linux-kernel - [PATCH] serial: 8250: Convert timers to use timer

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Date:   Tue, 24 Oct 2017 02:59:17 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Vignesh R <vigneshr@...com>, Ed Blake <ed.blake@...tec.com>,
        Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@...e.com>,
        Sean Young <sean@...s.org>, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] serial: 8250: Convert timers to use timer_setup()

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: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>
Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Vignesh R <vigneshr@...com>
Cc: Ed Blake <ed.blake@...tec.com>
Cc: Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@...e.com>
Cc: Sean Young <sean@...s.org>
Cc: linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c | 16 +++++++---------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index 00d4b114f1bf..ccfc42ca846d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -262,17 +262,17 @@ static void serial_unlink_irq_chain(struct uart_8250_port *up)
  * barely passable results for a 16550A.  (Although at the expense
  * of much CPU overhead).
  */
-static void serial8250_timeout(unsigned long data)
+static void serial8250_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct uart_8250_port *up = (struct uart_8250_port *)data;
+	struct uart_8250_port *up = from_timer(up, t, timer);
 
 	up->port.handle_irq(&up->port);
 	mod_timer(&up->timer, jiffies + uart_poll_timeout(&up->port));
 }
 
-static void serial8250_backup_timeout(unsigned long data)
+static void serial8250_backup_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct uart_8250_port *up = (struct uart_8250_port *)data;
+	struct uart_8250_port *up = from_timer(up, t, timer);
 	unsigned int iir, ier = 0, lsr;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ static int univ8250_setup_irq(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	if (up->bugs & UART_BUG_THRE) {
 		pr_debug("ttyS%d - using backup timer\n", serial_index(port));
 
-		up->timer.function = serial8250_backup_timeout;
-		up->timer.data = (unsigned long)up;
+		up->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)serial8250_backup_timeout;
 		mod_timer(&up->timer, jiffies +
 			  uart_poll_timeout(port) + HZ / 5);
 	}
@@ -341,7 +340,6 @@ static int univ8250_setup_irq(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	 * driver used to do this with IRQ0.
 	 */
 	if (!port->irq) {
-		up->timer.data = (unsigned long)up;
 		mod_timer(&up->timer, jiffies + uart_poll_timeout(port));
 	} else
 		retval = serial_link_irq_chain(up);
@@ -354,7 +352,7 @@ static void univ8250_release_irq(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	struct uart_port *port = &up->port;
 
 	del_timer_sync(&up->timer);
-	up->timer.function = serial8250_timeout;
+	up->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)serial8250_timeout;
 	if (port->irq)
 		serial_unlink_irq_chain(up);
 }
@@ -525,7 +523,7 @@ static void __init serial8250_isa_init_ports(void)
 			base_ops = port->ops;
 		port->ops = &univ8250_port_ops;
 
-		setup_timer(&up->timer, serial8250_timeout, 0UL);
+		timer_setup(&up->timer, serial8250_timeout, 0);
 
 		up->ops = &univ8250_driver_ops;
 
-- 
2.7.4


-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security