linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 27/31] usb/gadget/snps_udc_core: Remove struct timer

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Message-ID: <871smrkvve.fsf@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:36:37 +0300
From:   Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Raviteja Garimella <raviteja.garimella@...adcom.com>,
        Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 27/31] usb/gadget/snps_udc_core: Remove struct timer_list.data use

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

> If the probe fails, udc_remove() will not be called, so there is no
> reason to make del_timer_sync() calls conditional. As a result, use of
> the .data field can be dropped, in support of making removing this field
> entirely from struct timer_list.
>
> Cc: Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Raviteja Garimella <raviteja.garimella@...adcom.com>
> Cc: Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
> Cc: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
> Cc: linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

Acked-by: Felipe Balbi <felipe.balbi@...ux.intel.com>

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