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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH net] xen-netback: add the scenario which now beyond the range time_after_eq().
> >> As I understand it, this is the idea of this patch -- to narrow down the
> >> timing window.
> >Jan, do you agree the idea or have better suggestion to me.
>
> As said before - I disagree (reducing a timing window is never a solution,
> only eliminating it is), and I pointed at the alternative (using 64-bit
> calculations) before.
If the error is reduced to a few seconds in 48 days (at 1kHz HZ) and the
system has to be idle for the 48 days I wouldn't be too worried.
Especially if this is 'time based credit' and the effect is just that
of the link (or whatever) being busy rather than idle.
David
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