinction make sense.  But
> "process timer" and "kernel timer" don't carry much
> semantic value for me.  They seem to convey an
> arbitrary expectation of usage patterns.  Maybe
> they match the current usage patterns in the kernel,
> but I'd prefer naming based on functionality or
> behaviour of the API.

Let's say you want to implement a watchdog timer for a driver, which runs 
about every second to do something. Now if you have the choice between 
"timer API" vs. "timeout API" and "kernel timer" vs. "process timer", what 
would you choose based on the name?

bye, Roman
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