Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The difference can be quite noticeable - basically the > "gettimeofday()" time will interpolate within timer ticks, while > "xtime" is just the truncated "time at timer tick" value _without_ the > correction. Is there any way to determine the error bar, do you know? Or do I just make up a fudge factor? Obviously the filesystem truncation would need to be taken into account (and this can be different for different timestamps within the same filesystem). David