linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] EHCI pci-quirks.c: wait for BIOS handoff too long

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Message-ID: <490FFE1A.30606@garzik.org>
Date:	Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:47:38 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
CC:	Steven Noonan <steven@...inklabs.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] EHCI pci-quirks.c: wait for BIOS handoff too long

David Brownell wrote:
> On Monday 03 November 2008, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> That tells us nothing about the original reason for choosing the 5000 
>> value, and what if any impact lowering the value has on those who 
>> thought 5000 was needed.
> 
> You mean, the source code should have a comment about that?

I was thinking changeset description (email body), but source code 
comment works too.

	Jeff



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