> Do we need to Stop the timers if we want to Restart
> the timers with new expiry time.
You must simply use mod_timer() to change timer expires time.
> I see in some implementations the timers are not
> stoped before before they restart. Is it correct?
T.e. they are *not* use del_timer() and after it add_timer() with new
expires time?
With del and add some races can arise.
It is correct to use mod_timer().
>
> Thanks in Advance
> -Rajasekhar
>
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