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/amd/am79c961a.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/am79c961a.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/am79c961a.c index b11e910..0612dbe 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/am79c961a.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/am79c961a.c @@ -728,9 +728,7 @@ static int am79c961_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) am79c961_banner(); spin_lock_init(&priv->chip_lock); - init_timer(&priv->timer); - priv->timer.data = (unsigned long)dev; - priv->timer.function = am79c961_timer; + setup_timer(&priv->timer, am79c961_timer, (unsigned long)dev); if (am79c961_hw_init(dev)) goto release; -- 2.7.4