linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/8] media: solo6x10: use 'time_left' variable with wait_for_completion

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 18:25:50 +0200
From: Ismael Luceno <ismael@...ev.co.uk>
To: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Bluecherry Maintainers <maintainers@...echerrydvr.com>,
	Anton Sviridenko <anton@...p.bluecherry.net>,
	Andrey Utkin <andrey_utkin@...tmail.com>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/8] media: solo6x10: use 'time_left' variable with
 wait_for_completion_timeout()

On 03/Jun/2024 11:28, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> There is a confusing pattern in the kernel to use a variable named 'timeout' to
> store the result of wait_for_completion_timeout() 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
> self explaining.
> 
> Fix to the proper variable type 'unsigned long' while here.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
> ---
>  drivers/media/pci/solo6x10/solo6x10-p2m.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/solo6x10/solo6x10-p2m.c b/drivers/media/pci/solo6x10/solo6x10-p2m.c
> index ca70a864a3ef..5f100e5e03d9 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/pci/solo6x10/solo6x10-p2m.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/pci/solo6x10/solo6x10-p2m.c
> @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ int solo_p2m_dma_desc(struct solo_dev *solo_dev,
>  		      int desc_cnt)
>  {
>  	struct solo_p2m_dev *p2m_dev;
> -	unsigned int timeout;
> +	unsigned long time_left;
>  	unsigned int config = 0;
>  	int ret = 0;
>  	unsigned int p2m_id = 0;
> @@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ int solo_p2m_dma_desc(struct solo_dev *solo_dev,
>  			       desc[1].ctrl);
>  	}
>  
> -	timeout = wait_for_completion_timeout(&p2m_dev->completion,
> -					      solo_dev->p2m_jiffies);
> +	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&p2m_dev->completion,
> +						solo_dev->p2m_jiffies);
>  
>  	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(p2m_dev->error))
>  		ret = -EIO;
> -	else if (timeout == 0) {
> +	else if (time_left == 0) {
>  		solo_dev->p2m_timeouts++;
>  		ret = -EAGAIN;
>  	}

Signed-off-by: Ismael Luceno <ismael@...ev.co.uk>