The timer related functions do not have a strict timer_ prefixed namespace which is really annoying. Rename del_timer() to timer_delete() and provide del_timer() as a wrapper. Document that del_timer() is not for new code. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> Tested-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/timer.h | 15 ++++++++++++++- kernel/time/timer.c | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) --- a/include/linux/timer.h +++ b/include/linux/timer.h @@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ static inline int timer_pending(const st } extern void add_timer_on(struct timer_list *timer, int cpu); -extern int del_timer(struct timer_list * timer); extern int mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires); extern int mod_timer_pending(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires); extern int timer_reduce(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires); @@ -184,6 +183,7 @@ extern void add_timer(struct timer_list extern int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer); extern int timer_delete_sync(struct timer_list *timer); +extern int timer_delete(struct timer_list *timer); /** * del_timer_sync - Delete a pending timer and wait for a running callback @@ -198,6 +198,19 @@ static inline int del_timer_sync(struct return timer_delete_sync(timer); } +/** + * del_timer - Delete a pending timer + * @timer: The timer to be deleted + * + * See timer_delete() for detailed explanation. + * + * Do not use in new code. Use timer_delete() instead. + */ +static inline int del_timer(struct timer_list *timer) +{ + return timer_delete(timer); +} + extern void init_timers(void); struct hrtimer; extern enum hrtimer_restart it_real_fn(struct hrtimer *); --- a/kernel/time/timer.c +++ b/kernel/time/timer.c @@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ void add_timer_on(struct timer_list *tim EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_timer_on); /** - * del_timer - Deactivate a timer. + * timer_delete - Deactivate a timer. * @timer: The timer to be deactivated * * The function only deactivates a pending timer, but contrary to @@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_timer_on); * * %0 - The timer was not pending * * %1 - The timer was pending and deactivated */ -int del_timer(struct timer_list *timer) +int timer_delete(struct timer_list *timer) { struct timer_base *base; unsigned long flags; @@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ int del_timer(struct timer_list *timer) return ret; } -EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_timer); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(timer_delete); /** * try_to_del_timer_sync - Try to deactivate a timer