Use setup_timer and mod_timer API instead of structure assignments. This is done using Coccinelle and semantic patch used for this as follows:
@@ expression x,y,z,a,b; @@ -init_timer (&x); +setup_timer (&x, y, z); +mod_timer (&a, b); -x.function = y; -x.data = z; -x.expires = b; -add_timer(&a); Signed-off-by: Himanshu Jha <[email protected]> --- drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c index f8bbbbf..c6221f0 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c @@ -2331,11 +2331,8 @@ static int bcm_enetsw_open(struct net_device *dev) } /* start phy polling timer */ - init_timer(&priv->swphy_poll); - priv->swphy_poll.function = swphy_poll_timer; - priv->swphy_poll.data = (unsigned long)priv; - priv->swphy_poll.expires = jiffies; - add_timer(&priv->swphy_poll); + setup_timer(&priv->swphy_poll, swphy_poll_timer, (unsigned long)priv); + mod_timer(&priv->swphy_poll, jiffies); return 0; out: -- 2.7.4
