netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3] Add support of Cavium Liquidio ethernet adapters

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Date:	Sat, 20 Dec 2014 01:33:50 +0100
From:	Lino Sanfilippo <LinoSanfilippo@....de>
To:	Raghu Vatsavayi <rvatsavayi@...iumnetworks.com>,
	davem@...emloft.net
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Derek Chickles <derek.chickles@...iumnetworks.com>,
	Satanand Burla <satananda.burla@...iumnetworks.com>,
	Felix Manlunas <felix.manlunas@...iumnetworks.com>,
	Raghu Vatsavayi <raghu.vatsavayi@...iumnetworks.com>,
	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3] Add support of Cavium Liquidio ethernet adapters

On 19.12.2014 04:25, Raghu Vatsavayi wrote:
> +sleep_cond(wait_queue_head_t *wait_queue, int *condition)
> +{
> +	wait_queue_t we;
> +
> +	init_waitqueue_entry(&we, current);
> +	add_wait_queue(wait_queue, &we);
> +	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
> +	while (!(ACCESS_ONCE(*condition)))
> +		schedule();
> +	set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
> +	remove_wait_queue(wait_queue, &we);
> +}

This looks as if we should at least check for pending signals, otherwise
there is no point in waiting interruptible.
Maybe wait_event_interruptible() is what we really want here...

Regards,
Lino
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