[PATCH] sky2: Use deferrable timer for watchdog

From: Parag Warudkar
Date: Tue Dec 18 2007 - 20:13:48 EST



sky2 can use deferrable timer for watchdog - reduces wakeups from idle per second.

Signed-off-by: Parag Warudkar <parag.warudkar@xxxxxxxxx>

--- linux-2.6/drivers/net/sky2.c 2007-12-07 10:04:39.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6-work/drivers/net/sky2.c 2007-12-18 20:07:58.000000000 -0500
@@ -4230,7 +4230,10 @@
sky2_show_addr(dev1);
}

- setup_timer(&hw->watchdog_timer, sky2_watchdog, (unsigned long) hw);
+ hw->watchdog_timer.function = sky2_watchdog;
+ hw->watchdog_timer.data = (unsigned long) hw;
+ init_timer_deferrable(&hw->watchdog_timer);
+
INIT_WORK(&hw->restart_work, sky2_restart);

pci_set_drvdata(pdev, hw);
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