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Re: [Kernel-janitors] [PATCH] yield() replaced with schedule/schedule_timeo: msg#00155

Subject: Re: [Kernel-janitors] [PATCH] yield() replaced with schedule/schedule_timeout
hello greg,

On Thu, 20 May 2004, Greg KH wrote:

> On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 01:41:11PM -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> > For some of these, a new function that was just added might be
> > the appropriate kernel API to use.  Look at msleep() [merged
> > 2004-may-18] to see if it can be used.  It's in include/linux/delay.h
> > in a kernel bk pull or bk patch and will be in 2.6.7.
> 
> I agree, most of the longer delays in the kernel can be converted to use
> msleep() as it will work properly.  Yet another thing to add to the
> janitor list :)

please detail functionnames of these longer delays for the TODO?

does it affect the patches from Gustavo Franco?
yield-* in http://debian.stro.at/kjt/2.6.7-rc1-kjt1/split/

thanks 
maks

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