linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2] isdn/gigaset: Convert timers to use timer

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Date:   Mon, 9 Oct 2017 09:15:17 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     'Kees Cook' <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
CC:     Karsten Keil <isdn@...ux-pingi.de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "gigaset307x-common@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
        <gigaset307x-common@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2] isdn/gigaset: Convert timers to use timer_setup()

From: Kees Cook
> Sent: 06 October 2017 20:40
...
> I'm in no rush for any specific change. There are about 900 call sites
> I'm making my way through, about 2/3rd are pretty trivial, and the
> less obvious is what I've started sending out now, since I expect some
> will need some more careful review.

Is it worth adding a structure that contains a timer and an extra 'long'
than can be used to maintain the existing API logic for the 'difficult'
cases?

	David