linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] dmaengine: dmatest: timeout value of -1 should specify infinite wait

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Date:   Tue, 25 Jun 2019 09:49:57 +0530
From:   Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
To:     "Hook, Gary" <Gary.Hook@....com>
Cc:     "dmaengine@...r.kernel.org" <dmaengine@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] dmaengine: dmatest: timeout value of -1 should
 specify infinite wait

On 18-06-19, 22:03, Hook, Gary wrote:
> The dmatest module parameter 'timeout' is documented as accepting a
> -1 to mean "infinite timeout". Howver, an infinite timeout is not

typo Howver

> advised, nor possible since the module parameter is an unsigned int,
> which won't accept a negative value. Change the parameter
> comment to reflect current behavior, which allows values from 0 up to
> 4294967295 (0xFFFFFFFF).

Applied after fixing typo, thanks
-- 
~Vinod