Re: [patch 09/38] iommu/vt-d: Use sched_clock() instead of get_cycles()

Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
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On Fri, Apr 10 2026 at 21:45, Baolu Lu wrote:
> On 4/10/2026 8:19 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> Calculating the timeout from get_cycles() is a historical leftover without
>> any functional requirement.
>> 
>> Use ktime_get() instead.
>
> The subject line says "Use sched_clock() ...", but the implementation
> actually uses ktime_get(). Is it a typo or anything I misunderstood?

Indeed. Leftover from an earlier version.

Thanks,

        tglx
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