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DateSun, 6 Jun 2004 20:13:27 +1000
FromPaul Mackerras <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH][RFC] Spinlock-timeout
Jake Moilanen writes:

> Here's a patch that will BUG() when a spinlock is held for longer then X
> seconds.  It is useful for catching deadlocks since not all archs have a
> NMI watchdog.  
[snip]
> +		if (jiffies >= jiffy_timeout) > +		        BUG();

Don't you need to use time_after()?

Regards,
Paul.
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