linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/58] net/usb/usbnet: Convert timers to use timer

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Date:   Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:30:02 +0200
From:   Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/58] net/usb/usbnet: Convert timers to use
 timer_setup()

Am Montag, den 16.10.2017, 17:28 -0700 schrieb Kees Cook:
> 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. Since the callback is called from
> both a timer and a tasklet, adjust the tasklet to pass the timer address
> too. When tasklets have their .data field removed, this can be refactored
> to call a central function after resolving the correct container_of() for a
> separate callback function for timer and tasklet.
> 
> Cc: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Acked-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>