__ROUND_JIFFIES_UP_R

Section: Driver Basics (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

__round_jiffies_up_relative - function to round jiffies up to a full second  

SYNOPSIS

unsigned long __round_jiffies_up_relative(unsigned long j, int cpu);
 

ARGUMENTS

j

the time in (relative) jiffies that should be rounded

cpu

the processor number on which the timeout will happen
 

DESCRIPTION

This is the same as __round_jiffies_relative except that it will never round down. This is useful for timeouts for which the exact time of firing does not matter too much, as long as they don't fire too early.  

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