linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: media: av7110: cleanup sleep timers and dead code

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Message-ID: <2026012844-abruptly-fraying-28a3@gregkh>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:31:09 +0100
From: "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Timothée Kremer <timothee.kremer@...tech.eu>
Cc: "mchehab@...nel.org" <mchehab@...nel.org>,
	"linux-media@...r.kernel.org" <linux-media@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev" <linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: media: av7110: cleanup sleep   timers and dead
 code

On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 11:06:32AM +0000, Timothée Kremer wrote:
> Refactor sleep timers to use usleep_range() for short delays (<20ms)
> while retaining msleep() for longer delays to maintain hardware stability.
> 
> Also remove dead code blocks wrapped in #if 0 to clean up the driver.

Please only do one logical thing per commit, this should be multiple
changes.  A huge hint, when you say "Also" that means it should be split
up.

thanks,

greg k-h