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

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Date:   Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:22:57 +1100
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev\@lists.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/watchdog: Convert timers to use timer_setup()

Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> writes:

> On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 5:29 AM, Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au> wrote:
>> 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.
>
> It's in -rc3, but the timer tree can carry it if you want. Which do
> you prefer?

Oh sorry, I assumed it was in only in linux-next.

I'll take this. Thanks.

cheers