Use of the time_after() macro, defined at linux/jiffies.h, which deal with wrapping correctly and are nicer to read. Signed-off-by: Marcelo Feitoza Parisi --- linux/drivers/net/es3210.c 2005-07-13 17:52:19.000000000 -0300 +++ linux-kj/drivers/net/es3210.c 2005-07-15 23:58:12.537072344 -0300 @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ #include #include #include +#include #include #include @@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ if (ei_debug > 1) printk("%s: resetting the ES3210...", dev->name); end = jiffies + 2*HZ/100; - while ((signed)(end - jiffies) > 0) continue; + while (time_after(end, jiffies)) continue; ei_status.txing = 0; outb(0x01, ioaddr + ES_RESET_PORT);