Use setup_timer function instead of initializing timer with the function and data fields.
Signed-off-by: Allen Pais <allen.l...@gmail.com> --- drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c index 729095d..99d3c78 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c @@ -1652,9 +1652,7 @@ static int ns83820_open(struct net_device *ndev) writel(0, dev->base + TXDP_HI); writel(desc, dev->base + TXDP); - init_timer(&dev->tx_watchdog); - dev->tx_watchdog.data = (unsigned long)ndev; - dev->tx_watchdog.function = ns83820_tx_watch; + setup_timer(&dev->tx_watchdog, ns83820_tx_watch, (unsigned long)ndev); mod_timer(&dev->tx_watchdog, jiffies + 2*HZ); netif_start_queue(ndev); /* FIXME: wait for phy to come up */ -- 2.7.4