linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: hsr: Setup and delete proxy prune timer only when RedBox is enabled

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Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 08:41:39 +0200
From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To: Lukasz Majewski <lukma@...x.de>
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>, Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com,
	Ravi Gunasekaran <r-gunasekaran@...com>,
	Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>,
	Nikita Zhandarovich <n.zhandarovich@...tech.ru>,
	Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>,
	Arvid Brodin <Arvid.Brodin@...n.com>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>,
	"Ricardo B. Marliere" <ricardo@...liere.net>,
	Casper Andersson <casper.casan@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: hsr: Setup and delete proxy prune timer only when
 RedBox is enabled

On 2024-05-14 11:13:06 [+0200], Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> The timer for removing entries in the ProxyNodeTable shall be only active
> when the HSR driver works as RedBox (HSR-SAN).
> 
> Moreover, the obsolete del_timer_sync() is replaced with
> timer_delete_sync().
> 
> This patch improves fix from commit 3c668cef61ad
> ("net: hsr: init prune_proxy_timer sooner") as the prune node
> timer shall be setup only when HSR RedBox is supported in the node.

Is it problematic to init/ delete the timer in non-redbox mode? It looks
easier and it is not a hotpath.

> Signed-off-by: Lukasz Majewski <lukma@...x.de>

Sebastian