netdev - Re: [patch 31/39] net: core: pktgen: Remove bogus hrtimer

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Date:	Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:04:21 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	tglx@...utronix.de
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
	mingo@...nel.org, preeti@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	viresh.kumar@...aro.org, mtosatt@...hat.com, fweisbec@...il.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 31/39] net: core: pktgen: Remove bogus hrtimer_active()
 check

From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 21:09:16 -0000

> The check for hrtimer_active() after starting the timer is
> pointless. If the timer is inactive it has expired already and
> therefor the task pointer is already NULL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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