Re: [PATCH] net: hsr: Setup and delete proxy prune timer only when RedBox is enabled

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Wed May 15 2024 - 03:15:05 EST


On 2024-05-15 09:09:04 [+0200], Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> Hi Sebastian,
Hi Lukasz,

> My concern is only with resource allocation - when RedBox is not
> enabled the resources for this particular, not used timer are allocated
> anyway.

timer_setup() does not allocate any resources. The initialisation is
pure static assignment. The timer subsystem does not look at this timer
until mod_timer() is invoked (or something similar).

> If this can be omitted - then we can drop the patch.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Lukasz Majewski

Sebastian