linux-kernel - Re: [patch 15/20] posix-timers: Add proper comments in do_timer

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Message-ID: <ZHiSbZRudwyW81Nt@lothringen>
Date:   Thu, 1 Jun 2023 14:43:25 +0200
From:   Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        syzbot+5c54bd3eb218bb595aa9@...kaller.appspotmail.com,
        Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>,
        Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 15/20] posix-timers: Add proper comments in
 do_timer_create()

On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 08:49:19PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> The comment about timer lifetime at the end of the function is misplaced
> and uncomprehensible.
> 
> Make it understandable and put it at the right place. Add a new comment
> about the visibility of the new timer ID to user space.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>