linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] add time_now_after and other macros which compare with jiffies

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Date:	Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:12:00 +0100
From:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de>
To:	Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] add time_now_after and other macros which compare with jiffies

Hi Dave, Andrew and all

Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com> writes:

> +/* time_now_after(a) return true if now (jiffies) is after a */
> +#define time_now_after(a) time_after(jiffies, a)
> +
> +/* time_now_before(a) return true if now (jiffies) is before a */
> +#define time_now_before(a) time_before(jiffies, a)
> +
> +/* time_now_after_eq(a) return true if now (jiffies) is after or equal to a */
> +#define time_now_after_eq(a) time_after_eq(jiffies, a)
> +
> +/* time_now_before_eq(a) return true if now (jiffies) is before or equal to a */
> +#define time_now_before_eq(a) time_before_eq(jiffies, a)

How about even more obvious names like time_is_past(), time_is_future(),
...?

Sorry, I missed v1.  Should have proposed that earlier.

	Hannes
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