Re: [PATCH] bug in ARP override timer near jiffies wrap

["David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>]

On Fri, 7 May 2004 14:51:13 -0700
David Stevens <dlstevens@us.ibm.com> wrote:

> David S. Miller wrote on 05/07/2004 02:40:00 PM:
> 
> > David, do you realize that the existing formula is not only
> > correct, but also covers a greater time space than the
> > time_*() mechanisms do?
> 
> ARG! you're right, of course-- I noticed only that they are
> different and didn't think about it actually be right! :-)

But note that the main point is also that your change is
still correct.

The only reason I know about the time space issue with these
tests is that Alexey mentioned it to me when I was converting
most of the TCP code over to use the time_*() macros.

It is a policy decision whether it is more valuable to be
more consistent or support the larger time space in tests
here and there.

I think it is more important to be consistent, so I'm going
to apply your patch.  And for ARP the larger time space would
never matter anyways :-)