Description: Use msleep() instead of schedule_timeout() to guarantee the task delays as expected. Although TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE is used in the current code, there is no code dealing with an early return / signals_pending(). Signed-off-by: Nishanth Aravamudan Signed-off-by: Domen Puncer --- kj-domen/drivers/scsi/osst.c | 5 ++--- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/scsi/osst.c~msleep-drivers_scsi_osst drivers/scsi/osst.c --- kj/drivers/scsi/osst.c~msleep-drivers_scsi_osst 2005-01-23 00:24:14.000000000 +0100 +++ kj-domen/drivers/scsi/osst.c 2005-01-23 00:24:14.000000000 +0100 @@ -1554,8 +1554,7 @@ static int osst_reposition_and_retry(str osst_set_frame_position(STp, aSRpnt, frame + skip, 1); flag = 0; attempts--; - set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); - schedule_timeout(HZ / 10); + msleep(100); } if (osst_get_frame_position(STp, aSRpnt) < 0) { /* additional write error */ #if DEBUG @@ -1617,7 +1616,7 @@ static int osst_reposition_and_retry(str } #endif set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); - schedule_timeout(HZ / 10); + msleep(100); } printk(KERN_ERR "%s:E: Failed to find valid tape media\n", name); #if DEBUG _