Subject: Re: device polling system
To: Takahiro Igarashi <thir@thir.org>
From: Steve Rumble <steve@paintballresource.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/28/2003 21:34:31
On Thu, 29 May 2003 00:54:23 +0900 (JST)
Takahiro Igarashi <thir@thir.org> wrote:
> I am now working to implement the device polling system on
> NetBSD. The project page is at:
>
> http://thir.org/thir/NetBSD/devicepolling.en.html
>
> The patch is still based on FreeBSD's one. But I now start
> to select the way of implementation of it and so on.
> Fortunately my patch seems to work well.
>
> Comments?
From what I recall, FreeBSD's polling mode had some very noticable
ramifications for timekeeping. Does anyone know if this is endemic to a
straightforward implementation or is there a satisfactory solution?
While admittedly a nitpick, it probably warrants some investigation.
-Steve