Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:38:25 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: time_is_after_jiffies misnomer |
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On Tue 2008-12-16 12:31:41, Peter T. Breuer wrote: > > 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) > > ??
Yes, it is confusing and yes, it should be fixed. Probably by introducing better names and switching callers to them.
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