linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc/watchdog: Convert timers to use timer

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Date:   Tue, 17 Oct 2017 23:29:18 +1100
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/watchdog: Convert timers to use timer_setup()

Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com> writes:

> On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:47:10 -0700
> Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> 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.
>> 
>> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
>> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
>> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
>> Cc: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>
>> Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>
> Looks fine to me. Is this intended to be merged via the powerpc tree
> in the next merge window?

It relies on the new timer_setup(), which is in one of tglx's trees (I
think). So I expect it to go via that tree.

cheers