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diff --git a/include/linux/timer.h b/include/linux/timer.h
index 7b066fd38248..1e6650ed066d 100644
--- a/include/linux/timer.h
+++ b/include/linux/timer.h
@@ -36,19 +36,30 @@ struct timer_list {
#define __TIMER_LOCKDEP_MAP_INITIALIZER(_kn)
#endif
-/*
- * A deferrable timer will work normally when the system is busy, but
- * will not cause a CPU to come out of idle just to service it; instead,
- * the timer will be serviced when the CPU eventually wakes up with a
- * subsequent non-deferrable timer.
+/**
+ * @TIMER_DEFERRABLE: A deferrable timer will work normally when the
+ * system is busy, but will not cause a CPU to come out of idle just
+ * to service it; instead, the timer will be serviced when the CPU
+ * eventually wakes up with a subsequent non-deferrable timer.
*
- * An irqsafe timer is executed with IRQ disabled and it's safe to wait for
- * the completion of the running instance from IRQ handlers, for example,
- * by calling del_timer_sync().
+ * @TIMER_IRQSAFE: An irqsafe timer is executed with IRQ disabled and
+ * it's safe to wait for the completion of the running instance from
+ * IRQ handlers, for example, by calling del_timer_sync().
*
* Note: The irq disabled callback execution is a special case for
* workqueue locking issues. It's not meant for executing random crap
* with interrupts disabled. Abuse is monitored!
+ *
+ * @TIMER_PINNED: A pinned timer will not be affected by any timer
+ * placement heuristics (like, NOHZ) and will always expire on the CPU
+ * on which the timer was enqueued.
+ *
+ * Note: Because enqueuing of timers can migrate the timer from one
+ * CPU to another, pinned timers are not guaranteed to stay on the
+ * initialy selected CPU. They move to the CPU on which the enqueue
+ * function is invoked via mod_timer() or add_timer(). If the timer
+ * should be placed on a particular CPU, then add_timer_on() has to be
+ * used.
*/
#define TIMER_CPUMASK 0x0003FFFF
#define TIMER_MIGRATING 0x00040000
@@ -172,7 +183,7 @@ extern void add_timer(struct timer_list *timer);
extern int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+#if defined(CONFIG_SMP) || defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT)
extern int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer);
#else
# define del_timer_sync(t) del_timer(t)