[PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: Replace msleep with usleep_range

From: AyushMukkanwar

Date: Thu Mar 19 2026 - 16:03:02 EST


The checkpatch.pl script flagged a warning regarding the use of
msleep() for less than 20ms. msleep() relies on jiffies and can
be inaccurate for short durations, leading to inefficient delays.

Replace msleep(10) with usleep_range(10000, 12000) to allow for
timer coalescing. This gives the kernel scheduler a 2ms window
to group wakeups, improving overall system power efficiency
while maintaining the required 10ms minimum delay.

Signed-off-by: AyushMukkanwar <ayushmukkanwar@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
index abb84f8aecbe..bab48392f296 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void _rtw_free_evt_priv(struct evt_priv *pevtpriv)
{
_cancel_workitem_sync(&pevtpriv->c2h_wk);
while (pevtpriv->c2h_wk_alive)
- msleep(10);
+ usleep_range(10000, 12000);

while (!rtw_cbuf_empty(pevtpriv->c2h_queue)) {
void *c2h = rtw_cbuf_pop(pevtpriv->c2h_queue);
--
2.53.0