Re: [PATCH v5] posix-timers: add multi_clock_gettime system call

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Mon Jan 08 2024 - 06:09:41 EST


On Tue, Jan 02 2024 at 11:18, Sagi Maimon wrote:
> Some user space applications need to read some clocks.
> Each read requires moving from user space to kernel space.
> The syscall overhead causes unpredictable delay between N clocks reads
> Removing this delay causes better synchronization between N clocks.

As I explained to you before: This is wishful thinking.

There is absolutely no guarantee that the syscall will yield better
results. It might on average, but that's a useless measure.

You also still fail to explain what this is going to solve and how it's
used.

> Some user space applications need to read some clocks.

Is just not an explanation at all.

Thanks,

tglx