Re: [PATCH] video: fbdev: savage: Replace mdelay with usleep_range in savage_init_hw

From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Date: Tue Apr 24 2018 - 11:43:19 EST


On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 09:05:59 AM Jia-Ju Bai wrote:
> savage_init_hw() is never called in atomic context.
>
> The call chains ending up at savage_init_hw() are:
> [1] savage_init_hw() <- savagefb_probe()
> [2] savage_init_hw() <- savagefb_resume()
>
> savagefb_probe() is only set as ".probe" in struct pci_driver.
> savagefb_resume) is only set as ".resume" in struct pci_driver.
> These functions are not called in atomic context.
>
> Despite never getting called from atomic context, savage_init_hw()
> 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>

Patch queued for 4.18, thanks.

Best regards,
--
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Samsung R&D Institute Poland
Samsung Electronics