[LinuxPPS] convergence patch

[Udo van den Heuvel]

Magnus Danielson wrote:
>> PS: What about the sys/timex.h (glibc) changes needed for nano? Does 
>> anybody know if they 'landed' with the maintainer?
> 
> I was just recalling this issue too. On the other hand one should maybe 
> ask the question if it is reasnoble that the linux-kernel and glibc 
> should require coordination like that. Wouldn't it be a better solution 
> to adjust the kernel timex.h such that glibc timex.h can wrap it with a 
> suitable #define such that copy-n-paste issues can be avoided?
> This way would the actual definitions be in the linux kernel tree and 
> only conveyed thru to user-space programmers.
> The glibc would then only need to supply the call wrappers and they 
> would require updates more rarely.

Interesting idea. I think it needs to be discussed in a broader context 
like linux-kernel and perhaps a place where also glibc guru's hide.

Wouldn't this proposal cause issues between userland and kernel? (when 
either one changes)


Udo