linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] workqueue: Add new function mod_fwd_delayed

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Message-ID: <20170222182111.4jajk2ed52okx323@sirena.org.uk>
Date:   Wed, 22 Feb 2017 10:21:11 -0800
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Harald Geyer <harald@...ib.org>
Cc:     Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] workqueue: Add new function mod_fwd_delayed_work()

On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 05:41:24PM +0000, Harald Geyer wrote:
> Drivers calling queue_delayed_work() or mod_delayed_work() multiple times
> on the same work without coordination get undefined behaviour. Add a new
> function, which is easier to use.

The obvious question here, especially in the case of mod_delayed_work(),
is why not fix the existing functions to have the expected behaviour?

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