linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 1/3] timer: fix comments of try_to_del_timer

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Date:	Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:58:47 +0800
From:	Yong Zhang <yong.zhang0@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mingo@...e.hu,
	peterz@...radead.org, oleg@...hat.com
Subject: [RFC PATCH 1/3] timer: fix comments of try_to_del_timer_sync()

From: Yong Zhang <yong.zhang@...driver.com>

In commit fd450b7318b75343fd76b3d95416853e34e72c95, it was saying
try_to_del_timer_sync() can be used in interrupt context. So make
the comments consistent to what it should be.

Signed-off-by: Yong Zhang <yong.zhang0@...il.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
---
 kernel/timer.c |    2 --
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 97bf05b..55b6a2d 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -943,8 +943,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_timer);
  *
  * This function tries to deactivate a timer. Upon successful (ret >= 0)
  * exit the timer is not queued and the handler is not running on any CPU.
- *
- * It must not be called from interrupt contexts.
  */
 int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
 {
-- 
1.7.0.4

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