linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] kernel:time:hrtimer: Use helper function hrtimer_is

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Message-ID: <874j739x57.ffs@tglx>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:17:08 +0200
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To: Yuesong Li <liyuesong@...o.com>, anna-maria@...utronix.de,
 frederic@...nel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, opensource.kernel@...o.com, Yuesong Li
 <liyuesong@...o.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] kernel:time:hrtimer: Use helper function
 hrtimer_is_queued()

On Wed, Aug 21 2024 at 17:46, Yuesong Li wrote:

Please add a proper subsystem prefix to the subject.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              git log --oneline $FILE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
gives you a decent hint       

> The helper function hrtimer_is_queued() checks whether the timer is
> on one of the queues. Replace the raw check.

Why? What's the benefit of this change?

Thanks,

        tglx