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.TH "CANCEL_DELAYED_WORK" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Driver Basics"
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.SH "NAME"
cancel_delayed_work \- cancel a delayed work
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'bool\ cancel_delayed_work('u
.BI "bool cancel_delayed_work(struct\ delayed_work\ *\ " "dwork" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIdwork\fR
.RS 4
delayed_work to cancel
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Kill off a pending delayed_work\&.
.SH "RETURN"
.PP
\fBtrue\fR
if
\fIdwork\fR
was pending and canceled;
\fBfalse\fR
if it wasn\*(Aqt pending\&.
.SH "NOTE"
.PP
The work callback function may still be running on return, unless it returns
\fBtrue\fR
and the work doesn\*(Aqt re\-arm itself\&. Explicitly flush or use
\fBcancel_delayed_work_sync\fR
to wait on it\&.
.PP
This function is safe to call from any context including IRQ handler\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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