Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (26 commits)
  sched: Resched proper CPU on yield_to()
  sched: Allow users with sufficient RLIMIT_NICE to change from SCHED_IDLE policy
  sched: Allow SCHED_BATCH to preempt SCHED_IDLE tasks
  sched: Clean up the IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING code
  sched: Add #ifdef around irq time accounting functions
  sched, autogroup: Stop claiming ownership of the root task group
  sched, autogroup: Stop going ahead if autogroup is disabled
  sched, autogroup, sysctl: Use proc_dointvec_minmax() instead
  sched: Fix the group_imb logic
  sched: Clean up some f_b_g() comments
  sched: Clean up remnants of sd_idle
  sched: Wholesale removal of sd_idle logic
  sched: Add yield_to(task, preempt) functionality
  sched: Use a buddy to implement yield_task_fair()
  sched: Limit the scope of clear_buddies
  sched: Check the right ->nr_running in yield_task_fair()
  sched: Avoid expensive initial update_cfs_load(), on UP too
  sched: Fix switch_from_fair()
  sched: Simplify the idle scheduling class
  softirqs: Account ksoftirqd time as cpustat softirq
  ...

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time.c b/kernel/time.c
index 32174359576f..55337a816b20 100644
--- a/kernel/time.c
+++ b/kernel/time.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ u64 nsec_to_clock_t(u64 x)
 }
 
 /**
- * nsecs_to_jiffies - Convert nsecs in u64 to jiffies
+ * nsecs_to_jiffies64 - Convert nsecs in u64 to jiffies64
  *
  * @n:  nsecs in u64
  *
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ u64 nsec_to_clock_t(u64 x)
  *   NSEC_PER_SEC = 10^9 = (5^9 * 2^9) = (1953125 * 512)
  *   ULLONG_MAX ns = 18446744073.709551615 secs = about 584 years
  */
-unsigned long nsecs_to_jiffies(u64 n)
+u64 nsecs_to_jiffies64(u64 n)
 {
 #if (NSEC_PER_SEC % HZ) == 0
         /* Common case, HZ = 100, 128, 200, 250, 256, 500, 512, 1000 etc. */
@@ -674,6 +674,25 @@ unsigned long nsecs_to_jiffies(u64 n)
 #endif
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * nsecs_to_jiffies - Convert nsecs in u64 to jiffies
+ *
+ * @n:  nsecs in u64
+ *
+ * Unlike {m,u}secs_to_jiffies, type of input is not unsigned int but u64.
+ * And this doesn't return MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET since this function is designed
+ * for scheduler, not for use in device drivers to calculate timeout value.
+ *
+ * note:
+ *   NSEC_PER_SEC = 10^9 = (5^9 * 2^9) = (1953125 * 512)
+ *   ULLONG_MAX ns = 18446744073.709551615 secs = about 584 years
+ */
+unsigned long nsecs_to_jiffies(u64 n)
+{
+        return (unsigned long)nsecs_to_jiffies64(n);
+}
+
 #if (BITS_PER_LONG < 64)
 u64 get_jiffies_64(void)
 {