Re: [patch] timer_list should use signed numbers for relative times

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Tue Nov 27 2007 - 09:08:25 EST


Hi!


> > Relative times are signed by nature, and timers can (briefly) have
> > expires in past. Print them as negative numbers.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/time/timer_list.c b/kernel/time/timer_list.c
> > index 12c5f4c..7f6eaa9 100644
> > --- a/kernel/time/timer_list.c
> > +++ b/kernel/time/timer_list.c
> > @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ #ifdef CONFIG_TIMER_STATS
> > SEQ_printf(m, ", %s/%d", tmp, timer->start_pid);
> > #endif
> > SEQ_printf(m, "\n");
> > - SEQ_printf(m, " # expires at %Lu nsecs [in %Lu nsecs]\n",
> > + SEQ_printf(m, " # expires at %Lu nsecs [in %Ld nsecs]\n",
> > (unsigned long long)ktime_to_ns(timer->expires),
> > (unsigned long long)(ktime_to_ns(timer->expires) - now));
>
> Perhaps change the cast as well.

Well, that seems to be absolute time, so %Lu makes some sense...
Pavel
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