linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8188eu: replaced msleep() by usleep

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:19:02 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Mitali Borkar <mitaliborkar810@...il.com>
Cc:     Larry.Finger@...inger.net, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com,
        mitali_s@...iitr.ac.in
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8188eu: replaced msleep() by usleep_range()

On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 11:40:53AM +0530, Mitali Borkar wrote:
> Fixed the warning:-msleep < 20ms can sleep for up to 20ms by replacing
> msleep(unsigned long msecs) by usleep_range(unsigned long min, unsigned long max)
> in usecs as msleep(1ms~20ms) can sleep for upto 20 ms.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mitali Borkar <mitaliborkar810@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> index 50d3c3631be0..6afbb5bf8118 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> @@ -5396,7 +5396,7 @@ u8 tx_beacon_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, unsigned char *pbuf)
>  			return H2C_SUCCESS;
>  
>  		if ((pstapriv->tim_bitmap & BIT(0)) && (psta_bmc->sleepq_len > 0)) {
> -			msleep(10);/*  10ms, ATIM(HIQ) Windows */
> +			usleep_range(10000 , 20000);/*  10ms, ATIM(HIQ) Windows */

How do you know you can sleep for 20000 here?

And given that you just changed how the sleep works, are you sure the
functionality is the same now?

Only change this type of warning if you have the hardware and can test
the change properly.

thanks,

greg k-h