linux-kernel - Re: ktime_set() does not check for nanoseconds

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0809011515060.3243@apollo.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:	Mon, 1 Sep 2008 15:16:51 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Matt Fleming <mattjfleming@...glemail.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ktime_set() does not check for nanoseconds > one second

On Mon, 1 Sep 2008, Matt Fleming wrote:

> 2008/9/1 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>:
> >
> > Won't work with arbitrary numbers. i.e. >= 2* NSEC_PER_SEC. Looking at
> > it, I'm even less convinced that it is a good idea.
> >
> >      tglx
> >
> 
> Do you have another suggestion? Or should I just account for the >= 1
> sec case in the calling code?

If you use runtime generated nsec values, why don't you use
ktime_add_ns() and feed the nsec value into it ?

Thanks,

	tglx
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