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

["David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 7 May 2004 14:01:10 -0600
David Stevens <dlstevens@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This patch fixes the calculation of "override" in ARP.
 ...
> -               if (jiffies - n->updated >= n->parms->locktime)
> -                       override = 1;
> +               override = time_after(jiffies, n->updated + 
> n->parms->locktime);

David, do you realize that the existing formula is not only
correct, but also covers a greater time space than the
time_*() mechanisms do?