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Subject: Re: {sys_,/dev/}epoll waiting timeout
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On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Jamie Lokier wrote:

> (Davide), IMHO epoll should decide whether it means "at minimum" (in
> which case the +1 is a requirement), or it means "at maximum" (in
> which case rounding up is wrong).
>
> The current method of rounding up and then effectively down means that
> you get an unpredictable mixture of both.

I think I'll go with :

Tj = (Tms * HZ + 999) / 1000

Somehow I feel it more correct :)



- Davide

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