timers: Update the documentation to reflect on the new timer_shutdown() API

In order to make sure that a timer is not re-armed after it is stopped
before freeing, a new shutdown state is added to the timer code. The API
timer_shutdown_sync() and timer_shutdown() must be called before the
object that holds the timer can be freed.

Update the documentation to reflect this new workflow.

[ tglx: Updated to the new semantics and updated the zh_CN version ]

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Tested-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@linutronix.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221110064147.712934793@goodmis.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221123201625.375284489@linutronix.de
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Steven Rostedt (Google) 2022-11-23 21:18:55 +01:00 committed by Thomas Gleixner
parent f571faf6e4
commit a31323bef2
4 changed files with 8 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ unloaded. After a given module has been unloaded, any attempt to call
one of its functions results in a segmentation fault. The module-unload one of its functions results in a segmentation fault. The module-unload
functions must therefore cancel any delayed calls to loadable-module functions must therefore cancel any delayed calls to loadable-module
functions, for example, any outstanding mod_timer() must be dealt functions, for example, any outstanding mod_timer() must be dealt
with via timer_delete_sync() or similar. with via timer_shutdown_sync() or similar.
Unfortunately, there is no way to cancel an RCU callback; once you Unfortunately, there is no way to cancel an RCU callback; once you
invoke call_rcu(), the callback function is eventually going to be invoke call_rcu(), the callback function is eventually going to be

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@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Here is a sample module which implements a basic per cpu counter using
static void __exit test_exit(void) static void __exit test_exit(void)
{ {
timer_delete_sync(&test_timer); timer_shutdown_sync(&test_timer);
} }
module_init(test_init); module_init(test_init);

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@ -1007,6 +1007,11 @@ calling add_timer() at the end of their timer function).
Because this is a fairly common case which is prone to races, you should Because this is a fairly common case which is prone to races, you should
use timer_delete_sync() (``include/linux/timer.h``) to handle this case. use timer_delete_sync() (``include/linux/timer.h``) to handle this case.
Before freeing a timer, timer_shutdown() or timer_shutdown_sync() should be
called which will keep it from being rearmed. Any subsequent attempt to
rearm the timer will be silently ignored by the core code.
Locking Speed Locking Speed
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@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ UP之间没有不同的行为在你的架构的 ``local.h`` 中包括 ``asm-g
static void __exit test_exit(void) static void __exit test_exit(void)
{ {
timer_delete_sync(&test_timer); timer_shutdown_sync(&test_timer);
} }
module_init(test_init); module_init(test_init);