linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: unisys: use schedule_timeout

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Date:	Mon, 1 Jun 2015 13:01:06 -0400
From:	Ben Romer <benjamin.romer@...sys.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Nicholas Mc Guire <hofrat@...dl.org>
CC:	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>, <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	<sparmaintainer@...sys.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: unisys: use schedule_timeout_interruptible()

>> As the actually intended timeout is not documented and msecs_to_jiffies
>> timeouts can be a factor 10 different from the current effective timeout
>> this needs to be checked by someone who knows the details of this driver
>> in any case it should be passed in a HZ independent manner.
>
> I need an ack from the maintainers before I can take this.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>

This looks okay to me and applies cleanly to the end of our v4 series, 
so could you please apply it after the end of the v4 patch series I just 
sent? :)

Thanks!!

-- Ben

Signed-off-by: Benjamin Romer <benjamin.romer@...sys.com>
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