linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add support for deferrable timers (respun)

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Date:	Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:28:56 +0400
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
To:	Venki Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, davej@...emonkey.org.uk,
	johnstul@...ibm.com, mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add support for deferrable timers (respun)

On 03/28, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> looks a little bit ugly, but may be this is just me. How about
> 
> 	void timer_set_base(struct timer_list *timer, struct tvec_t_base_s *new_base)
> 	{
> 		timer->base = (struct tvec_t_base_s *)
> 			((unsigned long)(new_base) | tbase_get_deferrable(timer->base));
> 	}
> 
> __mod_timer:
> 	-	tvec_base_t *old_base = timer->base;
> 	-	timer->base = NULL;
> 	+	timer_set_base(timer, NULL);
> 
> ?

Damn, forgot to say. With this change timer_get_deferrable(timer) always works,
even if changing the timer's base in progress.

Oleg.

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