linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] Add a function to start/reduce a timer

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Date:   Wed, 8 Nov 2017 22:54:23 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc:     keyrings@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-afs@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] Add a function to start/reduce a timer

On Mon, 30 Oct 2017, David Howells wrote:

> Add a function, similar to mod_timer(), that will start a timer it isn't
> running and will modify it if it is running and has an expiry time longer
> than the new time.  If the timer is running with an expiry time that's the
> same or sooner, no change is made.
> 
> The function looks like:
> 
> 	int reduce_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires);

It seems you missed to address any comment I made in:

http://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.20.1710201359480.2908@nanos

Thanks,

	tglx