From: Thomas Gleixner

Sent: 22 November 2022 17:45

The timer related functions do not have a strict timer_ prefixed namespace
which is really annoying.

Rename del_timer_sync() to timer_delete_sync() and provide del_timer_sync()
as a wrapper. Document that del_timer_sync() is not for new code.

To change the colo[u]r of the bikeshed, would it be better to
name the functions timer_start() and timer_stop[_sync]().

And, as I found out for a local driver, adding items to work queues
from timer callbacks really isn't a good idea at all!
The delayed_work functions handle it a lot better.

	David

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