linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sound: oss: Use setup_timer and mod

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Message-ID: <s5hd1okn03u.wl-tiwai@suse.de>
Date:	Tue, 17 May 2016 18:03:01 +0200
From:	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
To:	"Muhammad Falak R Wani" <falakreyaz@...il.com>
Cc:	<alsa-devel@...a-project.org>, "Jaroslav Kysela" <perex@...ex.cz>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sound: oss: Use setup_timer and mod_timer.

On Sun, 15 May 2016 12:56:51 +0200,
Muhammad Falak R Wani wrote:
> 
> The function setup_timer combines the initialization of a timer with the
> initialization of the timer's function and data fields. The mulitiline
> code for timer initialization is now replaced with function setup_timer.
> 
> Also, quoting the mod_timer() function comment:
> -> mod_timer() is a more efficient way to update the expire field of an
>    active timer (if the timer is inactive it will be activated).
> 
> Use setup_timer() and mod_timer() to setup and arm a timer, making the
> code compact and aid readablity.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@...il.com>

Applied, thanks.


Takashi