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The functions time_before, time_before_eq, time_after, and time_after_eq
are more robust for comparing jiffies against other values.

A simplified version of the semantic patch making this change is as follows:
(http://www.emn.fr/x-info/coccinelle/

)

// <smpl>
@ change_compare_np @
expression E;
@@

(
- jiffies <= E
+ time_before_eq(jiffies,E)
|
- jiffies >= E
+ time_after_eq(jiffies,E)
|
- jiffies < E
+ time_before(jiffies,E)
|
- jiffies > E
+ time_after(jiffies,E)
)

@ include depends on change_compare_np @
@@

#include <linux/jiffies.h>

@ no_include depends on !include && change_compare_np @
@@

  #include <linux/...>
+ #include <linux/jiffies.h>
// </smpl>

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style fixes]
Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@diku.dk>
Cc: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>