bug#69241: Fixed patch issues

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Daniel Pettersson <daniel@dpettersson.net>
> Cc: joaotavora@gmail.com,  69241@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:48:02 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > Can't the code activate the timers in reverse order?  Then each
> > timer--activate will likely compare with just one timer, the first
> > one.
> 
> In my patch they do.  As all timers are using the same time list and
> pushed on timer-list in the correct order.  Feels like *I* have pushed
> this thread into bikeshedding territory :)

Maybe.  But then why we are talking about N^2 order, if you already
have a way to fix that?

> > Timers must fire in the order of their time, so they must be kept
> > sorted, or else running the timer functions and removing the timer
> > from the list will be much more complex.
> >
> > Assuming that timers are sorted is not relying on the internals, if
> > you ask me.
> 
> Great,  what actions do I need to take to move forward with this
> maintainership thing?

It's basically up to you, but maybe I don't understand what you are
asking.