/* autoprobe baud rate */
tstart = jiffies;
i = 0;
- while ((signed)(jiffies-tstart-HZ/3) < 0) {
+ while (time_before(jiffies, tstart + HZ/3)) {
if (pp->ops->epp_read_addr(pp, &stat, 1, 0) != 1)
goto epptimeout;
if ((stat & (EPP_NRAEF|EPP_NRHF)) == EPP_NRHF) {