linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] wifi: mac80211: use 'time_left' variable with wait_for_completion

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Message-ID: <171759206880.1969597.15358870283165767535.kvalo@kernel.org>
Date: Wed,  5 Jun 2024 12:54:30 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>,
 linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] wifi: mac80211: use 'time_left' variable with
 wait_for_completion_timeout()

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_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.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>

The title should be:

wifi: mwl8k: use 'time_left' variable with wait_for_completion_timeout()

I can fix that, no need to resend because of this.

-- 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20240603091541.8367-4-wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches