linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] tools/nolibc: Implement msleep()

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Date:   Wed, 12 May 2021 13:18:58 +0100
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] tools/nolibc: Implement msleep()

On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 01:59:49PM +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 12:47:28PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:

> >  - Return the number of seconds remaining if the delay does not
> >    complete.

> But why returning the number of seconds instead of milliseconds ?
> The common use case is this:

>      delay = delay_before_next_event();
>      while ((ret = msleep(delay)) > 0)
>             delay -= ret;

It seemed to be what you were asking for and I didn't have strong enough
opinions for it to be worth pushing back.

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