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@@ -861,7 +861,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mod_timer);
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* mod_timer_pinned() is a way to update the expire field of an
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* mod_timer_pinned() is a way to update the expire field of an
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* active timer (if the timer is inactive it will be activated)
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* active timer (if the timer is inactive it will be activated)
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- * and not allow the timer to be migrated to a different CPU.
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+ * and to ensure that the timer is scheduled on the current CPU.
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+ *
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+ * Note that this does not prevent the timer from being migrated
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+ * when the current CPU goes offline. If this is a problem for
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+ * you, use CPU-hotplug notifiers to handle it correctly, for
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+ * example, cancelling the timer when the corresponding CPU goes
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+ * offline.
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* mod_timer_pinned(timer, expires) is equivalent to:
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* mod_timer_pinned(timer, expires) is equivalent to:
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