linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: cpwd: Use setup

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Message-ID: <20160514183439.GF21026@spo001.leaseweb.nl>
Date:	Sat, 14 May 2016 20:34:39 +0200
From:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
To:	Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@...il.com>
Cc:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: cpwd: Use setup_timer()

Hi Muhammed,

> The function setup_timer combines the initialization of a timer with
> the initialization of the timer's function and data fields.
> The multiline code for timer initialization is now replaced
> with function setup_timer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/watchdog/cpwd.c | 4 +---
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/cpwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/cpwd.c
> index 0200768..71ee079 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/cpwd.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/cpwd.c
> @@ -611,9 +611,7 @@ static int cpwd_probe(struct platform_device *op)
>  	}
>  
>  	if (p->broken) {
> -		init_timer(&cpwd_timer);
> -		cpwd_timer.function	= cpwd_brokentimer;
> -		cpwd_timer.data		= (unsigned long) p;
> +		setup_timer(&cpwd_timer, cpwd_brokentimer, (unsigned long)p);
>  		cpwd_timer.expires	= WD_BTIMEOUT;
>  
>  		pr_info("PLD defect workaround enabled for model %s\n",
> -- 
> 1.9.1
> 

This patch was added to linux-watchdog-next.

Kind Regards,
Wim.