linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc/watchdog: Convert timers to use timer

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Date:   Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:05:37 +1100
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev\@lists.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/watchdog: Convert timers to use timer_setup()

Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au> writes:
> Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> writes:
>> On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 5:29 AM, Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au> wrote:
>>> Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com> writes:
>>>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:47:10 -0700
>>>> Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
>>>>> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
>>>>> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
>>>>> Cc: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>
>>>>> Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>>>>
>>>> Looks fine to me. Is this intended to be merged via the powerpc tree
>>>> in the next merge window?
>>>
>>> It relies on the new timer_setup(), which is in one of tglx's trees (I
>>> think). So I expect it to go via that tree.
>>
>> It's in -rc3, but the timer tree can carry it if you want. Which do
>> you prefer?
>
> Oh sorry, I assumed it was in only in linux-next.
>
> I'll take this. Thanks.

Ugh, I'm an <expletive deleted>.

My next is based on rc2, so I can't take this.

Can you please pick it up.

cheers