Re: [PATCH] 2.5.13 IDE 50

[Martin Dalecki]

Uz.ytkownik Tim Schmielau napisa?:
>>- Fix wrong usage of time_after in ide.c. This should cure the drive 
>>seek
>>   timeout problems some people where expierencing. This was clarified 
>>to me by
>>   Bartek, who apparently checked whatever the actual code is consistent 
>>with the comments in front of it. Thank you Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz.
>>
>>   I think now that we should have time_past(xxx) in <linux/timer.h>.
> 
> 
> What would you suppose time_past(xxx) to do?

Taking only a single parameter and telling whatever jiffies is bigger
then it. Just that. Becouse if you grep for time_after or time_before
you would realize immediately that nearly all of them take
the variable jiffies as parameter.