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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:06:48 +0100
From: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
To: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
Cc: linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, imx@...ts.linux.dev,
 linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] iio: use 'time_left' instead of 'timeout' with
 wait_for_*() functions

On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:33:03 +0200
Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com> wrote:

> There is a confusing pattern in the kernel to use a variable named 'timeout' to
> store the result of wait_for_*() functions causing patterns like:
> 
>         timeout = wait_for_completion_timeout(...)
>         if (!timeout) return -ETIMEDOUT;
> 
> with all kinds of permutations. Use 'time_left' as a variable to make the code
> obvious and self explaining.
> 
> This is part of a tree-wide series. The rest of the patches can be found here
> (some parts may still be WIP):
> 
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wsa/linux.git i2c/time_left
> 
> Because these patches are generated, I audit them before sending. This is why I
> will send series step by step. Build bot is happy with these patches, though.
> No functional changes intended.

Nice improvement.  Applied

> 
> Wolfram Sang (8):
>   iio: adc: ad_sigma_delta: use 'time_left' variable with
>     wait_for_completion_timeout()
>   iio: adc: exynos_adc: use 'time_left' variable with
>     wait_for_completion_timeout()
>   iio: adc: fsl-imx25-gcq: use 'time_left' variable with
>     wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout()
>   iio: adc: intel_mrfld_adc: use 'time_left' variable with
>     wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout()
>   iio: adc: stm32-adc: use 'time_left' variable with
>     wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout()
>   iio: adc: stm32-dfsdm-adc: use 'time_left' variable with
>     wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout()
>   iio: adc: twl6030-gpadc: use 'time_left' variable with
>     wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout()
>   iio: pressure: zpa2326: use 'time_left' variable with
>     wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout()
> 
>  drivers/iio/adc/ad_sigma_delta.c  |  6 +++---
>  drivers/iio/adc/exynos_adc.c      | 16 ++++++++--------
>  drivers/iio/adc/fsl-imx25-gcq.c   | 10 +++++-----
>  drivers/iio/adc/intel_mrfld_adc.c | 12 ++++++------
>  drivers/iio/adc/stm32-adc.c       | 10 +++++-----
>  drivers/iio/adc/stm32-dfsdm-adc.c | 12 ++++++------
>  drivers/iio/adc/twl6030-gpadc.c   |  8 ++++----
>  drivers/iio/pressure/zpa2326.c    | 10 +++++-----
>  8 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
>