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Add time_is_after_jiffies and others which compare with jiffies
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add-time_is_after_jiffies-and-others-which-compare-with-jiffies.patch
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Subject: Add time_is_after_jiffies and others which compare with jiffies
From: Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@xxxxxxxxx>
Most of time_after like macros usages just compare jiffies and another number,
so here add some time_is_* macros for convenience.
Signed-off-by: Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/jiffies.h | 16 ++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
diff -puN include/linux/jiffies.h~add-time_is_after_jiffies-and-others-which-compare-with-jiffies include/linux/jiffies.h
--- a/include/linux/jiffies.h~add-time_is_after_jiffies-and-others-which-compare-with-jiffies
+++ a/include/linux/jiffies.h
@@ -135,6 +135,22 @@ static inline u64 get_jiffies_64(void)
#define time_before_eq64(a,b) time_after_eq64(b,a)
/*
+ * These four macros compare jiffies and 'a' for convenience.
+ */
+
+/* time_is_before_jiffies(a) return true if a is before jiffies */
+#define time_is_before_jiffies(a) time_after(jiffies, a)
+
+/* time_is_after_jiffies(a) return true if a is after jiffies */
+#define time_is_after_jiffies(a) time_before(jiffies, a)
+
+/* time_is_before_eq_jiffies(a) return true if a is before or equal to jiffies*/
+#define time_is_before_eq_jiffies(a) time_after_eq(jiffies, a)
+
+/* time_is_after_eq_jiffies(a) return true if a is after or equal to jiffies*/
+#define time_is_after_eq_jiffies(a) time_before_eq(jiffies, a)
+
+/*
* Have the 32 bit jiffies value wrap 5 minutes after boot
* so jiffies wrap bugs show up earlier.
*/
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from hidave.darkstar@xxxxxxxxx are
add-time_is_after_jiffies-and-others-which-compare-with-jiffies.patch
git-net.patch
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