Re: [PATCH] 'select' failure or signal should not update timeout

[Edgar Toernig]

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> In contrast, if you could just rely on absolute time in select(), you
> would be re-startable _and_ you'd not have to do the extra "what time is
> it now, so that I know what timeout I need to use for the next thing"?

I agree.  Absolute times are nicer.  Just one note: to make that work
you need a sane time source!  gettimeofday jumps back and forth.  You
want a getuptime (or similar) that gives a constant monotonous growing
value not adjustable from userspace (and preferably the same for all
processes).

Ciao, ET.