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

[Christian König]

Am 04.11.22 um 06:54 schrieb Steven Rostedt:
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> From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt at goodmis.org>
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> Before a timer is freed, timer_shutdown_sync() must be called.
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> Cc: "Christian König" <christian.koenig at amd.com>
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> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt at goodmis.org>
> ---
>   drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-fence.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-fence.c b/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-fence.c
> 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?

Regards,
Christian.

>   	destroy_timer_on_stack(&wt.timer);
>   	dma_fence_signal(wt.f);
>   	dma_fence_put(wt.f);