Re: [PATCH] powerpc/watchdog: Convert timers to use timer_setup()

[Michael Ellerman]

Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:47:10 -0700
> Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> 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.

cheers