Hi Jiri, > timers cleanup > > - Use timer macros to set function and data members and to modify > expiration time. > - Use DEFINE_TIMER for global timers and do not init them at run-time in > these cases. > - del_timer_sync is common in most cases -- we want to wait for timer > function if it's still running.
For the watchdog drivers: the timers are only used if the watchdog is active. Why should we not init them at run time but use the DEFINE_TIMER macro? Personnaly I prefer to use the same syntax in all the watchdog drivers (thus either DEFINE_TIMER or either setup_timer() ). Greetings, Wim. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
