linux-kernel - Re: wait_event_interruptible

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Message-Id: <63AB39A5-5C5D-446A-A12E-AF4008B465AE@anirban.org>
Date:	Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:42:22 -0700
From:	Anirban Sinha <kernel@...rban.org>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: wait_event_interruptible_timeout


On 25-Sep-08, at 9:45 AM, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
>
> We can even add another wait_ helper which treats "timeout" as lvalue
> and updates it before return. I dunno.


I agree. I think adding a new wait_ helper is probably the cleanest  
way to go since any updates to the old helper might break the kernel  
at numerous other places. I am sending the patch in my next email.

Thanks for responding,

Ani
  
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