linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/pci.c: Use time

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Date:	Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:31:05 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	S.Çağlar Onur <caglar@...dus.org.tr>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/pci.c: Use time_* macros

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:36:26 +0200 S.Çağlar Onur <caglar@...dus.org.tr> wrote:
>
> The functions time_before, time_before_eq, time_after, and time_after_eq are more robust for comparing jiffies against other values.
> 
> So following patch implements usage of the time_after() macro, defined at linux/jiffies.h, which deals with wrapping correctly
> 
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@...abs.org
> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: S.Çağlar Onur <caglar@...dus.org.tr>

Acked-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>

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Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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