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Re: [PATCH] hrtimers: doc cleanup

From Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] hrtimers: doc cleanup
Date 2016-04-21 15:30 +0200
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On Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:25:41 +0800
Cao jin <caoj.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com> wrote:

> > This change is incorrect - "unacceptable" is exactly what the writer
> > wanted to say here.
> >  
> *it cannot be 'designed out' without inevitably degrading other portions 
> of the timers.c code in an unacceptable way*
> 
> equals
> 
> *it can be 'designed out' ... in an acceptable way*, I think.
> 
> So, just from semantics, my feeling is, *it cannot be 'designed out' in 
> an acceptable way* is the reason why integration is hard. Am I still wrong?

The original author, clearly, was talking about the degradation being
unacceptable.  It seems clear enough, I don't think that change should be
made.

Thanks,

jon

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[PATCH] hrtimers: doc cleanup Cao jin <caoj.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com> - 2016-04-21 11:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] hrtimers: doc cleanup Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> - 2016-04-21 12:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] hrtimers: doc cleanup Cao jin <caoj.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com> - 2016-04-21 12:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] hrtimers: doc cleanup Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> - 2016-04-21 15:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] hrtimers: doc cleanup Cao jin <caoj.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com> - 2016-04-21 15:40 +0200

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