RE: [PATCH v3] Support for setitimer() on platforms lacking it

2012-09-08 Thread Joachim Schmitz
> From: Joachim Schmitz [mailto:j...@schmitz-digital.de] > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 11:55 AM > To: 'Junio C Hamano' > Cc: 'git@vger.kernel.org' > Subject: RE: [PATCH v3] Support for setitimer() on platforms lacking it > > HP NonStop (currentl

RE: [PATCH v3] Support for setitimer() on platforms lacking it

2012-09-07 Thread Joachim Schmitz
> From: Junio C Hamano [mailto:gits...@pobox.com] > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 6:41 PM > To: Joachim Schmitz > Cc: git@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] Support for setitimer() on platforms lacking it > > "Joachim Schmitz" writes: > >

Re: [PATCH v3] Support for setitimer() on platforms lacking it

2012-09-07 Thread Junio C Hamano
"Joachim Schmitz" writes: > HP NonStop (currently) doesn't have setitimer(). The previous attempt of an > emulation (reverted by this commit) was not a real substitute for a recurring > itimer (as here we also don't have SA_RESTART, so can't re-arm the timer). > As setitimer() is only used in cas

RE: [PATCH v3] Support for setitimer() on platforms lacking it

2012-09-07 Thread Joachim Schmitz
HP NonStop (currently) doesn't have setitimer(). The previous attempt of an emulation (reverted by this commit) was not a real substitute for a recurring itimer (as here we also don't have SA_RESTART, so can't re-arm the timer). As setitimer() is only used in cases of perceived latency and it doesn