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

From: linux
Date: Mon Oct 17 2005 - 17:42:21 EST


>> I have to disagree. Once you grasp the desirability of having two kinds
>> of timers, one optimized for the case where it does expire, and one
>> optimized for the case where it is aborted or rescheduled before its
>> expiration time, the timer/timeout terminology seems quite intuitive
>> to me.

> Thank you, that's exactly the confusion, I'd like to avoid.

Er... *what* confusion? I wasn't in the slightest bit confused when
I wrote that, and re-reading it very carefully, I can't see how
it could be interpreted in a way that is in any way confusing.

There's no more confusion in that paragraph than there is lemon meringue.

The only thing confusing is your response.
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