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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 8b69af8a76f..dd11bbe0133 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2592,6 +2592,13 @@ sub process {
}
}
+# warn about unexpectedly long msleep's
+ if ($line =~ /\bmsleep\s*\((\d+)\);/) {
+ if ($1 < 20) {
+ WARN("msleep < 20ms can sleep for up to 20ms; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt\n" . $line);
+ }
+ }
+
# warn about #ifdefs in C files
# if ($line =~ /^.\s*\#\s*if(|n)def/ && ($realfile =~ /\.c$/)) {
# print "#ifdef in C files should be avoided\n";