@@ -183,7 +183,20 @@ extern int timer_reduce(struct timer_lis
extern void add_timer(struct timer_list *timer);
extern int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer);
-extern int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer);
+extern int timer_delete_sync(struct timer_list *timer);
+
+/**
+ * del_timer_sync - Delete a pending timer and wait for a running callback
+ * @timer: The timer to be deleted
+ *
+ * See timer_delete_sync() for detailed explanation.
+ *
+ * Do not use in new code. Use timer_delete_sync() instead.
+ */
+static inline int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
+{
+ return timer_delete_sync(timer);
+}
extern void init_timers(void);
struct hrtimer;
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ static inline int
/*
* We are trying to schedule the timer on the new base.
* However we can't change timer's base while it is running,
- * otherwise del_timer_sync() can't detect that the timer's
+ * otherwise timer_delete_sync() can't detect that the timer's
* handler yet has not finished. This also guarantees that the
* timer is serialized wrt itself.
*/
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_timer_on);
* del_timer - Deactivate a timer.
* @timer: The timer to be deactivated
*
- * Contrary to del_timer_sync() this function does not wait for an
+ * Contrary to timer_delete_sync() this function does not wait for an
* eventually running timer callback on a different CPU and it neither
* prevents rearming of the timer. If @timer can be rearmed concurrently
* then the return value of this function is meaningless.
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ static inline void del_timer_wait_runnin
#endif
/**
- * del_timer_sync - Deactivate a timer and wait for the handler to finish.
+ * timer_delete_sync - Deactivate a timer and wait for the handler to finish.
* @timer: The timer to be deactivated
*
* Synchronization rules: Callers must prevent restarting of the timer,
@@ -1410,10 +1410,10 @@ static inline void del_timer_wait_runnin
* spin_lock_irq(somelock);
* <IRQ>
* spin_lock(somelock);
- * del_timer_sync(mytimer);
+ * timer_delete_sync(mytimer);
* while (base->running_timer == mytimer);
*
- * Now del_timer_sync() will never return and never release somelock.
+ * Now timer_delete_sync() will never return and never release somelock.
* The interrupt on the other CPU is waiting to grab somelock but it has
* interrupted the softirq that CPU0 is waiting to finish.
*
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ static inline void del_timer_wait_runnin
* * %0 - The timer was not pending
* * %1 - The timer was pending and deactivated
*/
-int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
+int timer_delete_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
{
int ret;
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *ti
return ret;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_timer_sync);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(timer_delete_sync);
static void call_timer_fn(struct timer_list *timer,
void (*fn)(struct timer_list *),
@@ -1488,8 +1488,8 @@ static void call_timer_fn(struct timer_l
#endif
/*
* Couple the lock chain with the lock chain at
- * del_timer_sync() by acquiring the lock_map around the fn()
- * call here and in del_timer_sync().
+ * timer_delete_sync() by acquiring the lock_map around the fn()
+ * call here and in timer_delete_sync().
*/
lock_map_acquire(&lockdep_map);
The timer related functions do not have a strict timer_ prefixed namespace which is really annoying. Rename del_timer_sync() to timer_delete_sync() and provide del_timer_sync() as a wrapper. Document that del_timer_sync() is not for new code. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> --- include/linux/timer.h | 15 ++++++++++++++- kernel/time/timer.c | 18 +++++++++--------- 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)