+/*
+ * This function tries to deactivate a timer. Upon successful (ret >= 0)
+ * exit the timer is not queued and the handler is not running on any CPU.
+ *
+ * It must not be called from interrupt contexts.
+ */
+int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
+{
+ timer_base_t *base;
+ unsigned long flags;
+ int ret = -1;
+
+ base = lock_timer_base(timer, &flags);
+
+ if (base->running_timer == timer)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = 0;
+ if (timer_pending(timer)) {
+ detach_timer(timer, 1);
+ ret = 1;
+ }
+out:
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+