Re: [PATCH] i386: Selectable Frequency of the Timer Interrupt

[Gerd Knorr]

Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> Now, if somebody wants to make nicer helper functions so that you can say
> 
> 	timeout = ms_from_now(500);

We already have something very simliar:
        timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(500);

;)

  Gerd

-- 
panic("it works"); /* avoid being flooded with debug messages */
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