linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] atm: replace del_timer by del_timer

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Date:	Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:56:55 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] atm: replace del_timer by del_timer_sync

On Wed, 2014-03-26 at 22:33 +0100, Julia Lawall wrote:
> From: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>

> 
> diff --git a/net/atm/mpc.c b/net/atm/mpc.c
> index b71ff6b..91dc58f 100644
> --- a/net/atm/mpc.c
> +++ b/net/atm/mpc.c
> @@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ static void __exit atm_mpoa_cleanup(void)
>  
>  	mpc_proc_clean();
>  
> -	del_timer(&mpc_timer);
> +	del_timer_sync(&mpc_timer);
>  	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&mpoa_notifier);
>  	deregister_atm_ioctl(&atm_ioctl_ops);
>  

It seems this timer rearms itself, so this patch wont be enough I fear.




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