linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ahci: Convert timers to use timer

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Date:   Thu, 5 Oct 2017 16:37:43 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ahci: Convert timers to use timer_setup()

On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 7:21 AM, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 04, 2017 at 05:54:17PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
>> In preparation for unconditionally passing the struct timer_list pointer to
>> all timer callbacks, switch to using the new timer_setup() and from_timer()
>> to pass the timer pointer explicitly. Adds a pointer back to link
>> structure.
>>
>> Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
>> Cc: linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
>> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>
> Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
>
> Please feel free to route together with other timer patches.

Most of the timer conversions are going via the maintainer trees. Are
you able to take these? If not, I can ask tglx to take them.

Thanks!

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security