Re: [PATCH 1/2] staging: irda: Replace mdelay with usleep_range in stir421x_fw_upload

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On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 03:17:10PM +0800, Jia-Ju Bai wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2018/4/11 14:41, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 09:29:34AM +0800, Jia-Ju Bai wrote:
> > > stir421x_fw_upload() is never called in atomic context.
> > > 
> > > The call chain ending up at stir421x_fw_upload() is:
> > > [1] stir421x_fw_upload() <- stir421x_patch_device() <- irda_usb_probe()
> > > 
> > > irda_usb_probe() is set as ".probe" in struct usb_driver.
> > > This function is not called in atomic context.
> > > 
> > > Despite never getting called from atomic context, stir421x_fw_upload()
> > > calls mdelay() to busily wait.
> > > This is not necessary and can be replaced with usleep_range() to
> > > avoid busy waiting.
> > > 
> > > This is found by a static analysis tool named DCNS written by myself.
> > > And I also manually check it.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >   drivers/staging/irda/drivers/irda-usb.c | 2 +-
> > >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > Please, at the very least, work off of Linus's tree.  There is no
> > drivers/staging/irda/ anymore :)
> > 
> 
> Okay, sorry.
> Could you please recommend me a right tree or its git address?

Have you looked in the MAINTAINERS file?  Worst case, always use
linux-next.

greg k-h
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