netdev - [PATCH 01/16] sfc: Use mod_timer() to set expiry and add

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Date:	Fri, 16 May 2008 21:13:57 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com
Subject: [PATCH 01/16] sfc: Use mod_timer() to set expiry and add_timer() together


Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
---
 drivers/net/sfc/boards.c |    9 +++------
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/boards.c b/drivers/net/sfc/boards.c
index eecaa6d..7fc0328 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/boards.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/boards.c
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@ static void blink_led_timer(unsigned long context)
 	struct efx_blinker *bl = &efx->board_info.blinker;
 	efx->board_info.set_fault_led(efx, bl->state);
 	bl->state = !bl->state;
-	if (bl->resubmit) {
-		bl->timer.expires = jiffies + BLINK_INTERVAL;
-		add_timer(&bl->timer);
-	}
+	if (bl->resubmit)
+		mod_timer(&bl->timer, jiffies + BLINK_INTERVAL);
 }
 
 static void board_blink(struct efx_nic *efx, int blink)
@@ -44,8 +42,7 @@ static void board_blink(struct efx_nic *efx, int blink)
 		blinker->state = 0;
 		setup_timer(&blinker->timer, blink_led_timer,
 			    (unsigned long)efx);
-		blinker->timer.expires = jiffies + BLINK_INTERVAL;
-		add_timer(&blinker->timer);
+		mod_timer(&blinker->timer, jiffies + BLINK_INTERVAL);
 	} else {
 		blinker->resubmit = 0;
 		if (blinker->timer.function)

-- 
Ben Hutchings, Senior Software Engineer, Solarflare Communications
Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job.
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