Re: [PATCH] selftests/futex: Fix usage() message to clarify timeout value unit

From: André Almeida
Date: Mon May 19 2025 - 17:22:51 EST


Hi Jonathan,

Em 19/05/2025 17:30, Jonathan Velez escreveu:


On May 15, 2025, at 1:45 PM, Jonathan Velez <jonvelez12345@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

futex_wait_timeout: Fix usage() message to clarify timeout value unit

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Velez <jonvelez12345@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c
index d183f878360b..737475df9242 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void usage(char *prog)
printf("Usage: %s\n", prog);
printf(" -c Use color\n");
printf(" -h Display this help message\n");
- printf(" -t N Timeout in nanoseconds (default: 100,000)\n");
+ printf(" -t N Set timeout duration in nanoseconds (default: 100,000 ns = 100 us)\n");
printf(" -v L Verbosity level: %d=QUIET %d=CRITICAL %d=INFO\n",
VQUIET, VCRITICAL, VINFO);
}
--
2.43.0

Hello,
I’m following up on the validity of this Patch.
Best Regards,
Jonathan Velez


I think the current string already states what's the value unit of the timeout in nanoseconds and is good as it is.