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From: Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org>
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Cc: Attilio Rao <attilio@freebsd.org>, arch@freebsd.org,
	Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: New "timeout" api, to replace callout
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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> In message <477C1CF3.6070301@freebsd.org>, Andre Oppermann writes:
> 
>> I fear we have to go for the latter.  Getting a non-sleeping callout
>> drain seems to be non-trivial.
> 
> There is a crucial difference between "non-sleeping" and "not sleeping
> on my lock" that you should be very careful about in this context.
> 
> Which is your requirement ?

Calling timeout_drain() must not sleep and not drop the lock in this
context (while making any pending timeout go away forever).

-- 
Andre