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* [PATCH 01/14] arch/alpha/kernel/traps.c: Use time_* macros
@ 2008-02-14 15:36 S.Çağlar Onur
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From: S.Çağlar Onur @ 2008-02-14 15:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel; +Cc: Richard Henderson, S.Çağlar Onur

The functions time_before, time_before_eq, time_after, and time_after_eq are more robust for comparing jiffies against other values.

So following patch implements usage of the time_after() macro, defined at linux/jiffies.h, which deals with wrapping correctly

Cc: Richard Henderson <rth@twiddle.net>
Signed-off-by: S.Çağlar Onur <caglar@pardus.org.tr>
---
 arch/alpha/kernel/traps.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/traps.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/traps.c
index 2dc7f9f..aa27106 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/traps.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * This file initializes the trap entry points
  */
 
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
@@ -781,7 +782,7 @@ do_entUnaUser(void __user * va, unsigned long opcode,
 	   with the unaliged access.  */
 
 	if (!test_thread_flag (TIF_UAC_NOPRINT)) {
-		if (cnt >= 5 && jiffies - last_time > 5*HZ) {
+		if (cnt >= 5 && time_after(jiffies, last_time + 5 * HZ)) {
 			cnt = 0;
 		}
 		if (++cnt < 5) {
-- 
1.5.3.7


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