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author | Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> | 2011-03-10 12:26:33 -0500 |
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committer | Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> | 2011-03-10 13:15:58 -0500 |
commit | 53370d2e8c0382e3e2aa76def93365ed674e7fc7 (patch) | |
tree | 531ed0d50c452332f5bc1b7d75539f24f532c326 /include/linux/hrtimer.h | |
parent | 5cd10e7946d28cfc42442fee2e6c757e244d756e (diff) |
hrtimer: Update hrtimer->state documentation
We changed some of the state bits and combinations thereof over time,
but never updated the documentation.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/hrtimer.h')
-rw-r--r-- | include/linux/hrtimer.h | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/hrtimer.h b/include/linux/hrtimer.h index 6bc1804bfbfa..62f500c724f9 100644 --- a/include/linux/hrtimer.h +++ b/include/linux/hrtimer.h | |||
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@ enum hrtimer_restart { | |||
54 | * 0x00 inactive | 54 | * 0x00 inactive |
55 | * 0x01 enqueued into rbtree | 55 | * 0x01 enqueued into rbtree |
56 | * 0x02 callback function running | 56 | * 0x02 callback function running |
57 | * 0x04 timer is migrated to another cpu | ||
57 | * | 58 | * |
58 | * Special cases: | 59 | * Special cases: |
59 | * 0x03 callback function running and enqueued | 60 | * 0x03 callback function running and enqueued |
60 | * (was requeued on another CPU) | 61 | * (was requeued on another CPU) |
61 | * 0x09 timer was migrated on CPU hotunplug | 62 | * 0x05 timer was migrated on CPU hotunplug |
63 | * | ||
62 | * The "callback function running and enqueued" status is only possible on | 64 | * The "callback function running and enqueued" status is only possible on |
63 | * SMP. It happens for example when a posix timer expired and the callback | 65 | * SMP. It happens for example when a posix timer expired and the callback |
64 | * queued a signal. Between dropping the lock which protects the posix timer | 66 | * queued a signal. Between dropping the lock which protects the posix timer |
@@ -67,8 +69,11 @@ enum hrtimer_restart { | |||
67 | * as otherwise the timer could be removed before the softirq code finishes the | 69 | * as otherwise the timer could be removed before the softirq code finishes the |
68 | * the handling of the timer. | 70 | * the handling of the timer. |
69 | * | 71 | * |
70 | * The HRTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED bit is always or'ed to the current state to | 72 | * The HRTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED bit is always or'ed to the current state |
71 | * preserve the HRTIMER_STATE_CALLBACK bit in the above scenario. | 73 | * to preserve the HRTIMER_STATE_CALLBACK in the above scenario. This |
74 | * also affects HRTIMER_STATE_MIGRATE where the preservation is not | ||
75 | * necessary. HRTIMER_STATE_MIGRATE is cleared after the timer is | ||
76 | * enqueued on the new cpu. | ||
72 | * | 77 | * |
73 | * All state transitions are protected by cpu_base->lock. | 78 | * All state transitions are protected by cpu_base->lock. |
74 | */ | 79 | */ |
@@ -376,8 +381,9 @@ extern int hrtimer_get_res(const clockid_t which_clock, struct timespec *tp); | |||
376 | extern ktime_t hrtimer_get_next_event(void); | 381 | extern ktime_t hrtimer_get_next_event(void); |
377 | 382 | ||
378 | /* | 383 | /* |
379 | * A timer is active, when it is enqueued into the rbtree or the callback | 384 | * A timer is active, when it is enqueued into the rbtree or the |
380 | * function is running. | 385 | * callback function is running or it's in the state of being migrated |
386 | * to another cpu. | ||
381 | */ | 387 | */ |
382 | static inline int hrtimer_active(const struct hrtimer *timer) | 388 | static inline int hrtimer_active(const struct hrtimer *timer) |
383 | { | 389 | { |