Hi Jiri,
> timers cleanup
>
> - Use timer macros to set function and data members and to modify
> expiration time.
> - Use DEFINE_TIMER for global timers and do not init them at run-time in
> these cases.
> - del_timer_sync is common in most cases -- we want to wait for timer
> function if it's still running.
For the watchdog drivers: the timers are only used if the watchdog is active.
Why should we not init them at run time but use the DEFINE_TIMER macro?
Personnaly I prefer to use the same syntax in all the watchdog drivers
(thus either DEFINE_TIMER or either setup_timer() ).
Greetings,
Wim.
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