[RFC][PATCH v3 00/33] timers: Use timer_shutdown*() before freeing timers

[Guenter Roeck]

On Fri, Nov 04, 2022 at 03:42:09PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Nov 2022 12:22:32 -0700
> Guenter Roeck <linux at roeck-us.net> wrote:
> 
> > Unfortunately the renaming caused some symbol conflicts.
> > 
> > Global definition: timer_shutdown
> > 
> >   File             Line
> > 0 time.c            93 static inline void timer_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
> > 1 arm_arch_timer.c 690 static __always_inline int timer_shutdown(const int access,
> > 2 timer-fttmr010.c 105 int (*timer_shutdown)(struct clock_event_device *evt);
> > 3 timer-sp804.c    158 static inline void timer_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
> > 4 timer.h          239 static inline int timer_shutdown(struct timer_list *timer)
> 
> $ git grep '\btimer_shutdown'
> arch/arm/mach-spear/time.c:static inline void timer_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
> arch/arm/mach-spear/time.c:     timer_shutdown(evt);
> arch/arm/mach-spear/time.c:     timer_shutdown(evt);
> arch/arm/mach-spear/time.c:     timer_shutdown(evt);
> drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c:static __always_inline int timer_shutdown(const int access,
> drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c:   return timer_shutdown(ARCH_TIMER_VIRT_ACCESS, clk);
> drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c:   return timer_shutdown(ARCH_TIMER_PHYS_ACCESS, clk);
> drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c:   return timer_shutdown(ARCH_TIMER_MEM_VIRT_ACCESS, clk);
> drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c:   return timer_shutdown(ARCH_TIMER_MEM_PHYS_ACCESS, clk);
> drivers/clocksource/timer-fttmr010.c:   int (*timer_shutdown)(struct clock_event_device *evt);
> drivers/clocksource/timer-fttmr010.c:   fttmr010->timer_shutdown(evt);
> drivers/clocksource/timer-fttmr010.c:   fttmr010->timer_shutdown(evt);
> drivers/clocksource/timer-fttmr010.c:   fttmr010->timer_shutdown(evt);
> drivers/clocksource/timer-fttmr010.c:           fttmr010->timer_shutdown = ast2600_timer_shutdown;
> drivers/clocksource/timer-fttmr010.c:           fttmr010->timer_shutdown = fttmr010_timer_shutdown;
> drivers/clocksource/timer-fttmr010.c:   fttmr010->clkevt.set_state_shutdown = fttmr010->timer_shutdown;
> drivers/clocksource/timer-fttmr010.c:   fttmr010->clkevt.tick_resume = fttmr010->timer_shutdown;
> drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c:static inline void timer_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
> drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c:      timer_shutdown(evt);
> drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c:      timer_shutdown(evt);
> 
> Honestly, I think these need to be renamed, as "timer_shutdown()"
> should be specific to the timer code, and not individual timers.

Yes, that is what I did locally. I am repeating my test now with that
change made.

Guenter