[PATCH] ixgb_ethtool.c: replace schedule_timeout() with msleep_interruptible() From: Nishanth Aravamudan Use msleep_interruptible() instead of schedule_timeout() to guarantee the task delays as expected. Signed-off-by: Nishanth Aravamudan Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan Index: linux-kj/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c =================================================================== --- linux-kj.orig/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c 2005-10-28 16:25:10.000000000 +0400 +++ linux-kj/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c 2005-10-28 16:30:03.000000000 +0400 @@ -645,11 +645,10 @@ ixgb_phys_id(struct net_device *netdev, mod_timer(&adapter->blink_timer, jiffies); - set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); if(data) - schedule_timeout(data * HZ); + msleep_interruptible(data * 1000); else - schedule_timeout(MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT); + msleep_interruptible(jiffies_to_msecs(MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT)); del_timer_sync(&adapter->blink_timer); ixgb_led_off(&adapter->hw);