Re: [PATCH 1/1] Char: moxa, fix and optimise empty timer

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:43:29 +0200 (CEST) Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> wrote:

> moxa, fix and optimise empty timer
> 
> don't wait and delete empty timer in empty timer function. Also fire next
> empty timer at rounded jiffies to save power.
> 

What is actually being "fixed" here?

> 
> ---
> commit da52793b6347e8b6b048526ce2422e29b20bb335
> tree ad0bee78e45beef89dc740f81e0606d782296542
> parent 3a69b463dcad1ff142f46e8fb74e7dc5a092eb60
> author Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:42:49 +0200
> committer Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:42:49 +0200
> 
>  drivers/char/moxa.c |    4 ++--
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/char/moxa.c b/drivers/char/moxa.c
> index ed76f0a..5000b3b 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/moxa.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/moxa.c
> @@ -1040,14 +1040,14 @@ static void check_xmit_empty(unsigned long data)
>  	struct moxa_port *ch;
>  
>  	ch = (struct moxa_port *) data;
> -	del_timer_sync(&moxa_ports[ch->port].emptyTimer);
>  	if (ch->tty && (ch->statusflags & EMPTYWAIT)) {
>  		if (MoxaPortTxQueue(ch->port) == 0) {
>  			ch->statusflags &= ~EMPTYWAIT;
>  			tty_wakeup(ch->tty);
>  			return;
>  		}
> -		mod_timer(&moxa_ports[ch->port].emptyTimer, jiffies + HZ);
> +		mod_timer(&moxa_ports[ch->port].emptyTimer,
> +				round_jiffies(jiffies + HZ));
>  	} else
>  		ch->statusflags &= ~EMPTYWAIT;
>  }

A call to check_xmit_empty() used to guarantee that the timer was no longer
running (if the first `if' succeeds and the second does not), but that is
no longer the case.  You're sure this is correct?