Re: [PATCH v2] staging: vc04_services: replace msleep() by usleep_range()

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 02:59:00PM +0530, Kushal-kothari wrote:
> Fixed the warning:-msleep < 20ms can sleep for up to 20ms by replacing
> msleep(unsigned long msecs) by usleep_range(unsigned long min, unsigned long max)

No need to put the parameters in a function call.

> in usecs as msleep(1ms~20ms) can sleep for upto 20 ms.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kushal-kothari <kushalkothari285@gmail.com>

We need a "Legal" name here, is that how you sign documents?  Sorry, I
have to ask.

> ---
> 
> Changes from v1: Reword both the subject and the log message.
> 
>  drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
> index 6fbafdfe340f..80a7898c5331 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
> @@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ vchiq_bulk_transmit(unsigned int handle, const void *data, unsigned int size,
>  		if (status != VCHIQ_RETRY)
>  			break;
>  
> -		msleep(1);
> +		usleep_range(1000, 2000);

You can not just randomly pick a range value here without lots of
testing and knowing that the hardware really can support this.

Have you done this here?

thanks,

greg k-h