linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/3] timer: Prepare to change all DEFINE

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Date:   Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:25:49 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] timer: Prepare to change all DEFINE_TIMER() callbacks

Before we can globally change the function prototype of all timer callbacks,
we have to change those set up by DEFINE_TIMER(). Prepare for this by
casting the callbacks until the prototype changes globally.

Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 include/linux/timer.h | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/timer.h b/include/linux/timer.h
index 10685c33e679..93fd027cc339 100644
--- a/include/linux/timer.h
+++ b/include/linux/timer.h
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ struct timer_list {
 
 #define TIMER_TRACE_FLAGMASK	(TIMER_MIGRATING | TIMER_DEFERRABLE | TIMER_PINNED | TIMER_IRQSAFE)
 
+#define TIMER_DATA_TYPE		unsigned long
+#define TIMER_FUNC_TYPE		void (*)(TIMER_DATA_TYPE)
+
 #define __TIMER_INITIALIZER(_function, _data, _flags) {		\
 		.entry = { .next = TIMER_ENTRY_STATIC },	\
 		.function = (_function),			\
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ struct timer_list {
 
 #define DEFINE_TIMER(_name, _function)				\
 	struct timer_list _name =				\
-		__TIMER_INITIALIZER(_function, 0, 0)
+		__TIMER_INITIALIZER((TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)_function, 0, 0)
 
 void init_timer_key(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned int flags,
 		    const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key);
@@ -147,9 +150,6 @@ static inline void init_timer_on_stack_key(struct timer_list *timer,
 #define setup_pinned_deferrable_timer_on_stack(timer, fn, data)		\
 	__setup_timer_on_stack((timer), (fn), (data), TIMER_DEFERRABLE | TIMER_PINNED)
 
-#define TIMER_DATA_TYPE		unsigned long
-#define TIMER_FUNC_TYPE		void (*)(TIMER_DATA_TYPE)
-
 static inline void timer_setup(struct timer_list *timer,
 			       void (*callback)(struct timer_list *),
 			       unsigned int flags)
-- 
2.7.4