linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] misc: bmp085: Handle jiffies overflow correctly

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Date:	Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:10:54 +0000
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Bernhard Walle <bernhard@...lle.de>
Cc:	christoph.mair@...il.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] misc: bmp085: Handle jiffies overflow correctly

On Sunday 19 February 2012, Bernhard Walle wrote:
> By using the time_is_before_jiffies() macro instead of normal
> arithmetic, the jiffies overflow is handled correctly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bernhard@...lle.de>

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

BTW, what is the future of this driver? Are there
plans to move it over to the the industrial I/O
framework?

	Arnd
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