RE: [PATCH 5/6] wifi: rtw89: use 'time_left' variable with wait_for_completion_timeout()

From: Ping-Ke Shih
Date: Tue Jun 04 2024 - 04:58:15 EST


Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> There is a confusing pattern in the kernel to use a variable named 'timeout' to
> >> store the result of wait_for_completion_timeout() causing patterns like:
> >>
> >> timeout = wait_for_completion_timeout(...)
> >> if (!timeout) return -ETIMEDOUT;
> >>
> >> with all kinds of permutations. Use 'time_left' as a variable to make the code
> >> self explaining.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> BTW Ping, you can also take it directly to your tree if you want. But if you
> want me to take the patch, then please assign it to me on patchwork (ie.
> change 'Delegate to' to 'kvalo'). My preference is to take it to your
> tree, smaller risk of concflicts that way, but up to you.

I will take it to my tree.

Ping-Ke