Re: [patch V2 13/17] timers: Split [try_to_]del_timer[_sync]() to prepare for shutdown mode

Jacob Keller
2022-11-23T18:46:22Z

On 11/23/2022 9:05 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 22 2022 at 15:04, Jacob Keller wrote:
>> On 11/22/2022 9:45 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>>> +int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
>>> +{
>>> + return __try_to_del_timer_sync(timer);
>>> +}
>>> EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_del_timer_sync);
>>>
>>
>>
>> Its a bit odd to me that some patches refactor and replace functions
>> with new variants all under timer_* namespace, but then we've left some
>> of them available without that.
>>
>> Any reasoning behind this? I guess "try_*" is pretty clear and unlikely
>> to get stolen by other code..?
>
> Kinda. I renamed del_timer*() because that's the ones which we want to
> substitute with timer_shutdown*() where possible and reasonable.
>
> A larger timer namespace cleanup is subject to a follow up series.
>
> Thanks,
>
> tglx

Yep thats what I figured once I got to the end of the series. Thanks!

Regards,
Jake