linux-kernel - Re: Converting struct timer_list callback argument to struct timer

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Message-ID: <20170901100838.GA8891@infradead.org>
Date:   Fri, 1 Sep 2017 03:08:38 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Converting struct timer_list callback argument to struct
 timer_list *

Good work!

I just think that the TIMER_CONTAINER name is revolting.

The usual name for such a helper fitting other uses like lists
and rbtrees would be timer_entry, and that also reads much better.