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Re: [PATCH RESEND] rtsx_usb_ms: Use msleep_interruptible() in polling loop

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On Mon, 28 Sep 2015, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Mon, 2015-09-28 at 11:34 +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> > The subsystem is missing from the subject line.
> > 
> > On Mon, 28 Sep 2015, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > > rtsx_usb_ms creates a task that mostly sleeps, but tasks in
> > > uninterruptible sleep still contribute to the load average (for
> > > bug-compatibility with Unix).  A load average of ~1 on a system
> > > that
> > > should be idle is somewhat alarming.
> > > 
> > > Change the sleep to be interruptible, but still ignore signals.
> > > 
> > > A better fix might be to replace this loop with a delayed work
> > > item.
> > > 
> > > References: https://bugs.debian.org/765717
> > > Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
> > 
> > How was this patch made?  Where's the diff etc?
> 
> With quilt.

Old Skool! ;)

> > Why was this patch sent to me?
> 
> I think I must have added you previously as MFD maintainer, but as this
> doesn't touch rtsx_pcr or rtsx_usb it's not really in your area.  Sorry
> to bother you.

No worries.

> > > ---
> > > --- a/drivers/memstick/host/rtsx_usb_ms.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/memstick/host/rtsx_usb_ms.c
> > > @@ -706,7 +706,8 @@ poll_again:
> > >  		if (host->eject)
> > >  			break;
> > >  
> > > -		msleep(1000);
> > > +		if (msleep_interruptible(1000))
> > > +			flush_signals(current);
> > >  	}
> > >  
> > >  	complete(&host->detect_ms_exit);
> > 



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[PATCH RESEND] rtsx_usb_ms: Use msleep_interruptible() in polling  loop Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2015-09-28 02:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH RESEND] rtsx_usb_ms: Use msleep_interruptible() in  polling loop Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2015-09-28 12:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH RESEND] rtsx_usb_ms: Use msleep_interruptible() in  polling loop Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2015-09-28 13:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH RESEND] rtsx_usb_ms: Use msleep_interruptible() in  polling loop Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2015-09-28 13:30 +0200

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