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From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>
To: Ethan Tidmore <ethantidmore06@gmail.com>
Cc: Ofek Almog <ofekalm100@gmail.com>,
	gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, linux-staging@lists.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, s9430939@naver.com,
	architanant5@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: replace msleep with usleep_range
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:24:36 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <aZC95PE36l0k5TOl@smile.fi.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DGEVYFG99X27.1U7FPTF3YE7V6@gmail.com>

On Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 12:11:16PM -0600, Ethan Tidmore wrote:
> On Sat Feb 14, 2026 at 11:31 AM CST, Ofek Almog wrote:
> > This patch replaces msleep(10) with usleep_range(10000, 11000) to provide
> > more precise delay handling while allowing the timer subsystem to coalesce
> > timers efficiently.

...

> >  	while (pevtpriv->c2h_wk_alive)
> > -		msleep(10);
> > +		usleep_range(10000, 11000);

The whole approach here seems to be fragile. It should rather use completion
mechanism instead of infinite loop.

> >  	while (!rtw_cbuf_empty(pevtpriv->c2h_queue)) {
> >  		void *c2h = rtw_cbuf_pop(pevtpriv->c2h_queue);
> 
> Shouldn't we be using fsleep() now instead of replacing msleep() with
> usleep_range() when the time is sub 20ms?
> 
> I feel like I read Andy Shevchenko mention this elsewhere.

Yep.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko



  reply	other threads:[~2026-02-14 18:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-14 17:31 [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: replace msleep with usleep_range Ofek Almog
2026-02-14 18:11 ` Ethan Tidmore
2026-02-14 18:24   ` Andy Shevchenko [this message]
2026-02-14 19:23     ` Ofek Almog
2026-02-15  6:52       ` Greg KH
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-03-19 19:54 [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: Replace " AyushMukkanwar
2026-03-19 20:23 ` Ethan Tidmore
2026-03-20  7:42 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-03-14  5:11 [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: replace " Marcos Andrade
2026-03-14 20:56 ` Ethan Tidmore
2026-03-09  0:40 sluisr
2026-03-09 13:33 ` Bryant Boatright
2026-03-09 16:01 ` Greg KH
2026-02-10  5:58 Vo Thanh Cong
2026-02-10  6:37 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-02-09 12:07 Ethan Lam
2026-02-09 12:35 ` Greg KH
2026-02-08 12:15 Miguel Angel De la Vega Rodriguez
2026-02-08 14:35 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-01-10 20:44 Işıkhan IŞIK
2026-01-11 12:49 ` Greg KH

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