Re: [PATCH] workqueue: remove redundant timer_stats_timer_set_start_info()call

From: Libin
Date: Tue Sep 10 2013 - 20:50:19 EST


On 2013/9/10 21:45, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 02:35:27PM +0800, Libin wrote:
>> From: Li Bin <huawei.libin@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> There is a redundant call for timer_stats_timer_set_start_info(),
>> because it is the responsibility of the 'timer add' function:
>>
>> add_timer_on()
>> |- timer_stats_timer_set_start_info()
>>
>> add_timer()
>> |- mod_timer()
>> |- __mod_timer()
>> |- timer_stats_timer_set_start_info()
>>
>> So the calling here is redundant, remove it.
>
> I think it's intentional to record the caller's address so that timers
> from delayed_work items can be distinguished.
>

Indeed the case, thank you tejun.
Libin

> Thanks.
>


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