Re: [PATCHSET] timer: clean up initializers and implement irqsafetimers

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Tue Aug 14 2012 - 19:46:16 EST


Tejun,

On Tue, 14 Aug 2012, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 01:12:01AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > Just for the record. The thread evolved from here:
> >
> > <tj> * mod_delayed_work() can't be used from IRQ handlers.
> >
> > My answer was:
> >
> > <tglx> This function does not exist. So what?
> >
> > Which was completely appropriate as this function does not exist
> > though you used it as a primary argument for your patches.
>
> I read it as "so, what's wrong with not having mod_delayed_work()?",
> so the response.

Oh well. Your interpretation of "So what?" starts to stress my
patience.

> It exists in wq/for-3.7 and cancel_delayed_work() (the one without
> preceding __) + queue() users have been already converted.
>
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1334546

Do you really expect that I follow all of kernel dev posts within a
day of returning from a two weeks vacation?

Thanks,

tglx
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