Re: [PATCH] firmware: efi: add a separate timeout for UpdateCapsule()

[Breno Leitao]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 05:01:20PM +0100, Yeoreum Yun wrote:
> > > Could there be any issues with doing it this way, or would there be
> > > a better approach?
> > >
> > 
> > Would it make sense to simply have different limits for UpdateCapsule() and
> > for everything else? How much longer than 2 minutes do you need in the
> > typical case?
> 
> Although the time required to complete a firmware update depends onthe platform
> and other factors, such as whether the capsule contains a single firmware image
> or multiple images, it is generally reasonable to expect the update to complete
> within 10 minutes.
> 
> If, for some reason, an update is expected to take longer than 10 minutes,
> the sysfs interface for configuring capsule_update_timeout would be useful.
> 
> This would allow the timeout to be adjusted as needed, for example to
> 15 minutes, before capsule update. 

In this case, if you have a worker that takes 10-15 minutes, will not 
the workqueue stall kick in ?