Re: [patch V2 07/17] timers: Update kernel-doc for various functions

Thomas Gleixner
2022-11-23T17:10:05Z

On Wed, Nov 23 2022 at 11:23, Anna-Maria Behnsen wrote:
>> /**
>> - * add_timer_on - start a timer on a particular CPU
>> - * @timer: the timer to be added
>> - * @cpu: the CPU to start it on
>> + * add_timer_on - Start a timer on a particular CPU
>> + * @timer: The timer to be started
>> + * @cpu: The CPU to start it on
>> *
>> - * This is not very scalable on SMP. Double adds are not possible.
>> + * This can only operate on an inactive timer. Attempts to invoke this on
>> + * an active timer are rejected with a warning.
>
> This is also true for add_timer(). Is it possible to add this to
> add_timer() function description and just referencing to add_timer()
> function description in add_timer_on()? They behave the same, only
> difference is the CPU where the timer is enqueued.

Indeed.