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Re: [Xen-devel] RE: [PATCH] rendezvous-based local time calibration WOW!

To: John Levon <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] RE: [PATCH] rendezvous-based local time calibration WOW!
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:50:57 +0100
Cc: Nils Nieuwejaar <nils.nieuwejaar@xxxxxxxxx>, Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Xen-Devel \(E-mail\)" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Winchell <dwinchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ian Pratt <Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On 11/8/08 15:49, "John Levon" <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> What guarantee are you providing? Per thread, per address space, or global
>> monotonicity?
> 
> Per thread non-strict monotonicity.

Doesn't this just require thread-local storage and no lock?

 -- Keir



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