linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 00/13] use time_is_xxx() instead of jiffies judgment

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Date:   Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:46:59 -0500
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     Qing Wang <wangqing@...o.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 00/13] use time_is_xxx() instead of jiffies judgment

On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 06:30:23PM -0800, Qing Wang wrote:
> From: Wang Qing <wangqing@...o.com>
> 
> It is better to use time_is_xxx() directly instead of jiffies judgment
> for understanding.

Hi Wang,

"judgement" doesn't really make sense as a description to an English
speaker.  The following a commit desription (for all of these series)
is probably going to be a bit more understable:

Use the helper function time_is_{before,after}_jiffies() to improve
code readability.

Cheers,

						- Ted