linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] add function spin_event

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Message-ID: <49B57F45.7040104@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:42:45 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	Timur Tabi <timur@...escale.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rdreier@...co.com,
	peterz@...radead.org, will.newton@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] add function spin_event_timeout()

On 9.3.2009 21:32, Timur Tabi wrote:
> +#define spin_event_timeout(condition, timeout)				\
> +({									\
> +	int __timeout = timeout;					\
> +	while (!(condition)&&  --__timeout) {				\
> +		udelay(1);						\
> +		cpu_relax();						\

So you don't need cpu_relax anymore...

And I would make timeout UL like delay functions.
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