On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 05:31:16PM +0200, Nicholas Mc Guire wrote:
> API consolidation with coccinelle found:
> ./drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/periodic_work.c:196:3-19:
>         consolidation with schedule_timeout_*() recommended
> 
> This is a 1:1 conversion with respect to schedule_timeout() to the 
> schedule_timeout_interruptible() helper only - so only an API 
> consolidation to improve readability. The hard coded timeout of 10
> jiffies is HZ dependent which it should not be, so it is converted
> with msecs_to_jiffies.
> 
> Patch was compile tested with x86_64_defconfig + CONFIG_STAGING=y,
> CONFIG_UNISYSSPAR=y, CONFIG_UNISYS_VISORBUS=m
> 
> Patch is against 4.1-rc5 (localversion-next is -next-20150529)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Mc Guire <hof...@osadl.org>
> ---
> 
> As the actually intended timeout is not documented and msecs_to_jiffies
> timeouts can be a factor 10 different from the current effective timeout
> this needs to be checked by someone who knows the details of this driver
> in any case it should be passed in a HZ independent manner.

I need an ack from the maintainers before I can take this.

thanks,

greg k-h
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