linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 15/15] workqueue: deprecate __cancel_delayed

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Date:	Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:11:46 -0700
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, padovan@...fusion.mobi,
	marcel@...tmann.org, peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com,
	davem@...emloft.net, dougthompson@...ssion.com,
	ibm-acpi@....eng.br, cbou@...l.ru, rui.zhang@...el.com,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	Roland Dreier <roland@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/15] workqueue: deprecate __cancel_delayed_work()

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 04:05:39PM +0300, Tomi Valkeinen wrote:
> > Use cancel_delayed_work() instead of __cancel_delayed_work() and mark
> > the latter deprecated.
> 
> I used __cancel_delayed_work() in drivers/video/omap2/dss/dsi.c as the
> cancel is done in an interrupt handler. Is it safe to use
> cancel_delayed_work() in atomic context? I presume not, as it uses
> del_timer_sync().

Ah, you're right.  __cancel_delayed_work() invoked from irq context
can't be converted to cancel_delayed_work() or mod_delayed_work().
I'll skip those from the previous patch and drop this patch.  I really
hope this could be solved somehow tho.  :(

Thank you.

-- 
tejun
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