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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] wifi: brcmfmac: use 'time_left' variable with
 wait_event_timeout()
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
In-Reply-To: <20240603091541.8367-3-wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
References: <20240603091541.8367-3-wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
To: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
 Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>,
 Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>,
 linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, brcm80211@lists.linux.dev,
 brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@broadcom.com
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:01:26 +0000 (UTC)

Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com> 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 <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
> Acked-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>

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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