From b5227d03b7191a9a44bf75a4c228a6a9ddbe781b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bjorn Helgaas Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 16:23:02 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] timers: Clarify usleep_range() function comment Update the usleep_range() function comment to make it clear that it can only be used in non-atomic context. Previously we claimed usleep_range() was a drop-in replacement for udelay() where wakeup is flexible. But that's only true in non-atomic contexts, where it's possible to sleep instead of delay. Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas Cc: John Stultz Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160531212302.28502.44995.stgit@bhelgaas-glaptop2.roam.corp.google.com Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner --- kernel/time/timer.c | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c index 3a95f97..67dd610 100644 --- a/kernel/time/timer.c +++ b/kernel/time/timer.c @@ -1702,9 +1702,15 @@ static void __sched do_usleep_range(unsigned long min, unsigned long max) } /** - * usleep_range - Drop in replacement for udelay where wakeup is flexible + * usleep_range - Sleep for an approximate time * @min: Minimum time in usecs to sleep * @max: Maximum time in usecs to sleep + * + * In non-atomic context where the exact wakeup time is flexible, use + * usleep_range() instead of udelay(). The sleep improves responsiveness + * by avoiding the CPU-hogging busy-wait of udelay(), and the range reduces + * power usage by allowing hrtimers to take advantage of an already- + * scheduled interrupt instead of scheduling a new one just for this sleep. */ void __sched usleep_range(unsigned long min, unsigned long max) { -- 2.7.4