netdev - RE: [PATCH] net: remove redundant checking for sock timer state

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Date:	Fri, 1 Feb 2013 09:26:58 -0000
From:	"David Laight" <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:	"Eric Dumazet" <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"Xue Ying" <ying.xue0@...il.com>
Cc:	"David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, <ying.xue@...driver.com>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] net: remove redundant checking for sock timer state

> I said that the old construct :
> 
> if (timer_pending(X))
>     del_timer(X);
> 
> could be changed to
> 
> del_timer(X);

If timer_pending() is an inline function then the additional check
might be beneficial in very hot paths.

	David