Re: [PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 13/20] rcu: increasesynchronize_sched_expedited() batching

[Paul E. McKenney]

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:31:20AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-12-19 at 10:43 +0100, Tejun Heo wrote:
> > 
> > I see, then would something like the following work?
> > 
> >  (int)((unsigned)(a) - (unsigned)(b)) < 0 
> 
> Note that there is lots of kernel code that does the above and
> variations thereof and expects it to work.

Given that the approach I have been using is the same number of lines
and avoids relying on this expectation, I will stick with it.

							Thanx, Paul
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