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[Xen-devel] Re: Linux questions

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: Linux questions
From: Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:23:01 +0100
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> Our monotonic_clock() implementation does not reference xtime nor its
> seqlock. If it did, you would be correct.

Well it applies to other state too. There certainly is a seqlock
equivalent. If you can guarantee the interrupt changing that is 
always on the same CPU that would be safe, otherwise not.

-Andi


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