linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] add time_after_now and other macros which compare with jiffies

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Date:	Fri, 7 Mar 2008 01:22:44 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Dave Young" <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] add time_after_now and other macros which compare
 with jiffies

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:12:29 +0800 "Dave Young" <hidave.darkstar@...il.com> wrote:

> Indeed, I will add proper comment before them.

Sob.  Of the 809 usages of time_after(), it appears that over 700 are
comparing with jiffies.  So with your (good) change, someone will get
buried in well-meaning convert-to-time_after_now patches.

I wonder who that might be?
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