linux-kernel - Re: time_is_after

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Message-ID: <20081218073824.GB2110@ucw.cz>
Date:	Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:38:25 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	"Peter T. Breuer" <ptb@....it.uc3m.es>
Cc:	linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: time_is_after_jiffies misnomer

On Tue 2008-12-16 12:31:41, Peter T. Breuer wrote:
> 
> I thought at first that
> 
>     time_is_after_jiffies(foo)
> 
> meant that the current time is later than foo jiffies. In fact, it's
> the reverse! (as far as I can tell! 2.6.26-11). 
> 
> Can we change this name or provide an alternative? Perhaps
> 
>    jiffies_is_later_than(foo)
> 
> ??

Yes, it is confusing and yes, it should be fixed. Probably by
introducing better names and switching callers to them.

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