Kees Cook [off-list ref] writes:
Several timer users needlessly reset their .function/.data fields during
their timer callback, but nothing else changes them. Some users do not
use their .data field at all. Each instance is removed here.
For *wan/hdlc*
Acked-by: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
quoted hunk
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
@@ -276,8 +276,6 @@ static void cisco_timer(unsigned long arg)
spin_unlock(&st->lock);
st->timer.expires = jiffies + st->settings.interval * HZ;
- st->timer.function = cisco_timer;
- st->timer.data = arg;
add_timer(&st->timer);
}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
index de42faca076a..7da2424c28a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
@@ -644,8 +644,6 @@ static void fr_timer(unsigned long arg)
state(hdlc)->settings.t391 * HZ;
}
- state(hdlc)->timer.function = fr_timer;
- state(hdlc)->timer.data = arg;
add_timer(&state(hdlc)->timer);
}
--
Krzysztof Halasa