Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: btcoex: replace init_timer with setup_timer

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Fri May 12 2017 - 04:55:08 EST


Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 5/12/2017 10:19 AM, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Xie Qirong <cheerx1994@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> The combination of init_timer and setting up the data and function field
>>> manually is equivalent to calling setup_timer(). This is an api
>>> consolidation only and improves readability.
>>>
>>> Acked-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Xie Qirong <cheerx1994@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> setup_timer.cocci suggested the following improvement:
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/btcoex.c:383:1-11: Use
>>> setup_timer function for function on line 384.
>>>
>>> Patch was compile checked with: x86_64_defconfig + CONFIG_BRCMFMAC=y +
>>> CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_USB=y + CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_PCIE=y + CONFIG_BRCM_TRACING=y +
>>> CONFIG_BRCMDBG=y
>>>
>>> Kernel version: 4.11.0 (localversion-next is next-20170512)
>>
>> How is this different from the first version?
>>
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9709467/
>
> Hi Kalle,
>
> This is actually the third version. You are referring to the
> not-specifically-named "v2" here, but how are you to know ;-)

Exactly :)

> This third version is the same as v1 on which I commented to put the
> coccinelle output in the commit message. So I would still keep v2 if
> nothing else changed in v3 apart from my Acked-by: tag.

Ok, but I can easily take v3 (ie. this one) so that you get credit ;)

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Kalle Valo