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);
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 MOD_TIMER_PINNED(9)
