linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware: raspberrypi: Define timeout for transactions

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Date:   Tue, 6 Nov 2018 19:13:18 +0100 (CET)
From:   Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>
To:     Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: raspberrypi: Define timeout for transactions

> Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net> hat am 31. Oktober 2018 um 18:16 geschrieben:
> 
> 
> Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com> writes:
> 
> > We should never assume to get a reply from the firmware otherwise
> > the call could block forever and the user don't get informed. So
> > define a timeout of 1 sec and print a stacktrace once in the unlikely
> > case the timeout expired.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>

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