linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] KEYS: Add garbage collection for dead, revoked and expired keys. [ver #2]

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Date:	Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:29:29 +1000 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc:	torvalds@...l.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, serue@...ibm.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] KEYS: Add garbage collection for dead, revoked and
 expired keys. [ver #2]

On Tue, 4 Aug 2009, David Howells wrote:

> +void key_schedule_gc(time_t gc_at)
> +{
> +	unsigned long expires;
> +	time_t now = current_kernel_time().tv_sec;
> +
> +	kenter("%ld", gc_at - now);
> +
> +	gc_at += key_gc_delay;
> +
> +	if (now >= gc_at) {

Should you be using time_after() and friends for these comparisons?


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James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>
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