[UPDATE PATCH] scsi/st: replace schedule_timeout() with msleep_interruptible()

From: Nishanth Aravamudan
Date: Mon Jan 10 2005 - 20:45:25 EST


On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 05:47:03PM +0100, Domen Puncer wrote:
> Patchset of 171 patches is at http://coderock.org/kj/2.6.10-bk13-kj/
>
> Quick patch summary: about 30 new, 30 merged, 30 dropped.
> Seems like most external trees are merged in -linus, so i'll start
> (re)sending old patches.

<snip>

> msleep_interruptible-drivers_scsi_st.patch

Please consider updating to the following patch:

Description: Use msleep_interruptible() instead of
schedule_timeout() to guarantee the task delays as expected.

Signed-off-by: Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc@xxxxxxxxxx>


--- 2.6.10-v/drivers/scsi/st.c 2004-12-24 13:35:01.000000000 -0800
+++ 2.6.10/drivers/scsi/st.c 2005-01-05 14:23:05.000000000 -0800
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static char *verstr = "20041025";
#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
#include <linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h>
#include <linux/cdev.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <asm/uaccess.h>
#include <asm/dma.h>
#include <asm/system.h>
@@ -760,9 +761,7 @@ static int test_ready(struct scsi_tape *

if (scode == NOT_READY) {
if (waits < max_wait) {
- set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
- schedule_timeout(HZ);
- if (signal_pending(current)) {
+ if (msleep_interruptible(1000)) {
retval = (-EINTR);
break;
}
-
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