netdev - RE: [PATCH] forcedeth: mgmt unit interface changes

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Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:34:45 -0800
From:	Ayaz Abdulla <AAbdulla@...dia.com>
To:	'David Miller' <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	"manfred@...orfullife.com" <manfred@...orfullife.com>,
	"jgarzik@...ox.com" <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] forcedeth: mgmt unit interface changes

Yes, good catch. One extra zero added, should be only upto 5 secs.

I will resend the patch.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Miller [mailto:davem@...emloft.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 5:30 PM
To: akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc: Ayaz Abdulla; manfred@...orfullife.com; jgarzik@...ox.com; netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] forcedeth: mgmt unit interface changes


From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:27:05 -0800

> whee, a 50 second busy-wait.
>
> Unnecessarily, afacit.  The sole caller calls this function from
> ->probe without any locks held?
>
> I'd suggest that we
>
> a) use schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1) and
>
> b) add a bit of user feedback (printk(".")?) so they don't get bored
> and hit the reset button (remember those?)

Agreed.
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