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Re: [PATCH 3/6] wifi: mac80211: use 'time_left' variable with wait_for_completion_timeout()

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Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There is a confusing pattern in the kernel to use a variable named 'timeout' to
> store the result of wait_for_completion_timeout() causing patterns like:
> 
> 	timeout = wait_for_completion_timeout(...)
> 	if (!timeout) return -ETIMEDOUT;
> 
> with all kinds of permutations. Use 'time_left' as a variable to make the code
> self explaining.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

The title should be:

wifi: mwl8k: use 'time_left' variable with wait_for_completion_timeout()

I can fix that, no need to resend because of this.

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20240603091541.8367-4-wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches





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