Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/7] atm: replace del_timer by del_timer_sync | From | Eric Dumazet <> | Date | Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:31:57 -0700 |
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On Wed, 2014-03-26 at 15:19 -0700, Vijay Subramanian wrote: > > > > It seems this timer rearms itself, so this patch wont be enough I fear. > > > > > > > Does that matter? It seems del_timer_sync() may be intended to work > despite this (i.e. timer will not fire after call to this function). > My earlier attempt to fix a similar issue in sch_red.c resulted in > this explanation. > http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg256410.html
I know this very well, thank you.
If documentation is stale, it needs clarification.
If not, we need to make sure timer wont be restarted.
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