linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] staging: rtl8723bs: Remove yield call, replace with cond

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Message-ID: <20180328222634.eckamxkagfcimiif@debian>
Date:   Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:26:34 -0400
From:   Thomas Avery <tavery321@...il.com>
To:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] staging: rtl8723bs: Remove yield call, replace with
 cond_resched()

Remove yield() call. Yield does not guarantee progress, cond_resched()
is a safer alternative

Signed-off-by: Thomas Avery <tavery321@...il.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
index 4a6af72013fa..85f7769ecc2d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ void LPS_Leave_check(
 	bReady = false;
 	start_time = jiffies;
 
-	yield();
+	cond_resched();
 
 	while (1) {
 		down(&pwrpriv->lock);
-- 
2.11.0