Hi On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > i'm sure there's a simple answer to this, but what's the value in > calling mod_timer() to reset a timer to expire at the current value of > jiffies? > > $ grep -rw "mod_timer.*jiffies)" * > arch/x86/kernel/pci-calgary_64.c: mod_timer(&tbl->watchdog_timer, jiffies); Humm, to expire somewhere right at the start of next tick or at least several microseconds after that?? (due to deferred timer execution). regards, Mulyadi. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
