linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/31] timer: Remove meaningless .data/.function assignments

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Message-ID: <20170901050910.GB2584@kroah.com>
Date:   Fri, 1 Sep 2017 07:09:10 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>,
        Aditya Shankar <aditya.shankar@...rochip.com>,
        Ganesh Krishna <ganesh.krishna@...rochip.com>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/31] timer: Remove meaningless .data/.function
 assignments

On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 04:29:25PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> Several timer users needlessly reset their .function/.data fields during
> their timer callback, but nothing else changes them. Some users do not
> use their .data field at all. Each instance is removed here.
> 
> Cc: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
> Cc: Aditya Shankar <aditya.shankar@...rochip.com>
> Cc: Ganesh Krishna <ganesh.krishna@...rochip.com>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
>  drivers/block/amiflop.c                           | 3 +--
>  drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c                      | 2 --
>  drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c                         | 2 --
>  drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c | 4 +---
>  4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

For the staging driver:

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>