linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] driver:garmin gps: use setup

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Date:   Mon, 9 Oct 2017 15:59:05 +0200
From:   Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:     Allen Pais <allen.lkml@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, johan@...nel.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] driver:garmin gps: use setup_timer

On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 04:54:24PM +0530, Allen Pais wrote:
>     Use setup_timer function instead of initializing timer with the
>     function and data fields.

Why the odd indentation here?

> Signed-off-by: Allen Pais <allen.lkml@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c | 5 ++---
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c b/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
> index b2f2e87..2dbc1bed 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
> @@ -1391,12 +1391,11 @@ static int garmin_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
>  	if (!garmin_data_p)
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  
> -	init_timer(&garmin_data_p->timer);
> +	setup_timer(&garmin_data_p->timer, timeout_handler,
> +		    (unsigned long)garmin_data_p);
>  	spin_lock_init(&garmin_data_p->lock);
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&garmin_data_p->pktlist);
>  	/* garmin_data_p->timer.expires = jiffies + session_timeout; */
> -	garmin_data_p->timer.data = (unsigned long)garmin_data_p;
> -	garmin_data_p->timer.function = timeout_handler;
>  	garmin_data_p->port = port;
>  	garmin_data_p->state = 0;
>  	garmin_data_p->flags = 0;

Kees submitted the exact same change the day before you as part of a
larger patch resulting from running coccinelle and replacing all
open-coded versions of setup_timer in go, something which seems
preferable.

Not sure who is expected to pick that patch up, but I'll hold off on
this one for a while still waiting to see what happens to Kees's series.

Thanks,
Johan