1. NAME▲

del_timer - deactive a timer.

2. SYNOPSIS ▲

int del_timer(struct timer_list *  timer );

3. ARGUMENTS ▲

timer
    the timer to be deactivated

4. DESCRIPTION ▲

del_timer deactivates a timer - this works on both active and inactive timers.

The function returns whether it has deactivated a pending timer or not. (ie. del_timer of an inactive timer returns 0, del_timer of an active timer returns 1.)

5. COPYRIGHT ▲