Re: [PATCH] Add schedule_timeout_{interruptible,uninterruptible}{,_msecs}() interfaces

[Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi,

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005, Arjan van de Ven wrote:

> > > jiffies/HZ is the more powerful API. The msec one which also sets
> > > current to (un)interruptible is the simplified wrapper on top.
> > 
> > So why do you want to hide it? 
> 
> I don't want to hide it at all. I want to provide a simpler variant for
> it for the cases where a simpler variant is enough.

Then I don't understand your initial comment and I don't understand the 
point in adding a ms variant of this interface. If someone does care about 
the return value, he is better off to convert the initial value into 
jiffies and continue with that.

> It really is a
> helper to take some common task and get that closer to what the
> programmer wants (wallclock time delay)

And that's not what he gets...

bye, Roman
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