Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: qca8k: Fix inconsistent use of jiffies vs milliseconds

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Mon Dec 16 2024 - 04:21:34 EST


On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 01:13:34AM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2024 at 05:43:55PM +0000, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > wait_for_complete_timeout() expects a timeout in jiffies. With the
> > driver, some call sites converted QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT to jiffies,
> > others did not. Make the code consistent by changes the #define to
> > include a call to msecs_to_jiffies, and remove all other calls to
> > msecs_to_jiffies.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
>
> If my calculations are correct, for CONFIG_HZ=100, 5 jiffies last 50 ms.
> So, assuming that configuration, the patch would be _decreasing_ the timeout
> from 50 ms to 5 ms. The change should be tested to confirm it's enough.
> Christian, could you do that?

I've have an qca8k system now, and have tested this patch. However, a
Tested-by: from Christian would be very welcome.

Andrew