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@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ several reasons why such integration is hard/impossible:
58The primary users of precision timers are user-space applications that 58The primary users of precision timers are user-space applications that
59utilize nanosleep, posix-timers and itimer interfaces. Also, in-kernel 59utilize nanosleep, posix-timers and itimer interfaces. Also, in-kernel
60users like drivers and subsystems which require precise timed events 60users like drivers and subsystems which require precise timed events
61(e.g. multimedia) can benefit from the availability of a seperate 61(e.g. multimedia) can benefit from the availability of a separate
62high-resolution timer subsystem as well. 62high-resolution timer subsystem as well.
63 63
64While this subsystem does not offer high-resolution clock sources just 64While this subsystem does not offer high-resolution clock sources just
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The increasing demand for realtime and multimedia applications along
68with other potential users for precise timers gives another reason to 68with other potential users for precise timers gives another reason to
69separate the "timeout" and "precise timer" subsystems. 69separate the "timeout" and "precise timer" subsystems.
70 70
71Another potential benefit is that such a seperation allows even more 71Another potential benefit is that such a separation allows even more
72special-purpose optimization of the existing timer wheel for the low 72special-purpose optimization of the existing timer wheel for the low
73resolution and low precision use cases - once the precision-sensitive 73resolution and low precision use cases - once the precision-sensitive
74APIs are separated from the timer wheel and are migrated over to 74APIs are separated from the timer wheel and are migrated over to
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ file systems. The rbtree is solely used for time sorted ordering, while
96a separate list is used to give the expiry code fast access to the 96a separate list is used to give the expiry code fast access to the
97queued timers, without having to walk the rbtree. 97queued timers, without having to walk the rbtree.
98 98
99(This seperate list is also useful for later when we'll introduce 99(This separate list is also useful for later when we'll introduce
100high-resolution clocks, where we need seperate pending and expired 100high-resolution clocks, where we need separate pending and expired
101queues while keeping the time-order intact.) 101queues while keeping the time-order intact.)
102 102
103Time-ordered enqueueing is not purely for the purposes of 103Time-ordered enqueueing is not purely for the purposes of