Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756113AbYLPLb4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:31:56 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753278AbYLPLbr (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:31:47 -0500 Received: from smtp02.uc3m.es ([163.117.176.132]:46816 "EHLO smtp02.uc3m.es" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753277AbYLPLbq (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:31:46 -0500 From: "Peter T. Breuer" Message-Id: <200812161131.mBGBVfV17064@inv.it.uc3m.es> Subject: time_is_after_jiffies misnomer To: "linux kernel" Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:31:41 +0100 (MET) X-Anonymously-To: Reply-To: ptb@inv.it.uc3m.es X-message-flag: Had your Outlook virus, today? http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram-0103.html#4 X-WebTV-Stationery: Standard\; BGColor=black\; TextColor=black Reply-By: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 14:21:08 -0700 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL66 (25)] X-imss-version: 2.051 X-imss-result: Passed X-imss-scanInfo: M:B L:E SM:2 X-imss-tmaseResult: TT:1 TS:-1.1500 TC:1F TRN:6 TV:5.5.1026(16342.006) X-imss-scores: Clean:100.00000 C:0 M:0 S:0 R:0 X-imss-settings: Baseline:1 C:1 M:1 S:1 R:1 (0.0000 0.0000) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 530 Lines: 20 I thought at first that time_is_after_jiffies(foo) meant that the current time is later than foo jiffies. In fact, it's the reverse! (as far as I can tell! 2.6.26-11). Can we change this name or provide an alternative? Perhaps jiffies_is_later_than(foo) ?? Peter Breuer -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/