Wolfram Sang <[email protected]> wrote:
> There is a confusing pattern in the kernel to use a variable named 'timeout' to
> store the result of wait_event_timeout() causing patterns like:
>
> timeout = wait_event_timeout(...)
> if (!timeout) return -ETIMEDOUT;
>
> with all kinds of permutations. Use 'time_left' as a variable to make the code
> self explaining.
>
> Fix to the proper variable type 'long' while here.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <[email protected]>
> Acked-by: Arend van Spriel <[email protected]>
4 patches applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.
158d5a1b3caa wifi: brcmfmac: use 'time_left' variable with wait_event_timeout()
0c0668813cc0 wifi: mwl8k: use 'time_left' variable with wait_for_completion_timeout()
a37f6947ff07 wifi: p54: use 'time_left' variable with wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout()
a2ead3445a63 wifi: zd1211rw: use 'time_left' variable with wait_for_completion_timeout()
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