The timer related functions do not have a strict timer_ prefixed namespace
which is really annoying.
Rename del_timer_sync() to timer_delete_sync() and provide del_timer_sync()
as a wrapper. Document that del_timer_sync() is not for new code.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Guenter Roeck <[email protected]>
---
include/linux/timer.h | 15 ++++++++++++++-
kernel/time/timer.c | 18 +++++++++---------
2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
--- a/include/linux/timer.h
+++ b/include/linux/timer.h
@@ -183,7 +183,20 @@ extern int timer_reduce(struct timer_lis
extern void add_timer(struct timer_list *timer);
extern int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer);
-extern int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer);
+extern int timer_delete_sync(struct timer_list *timer);
+
+/**
+ * del_timer_sync - Delete a pending timer and wait for a running callback
+ * @timer: The timer to be deleted
+ *
+ * See timer_delete_sync() for detailed explanation.
+ *
+ * Do not use in new code. Use timer_delete_sync() instead.
+ */
+static inline int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
+{
+ return timer_delete_sync(timer);
+}
extern void init_timers(void);
struct hrtimer;
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ static inline int
/*
* We are trying to schedule the timer on the new base.
* However we can't change timer's base while it is running,
- * otherwise del_timer_sync() can't detect that the timer's
+ * otherwise timer_delete_sync() can't detect that the timer's
* handler yet has not finished. This also guarantees that the
* timer is serialized wrt itself.
*/
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_timer_on);
* @timer: The timer to be deactivated
*
* The function only deactivates a pending timer, but contrary to
- * del_timer_sync() it does not take into account whether the timer's
+ * timer_delete_sync() it does not take into account whether the timer's
* callback function is concurrently executed on a different CPU or not.
* It neither prevents rearming of the timer. If @timer can be rearmed
* concurrently then the return value of this function is meaningless.
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ static inline void del_timer_wait_runnin
#endif
/**
- * del_timer_sync - Deactivate a timer and wait for the handler to finish.
+ * timer_delete_sync - Deactivate a timer and wait for the handler to finish.
* @timer: The timer to be deactivated
*
* Synchronization rules: Callers must prevent restarting of the timer,
@@ -1419,10 +1419,10 @@ static inline void del_timer_wait_runnin
* spin_lock_irq(somelock);
* <IRQ>
* spin_lock(somelock);
- * del_timer_sync(mytimer);
+ * timer_delete_sync(mytimer);
* while (base->running_timer == mytimer);
*
- * Now del_timer_sync() will never return and never release somelock.
+ * Now timer_delete_sync() will never return and never release somelock.
* The interrupt on the other CPU is waiting to grab somelock but it has
* interrupted the softirq that CPU0 is waiting to finish.
*
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ static inline void del_timer_wait_runnin
* * %0 - The timer was not pending
* * %1 - The timer was pending and deactivated
*/
-int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
+int timer_delete_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
{
int ret;
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *ti
return ret;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_timer_sync);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(timer_delete_sync);
static void call_timer_fn(struct timer_list *timer,
void (*fn)(struct timer_list *),
@@ -1497,8 +1497,8 @@ static void call_timer_fn(struct timer_l
#endif
/*
* Couple the lock chain with the lock chain at
- * del_timer_sync() by acquiring the lock_map around the fn()
- * call here and in del_timer_sync().
+ * timer_delete_sync() by acquiring the lock_map around the fn()
+ * call here and in timer_delete_sync().
*/
lock_map_acquire(&lockdep_map);