[LinuxPPS] 17Jun Patch

[Rodolfo Giometti]

On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 05:29:20PM +0200, Udo van den Heuvel wrote:
> Rodolfo Giometti wrote:
> >> Argh! Another ntpd patch?
> > Say that to Alan. :)
> 
> Inclusion of LinuxPPS in the kernel is near. So no issue there.
> 
> >> (I do understand the need, but it is another reason to ask for a
> >> nonstandard approach in a different area...)
> > 
> > I don't think ldisc are _not_ standard...
> 
> But now we have to make a difference when we open a device on a LinuxPPS
> platform, right?
> In all other cases we can use the code as it is.
> So we are the exception.

Regarding this issue you are right.

> A small patch, but hard to get it accepted by the ntpd folks, I guess.

I see but now we can have more possibility since Alan is with us! :)

Did you already proposed the patch to the NTPD guys? If not, please,
send it here before for review.

Ciao,

Rodolfo

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