netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 3/3] qlge: Add watchdog timer.

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Date:	Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:32:17 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ron.mercer@...gic.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 3/3] qlge: Add watchdog timer.

From: Ron Mercer <ron.mercer@...gic.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:19:29 -0800

>> Did the timer every fire more than once in your testing?
>> 
>> Don't you need to re-setup the expiration period before
>> adding it again?
> 
> It does fire repeatedly but I should have put in the new expiration
> period.  I added some prints to the timer and without resetting the
> expiration the timer would pop faster, but still less than 5 seconds.
> I've added the expiration here and see very even pops on 5 second
> intervals.

Of course it pops faster, if you don't reset the expiration
period it is "right now". :-)

I'll apply this new version, thanks.
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