linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c: Replace yield() call with cond

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Message-ID: <20180322171649.GA28191@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:16:49 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Thomas Avery <tavery321@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c: Replace yield()
 call with cond_resched

On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 05:45:41PM -0400, Thomas Avery wrote:
> Remove yield() call, yield() does not guarantee progress, and should not
> be used. Cond_resched() is a safer alternative
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Avery <tavery321@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

You sent me 3 patches in 2 days with almost the same subject for the
same driver.  Please resend them as a patch series so I know what order
to apply them in.

Also, always use scripts/get_maintainer.pl to find the proper people and
mailing lists to cc:

thanks,

greg k-h