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

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Message-ID: <a8e1da0803070136h2403edb5kad27f148f01b0c41@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:36:09 +0800
From:	"Dave Young" <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
To:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] add time_after_now and other macros which compare with jiffies

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 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.


Yes, there will be a lot of patches.  Hope I have that time to do some.

>
>  I wonder who that might be?
>
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