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Subject: Re: [patch V2 13/17] timers: Split [try_to_]del_timer[_sync]() to
 prepare for shutdown mode
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Date:   Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:05:28 +0100
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On Tue, Nov 22 2022 at 15:04, Jacob Keller wrote:
> On 11/22/2022 9:45 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> +int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
>> +{
>> +	return __try_to_del_timer_sync(timer);
>> +}
>>   EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_del_timer_sync);
>>   
>
>
> Its a bit odd to me that some patches refactor and replace functions 
> with new variants all under timer_* namespace, but then we've left some 
> of them available without that.
>
> Any reasoning behind this? I guess "try_*" is pretty clear and unlikely 
> to get stolen by other code..?

Kinda. I renamed del_timer*() because that's the ones which we want to
substitute with timer_shutdown*() where possible and reasonable.

A larger timer namespace cleanup is subject to a follow up series.

Thanks,

        tglx