linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PM: Convert timers to use timer

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Date:   Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:30:56 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PM: Convert timers to use timer_setup()

On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 5:15 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 2:19:48 AM CEST Kees Cook wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki
>> <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com> wrote:
>> > On 10/17/2017 1:20 AM, Kees Cook wrote:
>> >>
>> >> In preparation for unconditionally passing the struct timer_list pointer
>> >> to
>> >> all timer callbacks, switch to using the new timer_setup() and
>> >> from_timer()
>> >> to pass the timer pointer explicitly. Removes test of .data field, since
>> >> that will be going away.
>> >>
>> >> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
>> >> Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
>> >> Cc: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
>> >> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
>> >> Cc: linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
>> >> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>> >
>> >
>> > Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
>>
>> Do you want this to be carried in the timers tree, or can you pick it up?
>
> I can pick it up, but only for 4.15.

Yup, this is based on -next. Thanks!

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security