Name

init_timer_key — initialize a timer

Synopsis

void init_timer_key (struct timer_list *  timer,
 const char *  name,
 struct lock_class_key *  key);

Arguments

timer

the timer to be initialized

name

name of the timer

key

lockdep class key of the fake lock used for tracking timer sync lock dependencies

Description

init_timer_key must be done to a timer prior calling *any* of the other timer functions.