Re: [PATCH] net: hsr: Setup and delete proxy prune timer only when RedBox is enabled

From: Lukasz Majewski
Date: Wed May 15 2024 - 03:10:04 EST


Hi Sebastian,

> On 2024-05-14 11:13:06 [+0200], Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> > The timer for removing entries in the ProxyNodeTable shall be only
> > active when the HSR driver works as RedBox (HSR-SAN).
> >
> > Moreover, the obsolete del_timer_sync() is replaced with
> > timer_delete_sync().
> >
> > This patch improves fix from commit 3c668cef61ad
> > ("net: hsr: init prune_proxy_timer sooner") as the prune node
> > timer shall be setup only when HSR RedBox is supported in the node.
> >
>
> Is it problematic to init/ delete the timer in non-redbox mode? It
> looks easier and it is not a hotpath.

My concern is only with resource allocation - when RedBox is not
enabled the resources for this particular, not used timer are allocated
anyway.

If this can be omitted - then we can drop the patch.

>
> > Signed-off-by: Lukasz Majewski <lukma@xxxxxxx>
>
> Sebastian




Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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