Hi, On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky wrote:
> + flags = tp->clock_id & TIMEOUT_FLAGS_MASK; > + clock_id = tp->clock_id & TIMEOUT_CLOCK_MASK; > + > + result = -EINVAL; > + if (flags & ~TIMEOUT_RELATIVE) > + goto out; > + > + /* someday, we should support *all* clocks available to us */ > + if (clock_id != CLOCK_REALTIME && clock_id != CLOCK_MONOTONIC) > + goto out; > + if ((unsigned long)tp->ts.tv_nsec >= NSEC_PER_SEC) > + goto out; Why is that needed in a _general_ timeout API? What exactly makes it so useful for everyone and not just more complex for everyone? bye, Roman - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
