[linux-audio-dev] high resolution time patch for 2.6.5 kernel

[Paul Davis]

>Has there been any discussion of including this in the mainstream
>kernel?  It would be wonderful to finally have full POSIX nanosleep()
>and clock_nanosleep() support for everyone.

linus nixed it at the 2.5 stage. the POSIX API was added to the
kernel, but not the APIC-based high-res implementation. he just didn't
like the way it messed with the "tick".

jesse chappell has played with a previous version of the patch and has
had problems with X stalling for seconds (?) when in use. the
resolution also didn't seem anywhere close to what was claimed.

--p