netdev - Re: [PATCH] netdev:bfin_mac: reclaim and free tx skb as soon as possible after transfer

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Date:	Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:02:33 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	sonic.adi@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, uclinux-dist-devel@...ckfin.uclinux.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netdev:bfin_mac: reclaim and free tx skb as soon as
 possible after transfer

From: sonic zhang <sonic.adi@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 17:19:34 +0800

> @@ -1485,6 +1506,10 @@ static int __devinit bfin_mac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	ndev->netdev_ops = &bfin_mac_netdev_ops;
>  	ndev->ethtool_ops = &bfin_mac_ethtool_ops;
>  
> +	init_timer(&lp->tx_reclaim_timer);
> +	lp->tx_reclaim_timer.data = (unsigned long)(lp);

Putting parenthesis around "lp" is excessive, please don't do this.

> +	lp->tx_reclaim_timer.function = (void *)tx_reclaim_skb;
> +
>  	spin_lock_init(&lp->lock);

Do not cast the function pointer to "void *" like this, it's ugly and entirely
not necessary.

Instead have a wrapper function that uses the correct types as specified
for timer functions, that calls the existing function.
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