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MOD_TIMER_PINNED(9) Driver Basics MOD_TIMER_PINNED(9)

NAME

mod_timer_pinned - modify a timer's timeout

SYNOPSIS

int mod_timer_pinned(struct timer_list * timer, unsigned long expires);

ARGUMENTS

timer
the timer to be modified
expires
new timeout in jiffies

DESCRIPTION

 
mod_timer_pinned is a way to update the expire field of an active timer (if the timer is inactive it will be activated) and not allow the timer to be migrated to a different CPU.
mod_timer_pinned(timer, expires) is equivalent to:
del_timer(timer); timer->expires = expires; add_timer(timer);

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March 2016 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2.