Re: [patch V5 07/26] posix-timers: Add proper state tracking

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Mon, Oct 21 2024 at 15:19, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:

> Le Tue, Oct 01, 2024 at 10:42:09AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner a écrit :
>> From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> Right now the state tracking is done by two struct members:
>> 
>>  - it_active:
>>      A boolean which tracks armed/disarmed state
>> 
>>  - it_signal_seq:
>>      A sequence counter which is used to invalidate settings
>>      and prevent rearming
>> 
>> Replace it_active with it_status and keep properly track about the states
>> in one place.
>> 
>> This allows to reuse it_signal_seq to track reprogramming, disarm and
>
> Did you mean it_status here?

No. it_signal_seq is used to validate whether a queued, but not yet
delivered signal, is valid or not. The sequence is stored in the signal
when the signal is queued and compared to the sequence on delivery.

Thanks,

        tglx