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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 09:07:47 +0200
From: Wojciech Kromer <krom@dgt-lab.com.pl>
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>
>
>hmm, why not just:
>   expire = timespec_to_jiffies(&t);
>if tv_sec and tv_sec are zero, do you need to sleep at all?
>
>    Jocke
>
>
sleep(0) could be defined as:
-schedule to next task if there is any (just call schedule() )
-sleep minimum value (1 jiffie)

default kernel (no timer patches) uses second definition,

there is  special call schedule_timeout(MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT) which also
calls schedule()




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