linux-kernel - Re: [patch V2 13/17] timers: Split [try_to_]del_timer[

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Message-ID: <905da3b-7c86-8ea2-98b2-e53645e7895b@linutronix.de>
Date:   Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:23:46 +0100 (CET)
From:   Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...uxfoundation.org>,
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        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch V2 13/17] timers: Split [try_to_]del_timer[_sync]() to
 prepare for shutdown mode

On Tue, 22 Nov 2022, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> Tearing down timers which have circular dependencies to other
> functionality, e.g. workqueues, where the timer can schedule work and work
> can arm timers is not trivial.

Comma missing (same as in previous commit message)

> In those cases it is desired to shutdown the timer in a way which prevents
> rearming of the timer. The mechanism to do so it to set timer->function to

s/it/is (same as in previous commit message)


Thanks,

	Anna-Maria