Re: [RFC][PATCH v3 12/33] timers: dma-buf: Use timer_shutdown_sync() before freeing timer

[Steven Rostedt]

On Fri, 4 Nov 2022 08:15:53 +0100
Christian König <christian.koenig@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> > index fb6e0a6ae2c9..5d3e7b503501 100644
> > --- a/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-fence.c
> > +++ b/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-fence.c
> > @@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static int test_wait_timeout(void *arg)
> >   
> >   	err = 0;
> >   err_free:
> > -	del_timer_sync(&wt.timer);
> > +	timer_shutdown_sync(&wt.timer);  
> 
> Mhm, what exactly is the benefit of renaming the function?
> 
> Not that I'm against the change, but my thinking is more if there are 
> more functions which don't re-arm the time than those which do that then 
> why not forbid it in general?

Timers are more often re-armed then not. I had to look for the
locations where del_timer*() was called just before freeing, and other
locations where they are freed later.

I didn't rename del_timer_sync() to timer_shutdown_sync(), this version
renamed the new "del_timer_shutdown()" to "timer_shutdown_sync()".

Maybe I'm just confused at what you are asking.

-- Steve