Re: [9fans] my /dev/time for Linux

["J.R. Mauro" <jrm8005@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Chris Brannon <cmbrannon@cox.net> wrote:
> J.R. Mauro writes:
>> > Two things. First, I had to include <linux/jiffies.h> to get this to
>> > build on my machine with 2.6.28 and second, do you have any plans to
>> > get this accepted upstream?
>
> Thanks for the report.  This is fixed in the latest code, available from
> the same URL: http://members.cox.net/cmbrannon/devtime.tgz
> That's just a snapshot of whatever happens to be current.

Cool

>
> I hadn't really thought about submitting it to the kernel developers, as I
> don't know the process.  It needs some tidying as well.
> Anant wants to include it in Glendix.

I can help with the tidying; should just be a matter of running
checkpatch.pl/Indent. I'll send you a patch personally if I get to it
in the next couple days.

As far as submitting it goes, I've been working with Anant at getting
the Glendix stuff in. I also spurred the developer of the Plan 9
authentication device to get that code included. I've been working
with Greg Kroah-Hartman for a while on the Staging tree, so I can get
things fast-tracked into the kernel if that's wanted. Ashwin's Plan 9
capability device will be available in 2.6.29 when it comes out as an
experimental option. If you want to post your code to LKML and see if
someone picks it up, that's a good route, but if no one looks
interested, just let me know and I can pretty much guarantee it will
get in, possibly even for 2.6.29.

>
> -- Chris
>
>