Re: linux-arca-36

Tim Waugh (tim@cyberelk.demon.co.uk)
Sun, 29 Nov 1998 17:31:47 +0000 (GMT)


On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:

> o little parport_probe anti hang patch. I don' t know if it' s the
> right fix... Philip any news?

diff -u linux/drivers/pnp/parport_probe.c:1.1.1.1
linux/drivers/pnp/parport_prob
e.c:1.1.1.1.2.1
--- linux/drivers/pnp/parport_probe.c:1.1.1.1 Fri Nov 20 00:03:20 1998
+++ linux/drivers/pnp/parport_probe.c Fri Nov 20 00:37:25 1998
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@
unsigned int count = 0;
unsigned char z=0;
unsigned char Byte=0;
+ long igiveupat=jiffies+5*HZ;

- for (i=0; ; i++) {
+ for (i=0; time_before(jiffies, igiveupat); i++) {
...

Andrea, there is no need for this. Read the code. The loop is already
bounded by 2*length.

Tim.
*/

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