Mark Kettenis <mark.kette...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > suggestion to have an MD header file actually helps. With that file > we can easily avoid the function pointer and it becomes easier adding > new timecounters in the kernel (which happens from time to time).
When does this happen? If it happens, what's the fuss? The new code handles the new timecounter. Versioning tends to be important for removing support, or changing it in a way that looks like a removal. Additions can be indicated by the timecounter # being higher than before.
