3 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/acpi/acconfig.h b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
index 6db3b4668b1a..ffe364fa4040 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acconfig.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@
 
 #define ACPI_ADDRESS_RANGE_MAX          2
 
-/* Maximum number of While() loops before abort */
+/* Maximum time (default 30s) of While() loops before abort */
 
-#define ACPI_MAX_LOOP_COUNT             0x000FFFFF
+#define ACPI_MAX_LOOP_TIMEOUT           30
 
 /******************************************************************************
  *
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
index e1dd1a8d42b6..1a4322db0274 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_osi_data, 0);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_reduced_hardware, FALSE);
 
 /*
- * Maximum number of While() loop iterations before forced method abort.
+ * Maximum timeout for While() loop iterations before forced method abort.
  * This mechanism is intended to prevent infinite loops during interpreter
  * execution within a host kernel.
  */
-ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_max_loop_iterations, ACPI_MAX_LOOP_COUNT);
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_max_loop_iterations, ACPI_MAX_LOOP_TIMEOUT);
 
 /*
  * This mechanism is used to trace a specified AML method. The method is
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 4f077edb9b81..ddde2790a54a 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -468,6 +468,8 @@ typedef void *acpi_handle;	/* Actually a ptr to a NS Node */
 #define ACPI_NSEC_PER_MSEC              1000000L
 #define ACPI_NSEC_PER_SEC               1000000000L
 
+#define ACPI_TIME_AFTER(a, b)           ((s64)((b) - (a)) < 0)
+
 /* Owner IDs are used to track namespace nodes for selective deletion */
 
 typedef u8 acpi_owner_id;