Re: Time dalays in kernel modules implementations

Jens Axboe (axboe@image.dk)
Sat, 6 Nov 1999 22:45:53 +0100

On Sat, Nov 06 1999, Rafael E. Herrera wrote:
> The code goes like this:
>
> current->timeout = jiffies + tout;
> interruptible_sleep_on(&wait);
>
> Can anybody explain to me how to do the equivalent in 2.2.x? That is,
> how to port code dependent on current->timeout to the new API.

interruptible_sleep_on_timeout(&wait, tout);

The task may not sleep for the entire duration of tout,
so check the return value.

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*  Jens Axboe <axboe@image.dk>
*  Linux CD-ROM Maintainer
*  http://www.kernel.dk


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