diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
index 1669240c7a25f443cee1a32c0a07f90595858605..b305f8247909563551a9d4a9ba20c81c000e9722 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ static int uml_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto out_close;
 	}
 
-	lp->tl.data = (unsigned long) &lp->user;
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 
 	/* clear buffer - it can happen that the host side of the interface
@@ -278,10 +277,11 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops uml_net_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_ts_info	= ethtool_op_get_ts_info,
 };
 
-static void uml_net_user_timer_expire(unsigned long _conn)
+static void uml_net_user_timer_expire(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 #ifdef undef
-	struct connection *conn = (struct connection *)_conn;
+	struct uml_net_private *lp = from_timer(lp, t, tl);
+	struct connection *conn = &lp->user;
 
 	dprintk(KERN_INFO "uml_net_user_timer_expire [%p]\n", conn);
 	do_connect(conn);
@@ -458,9 +458,8 @@ static void eth_configure(int n, void *init, char *mac,
 		  .add_address 		= transport->user->add_address,
 		  .delete_address  	= transport->user->delete_address });
 
-	init_timer(&lp->tl);
+	timer_setup(&lp->tl, uml_net_user_timer_expire, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&lp->lock);
-	lp->tl.function = uml_net_user_timer_expire;
 	memcpy(lp->mac, dev->dev_addr, sizeof(lp->mac));
 
 	if ((transport->user->init != NULL) &&
diff --git a/drivers/atm/idt77252.c b/drivers/atm/idt77252.c
index 47f3c4ae05947f9c98080fa637ef747b84fcf836..0e3b9c44c8089c3d82ad2d518ce0c280834bb86a 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/idt77252.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/idt77252.c
@@ -2073,21 +2073,19 @@ idt77252_rate_logindex(struct idt77252_dev *card, int pcr)
 }
 
 static void
-idt77252_est_timer(unsigned long data)
+idt77252_est_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct vc_map *vc = (struct vc_map *)data;
+	struct rate_estimator *est = from_timer(est, t, timer);
+	struct vc_map *vc = est->vc;
 	struct idt77252_dev *card = vc->card;
-	struct rate_estimator *est;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 rate, cps;
 	u64 ncells;
 	u8 lacr;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vc->lock, flags);
-	est = vc->estimator;
-	if (!est)
+	if (!vc->estimator)
 		goto out;
-
 	ncells = est->cells;
 
 	rate = ((u32)(ncells - est->last_cells)) << (7 - est->interval);
@@ -2126,10 +2124,11 @@ idt77252_init_est(struct vc_map *vc, int pcr)
 	est->maxcps = pcr < 0 ? -pcr : pcr;
 	est->cps = est->maxcps;
 	est->avcps = est->cps << 5;
+	est->vc = vc;
 
 	est->interval = 2;		/* XXX: make this configurable */
 	est->ewma_log = 2;		/* XXX: make this configurable */
-	setup_timer(&est->timer, idt77252_est_timer, (unsigned long)vc);
+	timer_setup(&est->timer, idt77252_est_timer, 0);
 	mod_timer(&est->timer, jiffies + ((HZ / 4) << est->interval));
 
 	return est;
@@ -2209,16 +2208,20 @@ static int
 idt77252_init_ubr(struct idt77252_dev *card, struct vc_map *vc,
 		  struct atm_vcc *vcc, struct atm_qos *qos)
 {
+	struct rate_estimator *est = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int tcr;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vc->lock, flags);
 	if (vc->estimator) {
-		del_timer(&vc->estimator->timer);
-		kfree(vc->estimator);
+		est = vc->estimator;
 		vc->estimator = NULL;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vc->lock, flags);
+	if (est) {
+		del_timer_sync(&est->timer);
+		kfree(est);
+	}
 
 	tcr = atm_pcr_goal(&qos->txtp);
 	if (tcr == 0)
diff --git a/drivers/atm/idt77252.h b/drivers/atm/idt77252.h
index 3a82cc23a0532ba72e74a551c162b03c383c3c5f..9339197d701c4591dd5653ab9fcb3c327758ac76 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/idt77252.h
+++ b/drivers/atm/idt77252.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ struct aal1 {
 	unsigned char		sequence;
 };
 
+struct vc_map;
+
 struct rate_estimator {
 	struct timer_list	timer;
 	unsigned int		interval;
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ struct rate_estimator {
 	long			avcps;
 	u32			cps;
 	u32			maxcps;
+	struct vc_map		*vc;
 };
 
 struct vc_map {
diff --git a/drivers/atm/suni.c b/drivers/atm/suni.c
index b0363149b2fdac81b2c77ff06da850cc47a82c05..b8825f2d79e0205631e13f9c4a38605d6a952ca5 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/suni.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/suni.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sunis_lock);
     if (atomic_read(&stats->s) < 0) atomic_set(&stats->s,INT_MAX);
 
 
-static void suni_hz(unsigned long from_timer)
+static void suni_hz(struct timer_list *timer)
 {
 	struct suni_priv *walk;
 	struct atm_dev *dev;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void suni_hz(unsigned long from_timer)
 		    ((GET(TACP_TCC) & 0xff) << 8) |
 		    ((GET(TACP_TCCM) & 7) << 16));
 	}
-	if (from_timer) mod_timer(&poll_timer,jiffies+HZ);
+	if (timer) mod_timer(&poll_timer,jiffies+HZ);
 }
 
 
@@ -322,13 +322,11 @@ static int suni_start(struct atm_dev *dev)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s(itf %d): no signal\n",dev->type,
 		    dev->number);
 	PRIV(dev)->loop_mode = ATM_LM_NONE;
-	suni_hz(0); /* clear SUNI counters */
+	suni_hz(NULL); /* clear SUNI counters */
 	(void) fetch_stats(dev,NULL,1); /* clear kernel counters */
 	if (first) {
-		init_timer(&poll_timer);
+		timer_setup(&poll_timer, suni_hz, 0);
 		poll_timer.expires = jiffies+HZ;
-		poll_timer.function = suni_hz;
-		poll_timer.data = 1;
 #if 0
 printk(KERN_DEBUG "[u] p=0x%lx,n=0x%lx\n",(unsigned long) poll_timer.list.prev,
     (unsigned long) poll_timer.list.next);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/bas-gigaset.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/bas-gigaset.c
index 2da3ff650e1d550cc50fd8572156ddd1cabd7961..c990c6bbffc2508e4119b026f52f21e421133094 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/bas-gigaset.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/bas-gigaset.c
@@ -433,10 +433,11 @@ static void check_pending(struct bas_cardstate *ucs)
  * argument:
  *	controller state structure
  */
-static void cmd_in_timeout(unsigned long data)
+static void cmd_in_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct cardstate *cs = (struct cardstate *) data;
-	struct bas_cardstate *ucs = cs->hw.bas;
+	struct bas_cardstate *ucs = from_timer(ucs, t, timer_cmd_in);
+	struct urb *urb = ucs->urb_int_in;
+	struct cardstate *cs = urb->context;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!ucs->rcvbuf_size) {
@@ -639,10 +640,11 @@ static void int_in_work(struct work_struct *work)
  * argument:
  *	controller state structure
  */
-static void int_in_resubmit(unsigned long data)
+static void int_in_resubmit(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct cardstate *cs = (struct cardstate *) data;
-	struct bas_cardstate *ucs = cs->hw.bas;
+	struct bas_cardstate *ucs = from_timer(ucs, t, timer_int_in);
+	struct urb *urb = ucs->urb_int_in;
+	struct cardstate *cs = urb->context;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (ucs->retry_int_in++ >= BAS_RETRY) {
@@ -1441,10 +1443,11 @@ static void read_iso_tasklet(unsigned long data)
  * argument:
  *	controller state structure
  */
-static void req_timeout(unsigned long data)
+static void req_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct cardstate *cs = (struct cardstate *) data;
-	struct bas_cardstate *ucs = cs->hw.bas;
+	struct bas_cardstate *ucs = from_timer(ucs, t, timer_ctrl);
+	struct urb *urb = ucs->urb_int_in;
+	struct cardstate *cs = urb->context;
 	int pending;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -1837,10 +1840,11 @@ static void write_command_callback(struct urb *urb)
  * argument:
  *	controller state structure
  */
-static void atrdy_timeout(unsigned long data)
+static void atrdy_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct cardstate *cs = (struct cardstate *) data;
-	struct bas_cardstate *ucs = cs->hw.bas;
+	struct bas_cardstate *ucs = from_timer(ucs, t, timer_atrdy);
+	struct urb *urb = ucs->urb_int_in;
+	struct cardstate *cs = urb->context;
 
 	dev_warn(cs->dev, "timeout waiting for HD_READY_SEND_ATDATA\n");
 
@@ -2200,7 +2204,7 @@ static int gigaset_initcshw(struct cardstate *cs)
 {
 	struct bas_cardstate *ucs;
 
-	cs->hw.bas = ucs = kmalloc(sizeof *ucs, GFP_KERNEL);
+	cs->hw.bas = ucs = kzalloc(sizeof(*ucs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ucs) {
 		pr_err("out of memory\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2212,19 +2216,11 @@ static int gigaset_initcshw(struct cardstate *cs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	ucs->urb_cmd_in = NULL;
-	ucs->urb_cmd_out = NULL;
-	ucs->rcvbuf = NULL;
-	ucs->rcvbuf_size = 0;
-
 	spin_lock_init(&ucs->lock);
-	ucs->pending = 0;
-
-	ucs->basstate = 0;
-	setup_timer(&ucs->timer_ctrl, req_timeout, (unsigned long) cs);
-	setup_timer(&ucs->timer_atrdy, atrdy_timeout, (unsigned long) cs);
-	setup_timer(&ucs->timer_cmd_in, cmd_in_timeout, (unsigned long) cs);
-	setup_timer(&ucs->timer_int_in, int_in_resubmit, (unsigned long) cs);
+	timer_setup(&ucs->timer_ctrl, req_timeout, 0);
+	timer_setup(&ucs->timer_atrdy, atrdy_timeout, 0);
+	timer_setup(&ucs->timer_cmd_in, cmd_in_timeout, 0);
+	timer_setup(&ucs->timer_int_in, int_in_resubmit, 0);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ucs->waitqueue);
 	INIT_WORK(&ucs->int_in_wq, int_in_work);
 
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/common.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/common.c
index 7c7814497e3ea28587f208b98da95ece812a25a1..15482c5de33c1958e06d0666f5c3fb12fcbe0ca7 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/common.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/common.c
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ static int test_timeout(struct at_state_t *at_state)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static void timer_tick(unsigned long data)
+static void timer_tick(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct cardstate *cs = (struct cardstate *) data;
+	struct cardstate *cs = from_timer(cs, t, timer);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned channel;
 	struct at_state_t *at_state;
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ struct cardstate *gigaset_initcs(struct gigaset_driver *drv, int channels,
 	cs->ignoreframes = ignoreframes;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cs->temp_at_states);
 	cs->running = 0;
-	init_timer(&cs->timer); /* clear next & prev */
+	timer_setup(&cs->timer, timer_tick, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&cs->ev_lock);
 	cs->ev_tail = 0;
 	cs->ev_head = 0;
@@ -768,7 +768,6 @@ struct cardstate *gigaset_initcs(struct gigaset_driver *drv, int channels,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cs->lock, flags);
 	cs->running = 1;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cs->lock, flags);
-	setup_timer(&cs->timer, timer_tick, (unsigned long) cs);
 	cs->timer.expires = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(GIG_TICK);
 	add_timer(&cs->timer);
 
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/mISDNipac.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/mISDNipac.c
index e240010b93fa0b568517fb696f8053b9f8ae28f8..4d78f870435ec5c941fd7caf854df904d59f2e7b 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/mISDNipac.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/mISDNipac.c
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ isac_fill_fifo(struct isac_hw *isac)
 		pr_debug("%s: %s dbusytimer running\n", isac->name, __func__);
 		del_timer(&isac->dch.timer);
 	}
-	init_timer(&isac->dch.timer);
 	isac->dch.timer.expires = jiffies + ((DBUSY_TIMER_VALUE * HZ)/1000);
 	add_timer(&isac->dch.timer);
 	if (isac->dch.debug & DEBUG_HW_DFIFO) {
@@ -727,8 +726,9 @@ isac_release(struct isac_hw *isac)
 }
 
 static void
-dbusy_timer_handler(struct isac_hw *isac)
+dbusy_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct isac_hw *isac = from_timer(isac, t, dch.timer);
 	int rbch, star;
 	u_long flags;
 
@@ -796,8 +796,7 @@ isac_init(struct isac_hw *isac)
 	}
 	isac->mon_tx = NULL;
 	isac->mon_rx = NULL;
-	setup_timer(&isac->dch.timer, (void *)dbusy_timer_handler,
-		    (long)isac);
+	timer_setup(&isac->dch.timer, dbusy_timer_handler, 0);
 	isac->mocr = 0xaa;
 	if (isac->type & IPAC_TYPE_ISACX) {
 		/* Disable all IRQ */
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/w6692.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/w6692.c
index d80072fef43415f2812169b2111391b3a6b5281e..536d5137f49d6fcba80fe2cbb4aeb684a5ded6ad 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/w6692.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/w6692.c
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ W6692_fill_Dfifo(struct w6692_hw *card)
 		pr_debug("%s: fill_Dfifo dbusytimer running\n", card->name);
 		del_timer(&dch->timer);
 	}
-	init_timer(&dch->timer);
 	dch->timer.expires = jiffies + ((DBUSY_TIMER_VALUE * HZ) / 1000);
 	add_timer(&dch->timer);
 	if (debug & DEBUG_HW_DFIFO) {
@@ -819,8 +818,9 @@ w6692_irq(int intno, void *dev_id)
 }
 
 static void
-dbusy_timer_handler(struct dchannel *dch)
+dbusy_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct dchannel *dch = from_timer(dch, t, timer);
 	struct w6692_hw	*card = dch->hw;
 	int		rbch, star;
 	u_long		flags;
@@ -852,8 +852,7 @@ static void initW6692(struct w6692_hw *card)
 {
 	u8	val;
 
-	setup_timer(&card->dch.timer, (void *)dbusy_timer_handler,
-		    (u_long)&card->dch);
+	timer_setup(&card->dch.timer, dbusy_timer_handler, 0);
 	w6692_mode(&card->bc[0], ISDN_P_NONE);
 	w6692_mode(&card->bc[1], ISDN_P_NONE);
 	WriteW6692(card, W_D_CTL, 0x00);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/amd7930_fn.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/amd7930_fn.c
index dcf4c2a9fcea154582110d45a0ecfac51b92ce75..77debda2221b1c9d44adb7bdc97f71b7a5aab975 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/amd7930_fn.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/amd7930_fn.c
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ Amd7930_fill_Dfifo(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 		debugl1(cs, "Amd7930: fill_Dfifo dbusytimer running");
 		del_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	}
-	init_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	cs->dbusytimer.expires = jiffies + ((DBUSY_TIMER_VALUE * HZ) / 1000);
 	add_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 
@@ -686,8 +685,9 @@ DC_Close_Amd7930(struct IsdnCardState *cs) {
 
 
 static void
-dbusy_timer_handler(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+dbusy_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, dbusytimer);
 	u_long flags;
 	struct PStack *stptr;
 	WORD dtcr, der;
@@ -790,5 +790,5 @@ void Amd7930_init(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 void setup_Amd7930(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 {
 	INIT_WORK(&cs->tqueue, Amd7930_bh);
-	setup_timer(&cs->dbusytimer, (void *)dbusy_timer_handler, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->dbusytimer, dbusy_timer_handler, 0);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/arcofi.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/arcofi.c
index 9826bad49e2c1f60f11108661ecb610bcaf878b2..2f784f96d439c580719897cedf14da4a91e76cb9 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/arcofi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/arcofi.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ add_arcofi_timer(struct IsdnCardState *cs) {
 	if (test_and_set_bit(FLG_ARCOFI_TIMER, &cs->HW_Flags)) {
 		del_timer(&cs->dc.isac.arcofitimer);
 	}
-	init_timer(&cs->dc.isac.arcofitimer);
 	cs->dc.isac.arcofitimer.expires = jiffies + ((ARCOFI_TIMER_VALUE * HZ) / 1000);
 	add_timer(&cs->dc.isac.arcofitimer);
 }
@@ -112,7 +111,8 @@ arcofi_fsm(struct IsdnCardState *cs, int event, void *data) {
 }
 
 static void
-arcofi_timer(struct IsdnCardState *cs) {
+arcofi_timer(struct timer_list *t) {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, dc.isac.arcofitimer);
 	arcofi_fsm(cs, ARCOFI_TIMEOUT, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ clear_arcofi(struct IsdnCardState *cs) {
 
 void
 init_arcofi(struct IsdnCardState *cs) {
-	setup_timer(&cs->dc.isac.arcofitimer, (void *)arcofi_timer, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->dc.isac.arcofitimer, arcofi_timer, 0);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&cs->dc.isac.arcofi_wait);
 	test_and_set_bit(HW_ARCOFI, &cs->HW_Flags);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/diva.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/diva.c
index 3fc94e7741ae71a3db3380e8c0e5bebc71b38a97..38bdd3f7b9600a4506a7c5d46d838780016fc65c 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/diva.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/diva.c
@@ -798,8 +798,9 @@ reset_diva(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 #define DIVA_ASSIGN 1
 
 static void
-diva_led_handler(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+diva_led_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, hw.diva.tl);
 	int blink = 0;
 
 	if ((cs->subtyp == DIVA_IPAC_ISA) ||
@@ -828,7 +829,6 @@ diva_led_handler(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 
 	byteout(cs->hw.diva.ctrl, cs->hw.diva.ctrl_reg);
 	if (blink) {
-		init_timer(&cs->hw.diva.tl);
 		cs->hw.diva.tl.expires = jiffies + ((blink * HZ) / 1000);
 		add_timer(&cs->hw.diva.tl);
 	}
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ Diva_card_msg(struct IsdnCardState *cs, int mt, void *arg)
 	    (cs->subtyp != DIVA_IPAC_PCI) &&
 	    (cs->subtyp != DIVA_IPACX_PCI)) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&cs->lock, flags);
-		diva_led_handler(cs);
+		diva_led_handler(&cs->hw.diva.tl);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cs->lock, flags);
 	}
 	return (0);
@@ -978,8 +978,7 @@ static int setup_diva_common(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Diva: IPACX Design Id: %x\n",
 		       MemReadISAC_IPACX(cs, IPACX_ID) & 0x3F);
 	} else { /* DIVA 2.0 */
-		setup_timer(&cs->hw.diva.tl, (void *)diva_led_handler,
-			    (long)cs);
+		timer_setup(&cs->hw.diva.tl, diva_led_handler, 0);
 		cs->readisac  = &ReadISAC;
 		cs->writeisac = &WriteISAC;
 		cs->readisacfifo  = &ReadISACfifo;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/elsa.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/elsa.c
index 03bc5d504e2266774ab866c695a52546d72816b4..b21c05820f4496cd6ea84f18733fae0567c519ec 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/elsa.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/elsa.c
@@ -606,8 +606,9 @@ check_arcofi(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 #endif /* ARCOFI_USE */
 
 static void
-elsa_led_handler(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+elsa_led_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, hw.elsa.tl);
 	int blink = 0;
 
 	if (cs->subtyp == ELSA_PCMCIA || cs->subtyp == ELSA_PCMCIA_IPAC)
@@ -640,7 +641,6 @@ elsa_led_handler(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 	} else
 		byteout(cs->hw.elsa.ctrl, cs->hw.elsa.ctrl_reg);
 	if (blink) {
-		init_timer(&cs->hw.elsa.tl);
 		cs->hw.elsa.tl.expires = jiffies + ((blink * HZ) / 1000);
 		add_timer(&cs->hw.elsa.tl);
 	}
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ Elsa_card_msg(struct IsdnCardState *cs, int mt, void *arg)
 			init_modem(cs);
 		}
 #endif
-		elsa_led_handler(cs);
+		elsa_led_handler(&cs->hw.elsa.tl);
 		return (ret);
 	case (MDL_REMOVE | REQUEST):
 		cs->hw.elsa.status &= 0;
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ Elsa_card_msg(struct IsdnCardState *cs, int mt, void *arg)
 		else
 			cs->hw.elsa.status &= ~ELSA_BAD_PWR;
 	}
-	elsa_led_handler(cs);
+	elsa_led_handler(&cs->hw.elsa.tl);
 	return (ret);
 }
 
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ static int setup_elsa_common(struct IsdnCard *card)
 	init_arcofi(cs);
 #endif
 	setup_isac(cs);
-	setup_timer(&cs->hw.elsa.tl, (void *)elsa_led_handler, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->hw.elsa.tl, elsa_led_handler, 0);
 	/* Teste Timer */
 	if (cs->hw.elsa.timer) {
 		byteout(cs->hw.elsa.trig, 0xff);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/fsm.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/fsm.c
index d63266fa8cbdb93bf37e630af6663f511292786d..3e020ec0f65e075809848790ec535cc615a86065 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/fsm.c
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ FsmChangeState(struct FsmInst *fi, int newstate)
 }
 
 static void
-FsmExpireTimer(struct FsmTimer *ft)
+FsmExpireTimer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct FsmTimer *ft = from_timer(ft, t, tl);
 #if FSM_TIMER_DEBUG
 	if (ft->fi->debug)
 		ft->fi->printdebug(ft->fi, "FsmExpireTimer %lx", (long) ft);
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ FsmInitTimer(struct FsmInst *fi, struct FsmTimer *ft)
 	if (ft->fi->debug)
 		ft->fi->printdebug(ft->fi, "FsmInitTimer %lx", (long) ft);
 #endif
-	setup_timer(&ft->tl, (void *)FsmExpireTimer, (long)ft);
+	timer_setup(&ft->tl, FsmExpireTimer, 0);
 }
 
 void
@@ -131,7 +132,6 @@ FsmAddTimer(struct FsmTimer *ft,
 		ft->fi->printdebug(ft->fi, "FsmAddTimer already active!");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	init_timer(&ft->tl);
 	ft->event = event;
 	ft->arg = arg;
 	ft->tl.expires = jiffies + (millisec * HZ) / 1000;
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ FsmRestartTimer(struct FsmTimer *ft,
 
 	if (timer_pending(&ft->tl))
 		del_timer(&ft->tl);
-	init_timer(&ft->tl);
 	ft->event = event;
 	ft->arg = arg;
 	ft->tl.expires = jiffies + (millisec * HZ) / 1000;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.c
index 9090cc1e1f299a8b3a3296fa088b2f2cf33ef342..e9bb8fb67ad08fdac6942416a022f324c3691be8 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.c
@@ -591,8 +591,9 @@ bch_l2l1(struct hisax_if *ifc, int pr, void *arg)
 /* layer 1 timer function */
 /**************************/
 static void
-hfc_l1_timer(struct hfc4s8s_l1 *l1)
+hfc_l1_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct hfc4s8s_l1 *l1 = from_timer(l1, t, l1_timer);
 	u_long flags;
 
 	if (!l1->enabled)
@@ -1396,8 +1397,7 @@ setup_instance(hfc4s8s_hw *hw)
 		l1p = hw->l1 + i;
 		spin_lock_init(&l1p->lock);
 		l1p->hw = hw;
-		setup_timer(&l1p->l1_timer, (void *)hfc_l1_timer,
-			    (long)(l1p));
+		timer_setup(&l1p->l1_timer, hfc_l1_timer, 0);
 		l1p->st_num = i;
 		skb_queue_head_init(&l1p->d_tx_queue);
 		l1p->d_if.ifc.priv = hw->l1 + i;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_2bds0.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_2bds0.c
index ad8597a1a07efd75e1979054fdcda31ecab8b7a6..86b82172e9927fbae666ea3f6b04453d45eb7b35 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_2bds0.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_2bds0.c
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ setstack_hfcd(struct PStack *st, struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 }
 
 static void
-hfc_dbusy_timer(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+hfc_dbusy_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 }
 
@@ -1073,6 +1073,6 @@ set_cs_func(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 	cs->writeisacfifo = &dummyf;
 	cs->BC_Read_Reg = &ReadReg;
 	cs->BC_Write_Reg = &WriteReg;
-	setup_timer(&cs->dbusytimer, (void *)hfc_dbusy_timer, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->dbusytimer, hfc_dbusy_timer, 0);
 	INIT_WORK(&cs->tqueue, hfcd_bh);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_pci.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_pci.c
index f9ca35cc32b135bc2ae8d31b7f2c87c05d5cfb73..8e5b03161b2ff035e7d9092a6f56f5b861e0a2a1 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_pci.c
@@ -165,8 +165,9 @@ reset_hfcpci(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 /* Timer function called when kernel timer expires */
 /***************************************************/
 static void
-hfcpci_Timer(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+hfcpci_Timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, hw.hfcpci.timer);
 	cs->hw.hfcpci.timer.expires = jiffies + 75;
 	/* WD RESET */
 /*      WriteReg(cs, HFCD_DATA, HFCD_CTMT, cs->hw.hfcpci.ctmt | 0x80);
@@ -1095,7 +1096,7 @@ hfcpci_interrupt(int intno, void *dev_id)
 /* timer callback for D-chan busy resolution. Currently no function */
 /********************************************************************/
 static void
-hfcpci_dbusy_timer(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+hfcpci_dbusy_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 }
 
@@ -1582,7 +1583,7 @@ inithfcpci(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 	cs->bcs[1].BC_SetStack = setstack_2b;
 	cs->bcs[0].BC_Close = close_hfcpci;
 	cs->bcs[1].BC_Close = close_hfcpci;
-	setup_timer(&cs->dbusytimer, (void *)hfcpci_dbusy_timer, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->dbusytimer, hfcpci_dbusy_timer, 0);
 	mode_hfcpci(cs->bcs, 0, 0);
 	mode_hfcpci(cs->bcs + 1, 0, 1);
 }
@@ -1744,7 +1745,7 @@ setup_hfcpci(struct IsdnCard *card)
 	cs->BC_Write_Reg = NULL;
 	cs->irq_func = &hfcpci_interrupt;
 	cs->irq_flags |= IRQF_SHARED;
-	setup_timer(&cs->hw.hfcpci.timer, (void *)hfcpci_Timer, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->hw.hfcpci.timer, hfcpci_Timer, 0);
 	cs->cardmsg = &hfcpci_card_msg;
 	cs->auxcmd = &hfcpci_auxcmd;
 
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_sx.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_sx.c
index 3aef8e1a90e4455c6b1aa1e5eb935c95cd018210..d925f579bc802cf54aad8ec09cb0cf1f48dc94f2 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_sx.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_sx.c
@@ -418,8 +418,9 @@ reset_hfcsx(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 /* Timer function called when kernel timer expires */
 /***************************************************/
 static void
-hfcsx_Timer(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+hfcsx_Timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, hw.hfcsx.timer);
 	cs->hw.hfcsx.timer.expires = jiffies + 75;
 	/* WD RESET */
 /*      WriteReg(cs, HFCD_DATA, HFCD_CTMT, cs->hw.hfcsx.ctmt | 0x80);
@@ -860,7 +861,7 @@ hfcsx_interrupt(int intno, void *dev_id)
 /* timer callback for D-chan busy resolution. Currently no function */
 /********************************************************************/
 static void
-hfcsx_dbusy_timer(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+hfcsx_dbusy_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 }
 
@@ -1495,7 +1496,7 @@ int setup_hfcsx(struct IsdnCard *card)
 	} else
 		return (0);	/* no valid card type */
 
-	setup_timer(&cs->dbusytimer, (void *)hfcsx_dbusy_timer, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->dbusytimer, hfcsx_dbusy_timer, 0);
 	INIT_WORK(&cs->tqueue, hfcsx_bh);
 	cs->readisac = NULL;
 	cs->writeisac = NULL;
@@ -1507,7 +1508,7 @@ int setup_hfcsx(struct IsdnCard *card)
 
 	cs->hw.hfcsx.b_fifo_size = 0; /* fifo size still unknown */
 	cs->hw.hfcsx.cirm = ccd_sp_irqtab[cs->irq & 0xF]; /* RAM not evaluated */
-	setup_timer(&cs->hw.hfcsx.timer, (void *)hfcsx_Timer, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->hw.hfcsx.timer, hfcsx_Timer, 0);
 
 	reset_hfcsx(cs);
 	cs->cardmsg = &hfcsx_card_msg;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_usb.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_usb.c
index e8212185d3867f1b0d5b187ba6b08c13ad7801d9..97ecb3073045612f28bb80954c068726ee957504 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_usb.c
@@ -343,8 +343,9 @@ handle_led(hfcusb_data *hfc, int event)
 
 /* ISDN l1 timer T3 expires */
 static void
-l1_timer_expire_t3(hfcusb_data *hfc)
+l1_timer_expire_t3(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	hfcusb_data *hfc = from_timer(hfc, t, t3_timer);
 	hfc->d_if.ifc.l1l2(&hfc->d_if.ifc, PH_DEACTIVATE | INDICATION,
 			   NULL);
 
@@ -360,8 +361,9 @@ l1_timer_expire_t3(hfcusb_data *hfc)
 
 /* ISDN l1 timer T4 expires */
 static void
-l1_timer_expire_t4(hfcusb_data *hfc)
+l1_timer_expire_t4(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	hfcusb_data *hfc = from_timer(hfc, t, t4_timer);
 	hfc->d_if.ifc.l1l2(&hfc->d_if.ifc, PH_DEACTIVATE | INDICATION,
 			   NULL);
 
@@ -1165,10 +1167,10 @@ hfc_usb_init(hfcusb_data *hfc)
 	hfc->old_led_state = 0;
 
 	/* init the t3 timer */
-	setup_timer(&hfc->t3_timer, (void *)l1_timer_expire_t3, (long)hfc);
+	timer_setup(&hfc->t3_timer, l1_timer_expire_t3, 0);
 
 	/* init the t4 timer */
-	setup_timer(&hfc->t4_timer, (void *)l1_timer_expire_t4, (long)hfc);
+	timer_setup(&hfc->t4_timer, l1_timer_expire_t4, 0);
 
 	/* init the background machinery for control requests */
 	hfc->ctrl_read.bRequestType = 0xc0;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfcscard.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfcscard.c
index 467287096918a6661c93ab552a1759fb83fd45c8..380bbeda9c74f85872dc7e9929b12ba54b572a57 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfcscard.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfcscard.c
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ hfcs_interrupt(int intno, void *dev_id)
 }
 
 static void
-hfcs_Timer(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+hfcs_Timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, hw.hfcD.timer);
 	cs->hw.hfcD.timer.expires = jiffies + 75;
 	/* WD RESET */
 /*	WriteReg(cs, HFCD_DATA, HFCD_CTMT, cs->hw.hfcD.ctmt | 0x80);
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ int setup_hfcs(struct IsdnCard *card)
 		outb(0x57, cs->hw.hfcD.addr | 1);
 	}
 	set_cs_func(cs);
-	setup_timer(&cs->hw.hfcD.timer, (void *)hfcs_Timer, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->hw.hfcD.timer, hfcs_Timer, 0);
 	cs->cardmsg = &hfcs_card_msg;
 	cs->irq_func = &hfcs_interrupt;
 	return (1);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/icc.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/icc.c
index 8d1804572b32807f637b887c81508c9615e25ac5..831dd1bb81ef042960b903c38190b0bdeb316e99 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/icc.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/icc.c
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ icc_fill_fifo(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 		debugl1(cs, "icc_fill_fifo dbusytimer running");
 		del_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	}
-	init_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	cs->dbusytimer.expires = jiffies + ((DBUSY_TIMER_VALUE * HZ)/1000);
 	add_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	if (cs->debug & L1_DEB_ISAC_FIFO) {
@@ -580,8 +579,9 @@ DC_Close_icc(struct IsdnCardState *cs) {
 }
 
 static void
-dbusy_timer_handler(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+dbusy_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, dbusytimer);
 	struct PStack *stptr;
 	int	rbch, star;
 
@@ -676,5 +676,5 @@ clear_pending_icc_ints(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 void setup_icc(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 {
 	INIT_WORK(&cs->tqueue, icc_bh);
-	setup_timer(&cs->dbusytimer, (void *)dbusy_timer_handler, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->dbusytimer, dbusy_timer_handler, 0);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/ipacx.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/ipacx.c
index c426b4fea28a3f4301a6988f97c29294804e7116..c7086c1534bdfa15b69a5fe696c61c5cc300a2ee 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/ipacx.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/ipacx.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 static void ph_command(struct IsdnCardState *cs, unsigned int command);
 static inline void cic_int(struct IsdnCardState *cs);
 static void dch_l2l1(struct PStack *st, int pr, void *arg);
-static void dbusy_timer_handler(struct IsdnCardState *cs);
+static void dbusy_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t);
 static void dch_empty_fifo(struct IsdnCardState *cs, int count);
 static void dch_fill_fifo(struct IsdnCardState *cs);
 static inline void dch_int(struct IsdnCardState *cs);
@@ -198,8 +198,9 @@ dch_l2l1(struct PStack *st, int pr, void *arg)
 //----------------------------------------------------------
 //----------------------------------------------------------
 static void
-dbusy_timer_handler(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+dbusy_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, dbusytimer);
 	struct PStack *st;
 	int	rbchd, stard;
 
@@ -298,7 +299,6 @@ dch_fill_fifo(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 		debugl1(cs, "dch_fill_fifo dbusytimer running");
 		del_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	}
-	init_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	cs->dbusytimer.expires = jiffies + ((DBUSY_TIMER_VALUE * HZ)/1000);
 	add_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ dch_init(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 
 	cs->setstack_d      = dch_setstack;
 
-	setup_timer(&cs->dbusytimer, (void *)dbusy_timer_handler, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->dbusytimer, dbusy_timer_handler, 0);
 
 	cs->writeisac(cs, IPACX_TR_CONF0, 0x00);  // clear LDD
 	cs->writeisac(cs, IPACX_TR_CONF2, 0x00);  // enable transmitter
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isac.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isac.c
index ea965f29a555cc30d2a2d1cd4c20cb57f198dfdd..bd40e0671ded2a27e332dff070411748939e4f84 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isac.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isac.c
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ isac_fill_fifo(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 		debugl1(cs, "isac_fill_fifo dbusytimer running");
 		del_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	}
-	init_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	cs->dbusytimer.expires = jiffies + ((DBUSY_TIMER_VALUE * HZ)/1000);
 	add_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	if (cs->debug & L1_DEB_ISAC_FIFO) {
@@ -584,8 +583,9 @@ DC_Close_isac(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 }
 
 static void
-dbusy_timer_handler(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+dbusy_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, dbusytimer);
 	struct PStack *stptr;
 	int	rbch, star;
 
@@ -677,5 +677,5 @@ void clear_pending_isac_ints(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 void setup_isac(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 {
 	INIT_WORK(&cs->tqueue, isac_bh);
-	setup_timer(&cs->dbusytimer, (void *)dbusy_timer_handler, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->dbusytimer, dbusy_timer_handler, 0);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isar.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isar.c
index 98b4b67ea33786dfa54f4baf8788cbbc4d1a8554..d01ff116797b937d02f04ce17abc8fe8802cd528 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isar.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isar.c
@@ -1267,7 +1267,8 @@ isar_int_main(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 }
 
 static void
-ftimer_handler(struct BCState *bcs) {
+ftimer_handler(struct timer_list *t) {
+	struct BCState *bcs = from_timer(bcs, t, hw.isar.ftimer);
 	if (bcs->cs->debug)
 		debugl1(bcs->cs, "ftimer flags %04lx",
 			bcs->Flag);
@@ -1902,8 +1903,6 @@ void initisar(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 	cs->bcs[1].BC_SetStack = setstack_isar;
 	cs->bcs[0].BC_Close = close_isarstate;
 	cs->bcs[1].BC_Close = close_isarstate;
-	setup_timer(&cs->bcs[0].hw.isar.ftimer, (void *)ftimer_handler,
-		    (long)&cs->bcs[0]);
-	setup_timer(&cs->bcs[1].hw.isar.ftimer, (void *)ftimer_handler,
-		    (long)&cs->bcs[1]);
+	timer_setup(&cs->bcs[0].hw.isar.ftimer, ftimer_handler, 0);
+	timer_setup(&cs->bcs[1].hw.isar.ftimer, ftimer_handler, 0);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl3.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl3.c
index 569ce52c567b2beb9f42097bebe88af025d6dbed..bb3f9ec62749ebc57a4a79a0f960b96326c6e213 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl3.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl3.c
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ newl3state(struct l3_process *pc, int state)
 }
 
 static void
-L3ExpireTimer(struct L3Timer *t)
+L3ExpireTimer(struct timer_list *timer)
 {
+	struct L3Timer *t = from_timer(t, timer, tl);
 	t->pc->st->lli.l4l3(t->pc->st, t->event, t->pc);
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ void
 L3InitTimer(struct l3_process *pc, struct L3Timer *t)
 {
 	t->pc = pc;
-	setup_timer(&t->tl, (void *)L3ExpireTimer, (long)t);
+	timer_setup(&t->tl, L3ExpireTimer, 0);
 }
 
 void
@@ -186,7 +187,6 @@ L3AddTimer(struct L3Timer *t,
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "L3AddTimer: timer already active!\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	init_timer(&t->tl);
 	t->event = event;
 	t->tl.expires = jiffies + (millisec * HZ) / 1000;
 	add_timer(&t->tl);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/saphir.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/saphir.c
index 6b2d0eccdd562dcee54e5e0917474a8bf56e4eee..db906cb37a3fede13875319a1be921322400f98c 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/saphir.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/saphir.c
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ saphir_interrupt(int intno, void *dev_id)
 }
 
 static void
-SaphirWatchDog(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+SaphirWatchDog(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, hw.saphir.timer);
 	u_long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cs->lock, flags);
@@ -268,9 +269,7 @@ int setup_saphir(struct IsdnCard *card)
 	       cs->irq, cs->hw.saphir.cfg_reg);
 
 	setup_isac(cs);
-	cs->hw.saphir.timer.function = (void *) SaphirWatchDog;
-	cs->hw.saphir.timer.data = (long) cs;
-	init_timer(&cs->hw.saphir.timer);
+	timer_setup(&cs->hw.saphir.timer, SaphirWatchDog, 0);
 	cs->hw.saphir.timer.expires = jiffies + 4 * HZ;
 	add_timer(&cs->hw.saphir.timer);
 	if (saphir_reset(cs)) {
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/teleint.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/teleint.c
index 950399f066ef109cc558f09e438dc729a0843643..247aa33076b102ae1bb8c828ff67e4061e8d51d7 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/teleint.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/teleint.c
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ TeleInt_interrupt(int intno, void *dev_id)
 }
 
 static void
-TeleInt_Timer(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+TeleInt_Timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, hw.hfc.timer);
 	int stat = 0;
 	u_long flags;
 
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ int setup_TeleInt(struct IsdnCard *card)
 	cs->bcs[0].hw.hfc.send = NULL;
 	cs->bcs[1].hw.hfc.send = NULL;
 	cs->hw.hfc.fifosize = 7 * 1024 + 512;
-	setup_timer(&cs->hw.hfc.timer, (void *)TeleInt_Timer, (long)cs);
+	timer_setup(&cs->hw.hfc.timer, TeleInt_Timer, 0);
 	if (!request_region(cs->hw.hfc.addr, 2, "TeleInt isdn")) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 		       "HiSax: TeleInt config port %x-%x already in use\n",
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/w6692.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/w6692.c
index 6f6733b7c1e415bfbecbe3d219abff1082404ea6..c4be1644f5bb5e35636d69b44301c00d59e7a694 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/w6692.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/w6692.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ W6692_fill_fifo(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 		debugl1(cs, "W6692_fill_fifo dbusytimer running");
 		del_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	}
-	init_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	cs->dbusytimer.expires = jiffies + ((DBUSY_TIMER_VALUE * HZ) / 1000);
 	add_timer(&cs->dbusytimer);
 	if (cs->debug & L1_DEB_ISAC_FIFO) {
@@ -684,8 +683,9 @@ DC_Close_W6692(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
 }
 
 static void
-dbusy_timer_handler(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
+dbusy_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct IsdnCardState *cs = from_timer(cs, t, dbusytimer);
 	struct PStack *stptr;
 	int rbch, star;
 	u_long flags;
@@ -904,8 +904,7 @@ static void initW6692(struct IsdnCardState *cs, int part)
 	if (part & 1) {
 		cs->setstack_d = setstack_W6692;
 		cs->DC_Close = DC_Close_W6692;
-		setup_timer(&cs->dbusytimer, (void *)dbusy_timer_handler,
-			    (long)cs);
+		timer_setup(&cs->dbusytimer, dbusy_timer_handler, 0);
 		resetW6692(cs);
 		ph_command(cs, W_L1CMD_RST);
 		cs->dc.w6692.ph_state = W_L1CMD_RST;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.c b/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.c
index e97232646ba15f50b544a4fdc4dd050de0757752..a4597e96c91601d88d71fc8fd8e923dab35d2f7a 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.c
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ isdnloop_bchan_send(isdnloop_card *card, int ch)
  *   data = pointer to card struct, set by kernel timer.data
  */
 static void
-isdnloop_pollbchan(unsigned long data)
+isdnloop_pollbchan(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	isdnloop_card *card = (isdnloop_card *) data;
+	isdnloop_card *card = from_timer(card, t, rb_timer);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (card->flags & ISDNLOOP_FLAGS_B1ACTIVE)
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ isdnloop_putmsg(isdnloop_card *card, unsigned char c)
  *   data = pointer to card struct
  */
 static void
-isdnloop_polldchan(unsigned long data)
+isdnloop_polldchan(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	isdnloop_card *card = (isdnloop_card *) data;
+	isdnloop_card *card = from_timer(card, t, st_timer);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int avail;
 	int left;
@@ -373,8 +373,6 @@ isdnloop_polldchan(unsigned long data)
 			card->flags |= ISDNLOOP_FLAGS_RBTIMER;
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&card->isdnloop_lock, flags);
 			del_timer(&card->rb_timer);
-			card->rb_timer.function = isdnloop_pollbchan;
-			card->rb_timer.data = (unsigned long) card;
 			card->rb_timer.expires = jiffies + ISDNLOOP_TIMER_BCREAD;
 			add_timer(&card->rb_timer);
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->isdnloop_lock, flags);
@@ -588,9 +586,10 @@ isdnloop_atimeout(isdnloop_card *card, int ch)
  * Wrapper for isdnloop_atimeout().
  */
 static void
-isdnloop_atimeout0(unsigned long data)
+isdnloop_atimeout0(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	isdnloop_card *card = (isdnloop_card *) data;
+	isdnloop_card *card = from_timer(card, t, c_timer[0]);
+
 	isdnloop_atimeout(card, 0);
 }
 
@@ -598,9 +597,10 @@ isdnloop_atimeout0(unsigned long data)
  * Wrapper for isdnloop_atimeout().
  */
 static void
-isdnloop_atimeout1(unsigned long data)
+isdnloop_atimeout1(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	isdnloop_card *card = (isdnloop_card *) data;
+	isdnloop_card *card = from_timer(card, t, c_timer[1]);
+
 	isdnloop_atimeout(card, 1);
 }
 
@@ -617,13 +617,9 @@ isdnloop_start_ctimer(isdnloop_card *card, int ch)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&card->isdnloop_lock, flags);
-	init_timer(&card->c_timer[ch]);
+	timer_setup(&card->c_timer[ch], ch ? isdnloop_atimeout1
+					   : isdnloop_atimeout0, 0);
 	card->c_timer[ch].expires = jiffies + ISDNLOOP_TIMER_ALERTWAIT;
-	if (ch)
-		card->c_timer[ch].function = isdnloop_atimeout1;
-	else
-		card->c_timer[ch].function = isdnloop_atimeout0;
-	card->c_timer[ch].data = (unsigned long) card;
 	add_timer(&card->c_timer[ch]);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->isdnloop_lock, flags);
 }
@@ -1113,10 +1109,9 @@ isdnloop_start(isdnloop_card *card, isdnloop_sdef *sdefp)
 		       sdef.ptype);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	init_timer(&card->st_timer);
+	timer_setup(&card->rb_timer, isdnloop_pollbchan, 0);
+	timer_setup(&card->st_timer, isdnloop_polldchan, 0);
 	card->st_timer.expires = jiffies + ISDNLOOP_TIMER_DCREAD;
-	card->st_timer.function = isdnloop_polldchan;
-	card->st_timer.data = (unsigned long) card;
 	add_timer(&card->st_timer);
 	card->flags |= ISDNLOOP_FLAGS_RUNNING;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->isdnloop_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp.h b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp.h
index fc1733a088459e2ae27479ca75f6e343ac4b3a0b..fa09d511a8eda23cfc65ac42c1a998659584d559 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp.h
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp.h
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ extern u8 *dsp_dtmf_goertzel_decode(struct dsp *dsp, u8 *data, int len,
 
 extern int dsp_tone(struct dsp *dsp, int tone);
 extern void dsp_tone_copy(struct dsp *dsp, u8 *data, int len);
-extern void dsp_tone_timeout(void *arg);
+extern void dsp_tone_timeout(struct timer_list *t);
 
 extern void dsp_bf_encrypt(struct dsp *dsp, u8 *data, int len);
 extern void dsp_bf_decrypt(struct dsp *dsp, u8 *data, int len);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_core.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_core.c
index 880e9d367a399ae6efc450a4eca70623717b8f51..cd036e87335a6ada9537eb08a842a5a1f3ca6d57 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_core.c
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ dspcreate(struct channel_req *crq)
 	ndsp->pcm_bank_tx = -1;
 	ndsp->hfc_conf = -1; /* current conference number */
 	/* set tone timer */
-	setup_timer(&ndsp->tone.tl, (void *)dsp_tone_timeout, (long)ndsp);
+	timer_setup(&ndsp->tone.tl, dsp_tone_timeout, 0);
 
 	if (dtmfthreshold < 20 || dtmfthreshold > 500)
 		dtmfthreshold = 200;
@@ -1202,9 +1202,7 @@ static int __init dsp_init(void)
 	}
 
 	/* set sample timer */
-	dsp_spl_tl.function = (void *)dsp_cmx_send;
-	dsp_spl_tl.data = 0;
-	init_timer(&dsp_spl_tl);
+	timer_setup(&dsp_spl_tl, (void *)dsp_cmx_send, 0);
 	dsp_spl_tl.expires = jiffies + dsp_tics;
 	dsp_spl_jiffies = dsp_spl_tl.expires;
 	add_timer(&dsp_spl_tl);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_tones.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_tones.c
index 057e0d6a369b64a52aa24717b282d23be5a27405..8389e2105cdcf6e71746f2ae6ccf663ebe801299 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_tones.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_tones.c
@@ -457,9 +457,9 @@ dsp_tone_hw_message(struct dsp *dsp, u8 *sample, int len)
  * timer expires *
  *****************/
 void
-dsp_tone_timeout(void *arg)
+dsp_tone_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct dsp *dsp = arg;
+	struct dsp *dsp = from_timer(dsp, t, tone.tl);
 	struct dsp_tone *tone = &dsp->tone;
 	struct pattern *pat = (struct pattern *)tone->pattern;
 	int index = tone->index;
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ dsp_tone_timeout(void *arg)
 	else
 		dsp_tone_hw_message(dsp, pat->data[index], *(pat->siz[index]));
 	/* set timer */
-	init_timer(&tone->tl);
 	tone->tl.expires = jiffies + (pat->seq[index] * HZ) / 8000;
 	add_timer(&tone->tl);
 }
@@ -541,7 +540,6 @@ dsp_tone(struct dsp *dsp, int tone)
 		/* set timer */
 		if (timer_pending(&tonet->tl))
 			del_timer(&tonet->tl);
-		init_timer(&tonet->tl);
 		tonet->tl.expires = jiffies + (pat->seq[0] * HZ) / 8000;
 		add_timer(&tonet->tl);
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/fsm.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/fsm.c
index 92e6570b11435e7e4dade7aa433231008c82b294..cabcb906e0b564a014d4be7941f40acc7792e131 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/fsm.c
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ mISDN_FsmChangeState(struct FsmInst *fi, int newstate)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mISDN_FsmChangeState);
 
 static void
-FsmExpireTimer(struct FsmTimer *ft)
+FsmExpireTimer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct FsmTimer *ft = from_timer(ft, t, tl);
 #if FSM_TIMER_DEBUG
 	if (ft->fi->debug)
 		ft->fi->printdebug(ft->fi, "FsmExpireTimer %lx", (long) ft);
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ mISDN_FsmInitTimer(struct FsmInst *fi, struct FsmTimer *ft)
 	if (ft->fi->debug)
 		ft->fi->printdebug(ft->fi, "mISDN_FsmInitTimer %lx", (long) ft);
 #endif
-	setup_timer(&ft->tl, (void *)FsmExpireTimer, (long)ft);
+	timer_setup(&ft->tl, FsmExpireTimer, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mISDN_FsmInitTimer);
 
@@ -153,7 +154,6 @@ mISDN_FsmAddTimer(struct FsmTimer *ft,
 		}
 		return -1;
 	}
-	init_timer(&ft->tl);
 	ft->event = event;
 	ft->arg = arg;
 	ft->tl.expires = jiffies + (millisec * HZ) / 1000;
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ mISDN_FsmRestartTimer(struct FsmTimer *ft,
 
 	if (timer_pending(&ft->tl))
 		del_timer(&ft->tl);
-	init_timer(&ft->tl);
 	ft->event = event;
 	ft->arg = arg;
 	ft->tl.expires = jiffies + (millisec * HZ) / 1000;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/l1oip_core.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/l1oip_core.c
index 6be2041248d34832e0ee9af75d753b96c1ca8df2..b5d590e378ace0534acf2c4613d3b65fa768a0b1 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/l1oip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/l1oip_core.c
@@ -842,17 +842,18 @@ l1oip_send_bh(struct work_struct *work)
  * timer stuff
  */
 static void
-l1oip_keepalive(void *data)
+l1oip_keepalive(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct l1oip *hc = (struct l1oip *)data;
+	struct l1oip *hc = from_timer(hc, t, keep_tl);
 
 	schedule_work(&hc->workq);
 }
 
 static void
-l1oip_timeout(void *data)
+l1oip_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct l1oip			*hc = (struct l1oip *)data;
+	struct l1oip			*hc = from_timer(hc, t,
+								  timeout_tl);
 	struct dchannel		*dch = hc->chan[hc->d_idx].dch;
 
 	if (debug & DEBUG_L1OIP_MSG)
@@ -1437,13 +1438,11 @@ init_card(struct l1oip *hc, int pri, int bundle)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	hc->keep_tl.function = (void *)l1oip_keepalive;
-	hc->keep_tl.data = (ulong)hc;
-	init_timer(&hc->keep_tl);
+	timer_setup(&hc->keep_tl, l1oip_keepalive, 0);
 	hc->keep_tl.expires = jiffies + 2 * HZ; /* two seconds first time */
 	add_timer(&hc->keep_tl);
 
-	setup_timer(&hc->timeout_tl, (void *)l1oip_timeout, (ulong)hc);
+	timer_setup(&hc->timeout_tl, l1oip_timeout, 0);
 	hc->timeout_on = 0; /* state that we have timer off */
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/timerdev.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/timerdev.c
index b1e135fc1fb504e9233857eb80150efeeb1c241e..c50a34340f67c6c357183c1c3f8fc99c04b3a25e 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/timerdev.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/timerdev.c
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ mISDN_poll(struct file *filep, poll_table *wait)
 }
 
 static void
-dev_expire_timer(unsigned long data)
+dev_expire_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct mISDNtimer *timer = (void *)data;
+	struct mISDNtimer *timer = from_timer(timer, t, tl);
 	u_long			flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&timer->dev->lock, flags);
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ misdn_add_timer(struct mISDNtimerdev *dev, int timeout)
 		if (!timer)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		timer->dev = dev;
-		setup_timer(&timer->tl, dev_expire_timer, (long)timer);
+		timer_setup(&timer->tl, dev_expire_timer, 0);
 		spin_lock_irq(&dev->lock);
 		id = timer->id = dev->next_id++;
 		if (dev->next_id < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
index e4aa374caa4d5b7a65187e5c7b4f9743ba147b4b..75a5a9b87c5a4f8ce6d6954212b81a1937cfa4fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ static int do_read(struct net_device *dev, void *cbuf, int cbuflen,
 /* end of idle handlers -- what should be seen is do_read, do_write */
 
 static struct timer_list ltpc_timer;
+static struct net_device *ltpc_timer_dev;
 
 static netdev_tx_t ltpc_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 
@@ -867,10 +868,8 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int ltpc_poll_counter;
 
-static void ltpc_poll(unsigned long l)
+static void ltpc_poll(struct timer_list *unused)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *) l;
-
 	del_timer(&ltpc_timer);
 
 	if(debug & DEBUG_VERBOSE) {
@@ -880,14 +879,10 @@ static void ltpc_poll(unsigned long l)
 		}
 		ltpc_poll_counter--;
 	}
-  
-	if (!dev)
-		return;  /* we've been downed */
 
 	/* poll 20 times per second */
-	idle(dev);
+	idle(ltpc_timer_dev);
 	ltpc_timer.expires = jiffies + HZ/20;
-	
 	add_timer(&ltpc_timer);
 }
 
@@ -1165,7 +1160,8 @@ struct net_device * __init ltpc_probe(void)
 		dev->irq = 0;
 		/* polled mode -- 20 times per second */
 		/* this is really, really slow... should it poll more often? */
-		setup_timer(&ltpc_timer, ltpc_poll, (unsigned long)dev);
+		ltpc_timer_dev = dev;
+		timer_setup(&ltpc_timer, ltpc_poll, 0);
 
 		ltpc_timer.expires = jiffies + HZ/20;
 		add_timer(&ltpc_timer);
@@ -1252,8 +1248,6 @@ static void __exit ltpc_cleanup(void)
 	if(debug & DEBUG_VERBOSE) printk("unregister_netdev\n");
 	unregister_netdev(dev_ltpc);
 
-	ltpc_timer.data = 0;  /* signal the poll routine that we're done */
-
 	del_timer_sync(&ltpc_timer);
 
 	if(debug & DEBUG_VERBOSE) printk("freeing irq\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c574_cs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c574_cs.c
index 47c844cc9d2733cabcce27010ad4d4c604bbe9d6..48bc7fa0258c916b4c3f97a8c0c88c5ece419887 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c574_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c574_cs.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static unsigned short read_eeprom(unsigned int ioaddr, int index);
 static void tc574_wait_for_completion(struct net_device *dev, int cmd);
 
 static void tc574_reset(struct net_device *dev);
-static void media_check(unsigned long arg);
+static void media_check(struct timer_list *t);
 static int el3_open(struct net_device *dev);
 static netdev_tx_t el3_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					struct net_device *dev);
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static int tc574_config(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 		lp->autoselect = config & Autoselect ? 1 : 0;
 	}
 
-	init_timer(&lp->media);
+	timer_setup(&lp->media, media_check, 0);
 
 	{
 		int phy;
@@ -681,8 +681,6 @@ static int el3_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 	
 	tc574_reset(dev);
-	lp->media.function = media_check;
-	lp->media.data = (unsigned long) dev;
 	lp->media.expires = jiffies + HZ;
 	add_timer(&lp->media);
 	
@@ -859,10 +857,10 @@ static irqreturn_t el3_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	(and as a last resort, poll the NIC for events), and to monitor
 	the MII, reporting changes in cable status.
 */
-static void media_check(unsigned long arg)
+static void media_check(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *) arg;
-	struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct el3_private *lp = from_timer(lp, t, media);
+	struct net_device *dev = lp->p_dev->priv;
 	unsigned int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned short /* cable, */ media, partner;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c589_cs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c589_cs.c
index e28254a0059971c3432ea3726f35d8f831780e49..2b2695311bda9b6b518bf1cfea8db42b73604be0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c589_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c589_cs.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void tc589_release(struct pcmcia_device *link);
 
 static u16 read_eeprom(unsigned int ioaddr, int index);
 static void tc589_reset(struct net_device *dev);
-static void media_check(unsigned long arg);
+static void media_check(struct timer_list *t);
 static int el3_config(struct net_device *dev, struct ifmap *map);
 static int el3_open(struct net_device *dev);
 static netdev_tx_t el3_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static int el3_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 
 	tc589_reset(dev);
-	setup_timer(&lp->media, media_check, (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&lp->media, media_check, 0);
 	mod_timer(&lp->media, jiffies + HZ);
 
 	dev_dbg(&link->dev, "%s: opened, status %4.4x.\n",
@@ -676,10 +676,10 @@ static irqreturn_t el3_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_RETVAL(handled);
 }
 
-static void media_check(unsigned long arg)
+static void media_check(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)(arg);
-	struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct el3_private *lp = from_timer(lp, t, media);
+	struct net_device *dev = lp->p_dev->priv;
 	unsigned int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
 	u16 media, errs;
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c59x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c59x.c
index 402d9090ad290d721f746af35bce531174e74952..f4e13a7014bde0a1cd4f60b4b60a5a1b0459d09e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c59x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c59x.c
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ static int vortex_open(struct net_device *dev);
 static void mdio_sync(struct vortex_private *vp, int bits);
 static int mdio_read(struct net_device *dev, int phy_id, int location);
 static void mdio_write(struct net_device *vp, int phy_id, int location, int value);
-static void vortex_timer(unsigned long arg);
-static void rx_oom_timer(unsigned long arg);
+static void vortex_timer(struct timer_list *t);
+static void rx_oom_timer(struct timer_list *t);
 static netdev_tx_t vortex_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				     struct net_device *dev);
 static netdev_tx_t boomerang_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -1599,9 +1599,9 @@ vortex_up(struct net_device *dev)
 				dev->name, media_tbl[dev->if_port].name);
 	}
 
-	setup_timer(&vp->timer, vortex_timer, (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&vp->timer, vortex_timer, 0);
 	mod_timer(&vp->timer, RUN_AT(media_tbl[dev->if_port].wait));
-	setup_timer(&vp->rx_oom_timer, rx_oom_timer, (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&vp->rx_oom_timer, rx_oom_timer, 0);
 
 	if (vortex_debug > 1)
 		pr_debug("%s: Initial media type %s.\n",
@@ -1784,10 +1784,10 @@ vortex_open(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 static void
-vortex_timer(unsigned long data)
+vortex_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
-	struct vortex_private *vp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vortex_private *vp = from_timer(vp, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = vp->mii.dev;
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = vp->ioaddr;
 	int next_tick = 60*HZ;
 	int ok = 0;
@@ -2687,10 +2687,10 @@ boomerang_rx(struct net_device *dev)
  * for some memory.  Otherwise there is no way to restart the rx process.
  */
 static void
-rx_oom_timer(unsigned long arg)
+rx_oom_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)arg;
-	struct vortex_private *vp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vortex_private *vp = from_timer(vp, t, rx_oom_timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = vp->mii.dev;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&vp->lock);
 	if ((vp->cur_rx - vp->dirty_rx) == RX_RING_SIZE)	/* This test is redundant, but makes me feel good */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/amd8111e.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/amd8111e.c
index 7f22af6e37e0ef18a434264f2d74962f60f90fe0..358f7ab77c70b6edb9919c9a4d5b939188a46519 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/amd8111e.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/amd8111e.c
@@ -1669,9 +1669,9 @@ static int amd8111e_resume(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void amd8111e_config_ipg(struct net_device *dev)
+static void amd8111e_config_ipg(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct amd8111e_priv *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct amd8111e_priv *lp = from_timer(lp, t, ipg_data.ipg_timer);
 	struct ipg_info *ipg_data = &lp->ipg_data;
 	void __iomem *mmio = lp->mmio;
 	unsigned int prev_col_cnt = ipg_data->col_cnt;
@@ -1883,8 +1883,7 @@ static int amd8111e_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	/* Initialize software ipg timer */
 	if(lp->options & OPTION_DYN_IPG_ENABLE){
-		setup_timer(&lp->ipg_data.ipg_timer,
-			    (void *)&amd8111e_config_ipg, (unsigned long)dev);
+		timer_setup(&lp->ipg_data.ipg_timer, amd8111e_config_ipg, 0);
 		lp->ipg_data.ipg_timer.expires = jiffies +
 						 IPG_CONVERGE_JIFFIES;
 		lp->ipg_data.ipg = DEFAULT_IPG;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/bmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/bmac.c
index eac740c476ceb5c38d4bd9af09d3da62d4e0121e..5a655d289dd589d281843031ad0e0a188f4d54b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/bmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/bmac.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static irqreturn_t bmac_misc_intr(int irq, void *dev_id);
 static irqreturn_t bmac_txdma_intr(int irq, void *dev_id);
 static irqreturn_t bmac_rxdma_intr(int irq, void *dev_id);
 static void bmac_set_timeout(struct net_device *dev);
-static void bmac_tx_timeout(unsigned long data);
+static void bmac_tx_timeout(struct timer_list *t);
 static int bmac_output(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 static void bmac_start(struct net_device *dev);
 
@@ -555,8 +555,6 @@ static inline void bmac_set_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (bp->timeout_active)
 		del_timer(&bp->tx_timeout);
 	bp->tx_timeout.expires = jiffies + TX_TIMEOUT;
-	bp->tx_timeout.function = bmac_tx_timeout;
-	bp->tx_timeout.data = (unsigned long) dev;
 	add_timer(&bp->tx_timeout);
 	bp->timeout_active = 1;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
@@ -1321,7 +1319,7 @@ static int bmac_probe(struct macio_dev *mdev, const struct of_device_id *match)
 	bp->queue = (struct sk_buff_head *)(bp->rx_cmds + N_RX_RING + 1);
 	skb_queue_head_init(bp->queue);
 
-	init_timer(&bp->tx_timeout);
+	timer_setup(&bp->tx_timeout, bmac_tx_timeout, 0);
 
 	ret = request_irq(dev->irq, bmac_misc_intr, 0, "BMAC-misc", dev);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1471,10 +1469,10 @@ bmac_output(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
-static void bmac_tx_timeout(unsigned long data)
+static void bmac_tx_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *) data;
-	struct bmac_data *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct bmac_data *bp = from_timer(bp, t, tx_timeout);
+	struct net_device *dev = macio_get_drvdata(bp->mdev);
 	volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *td = bp->tx_dma;
 	volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *rd = bp->rx_dma;
 	volatile struct dbdma_cmd *cp;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/mace.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/mace.c
index e58b157b7d7c4238c5ea3f384575ce4b2ab3dac7..0b5429d76bcf230f7c32fd52c690d1fc385535c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/mace.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/mace.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mace_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id);
 static irqreturn_t mace_txdma_intr(int irq, void *dev_id);
 static irqreturn_t mace_rxdma_intr(int irq, void *dev_id);
 static void mace_set_timeout(struct net_device *dev);
-static void mace_tx_timeout(unsigned long data);
+static void mace_tx_timeout(struct timer_list *t);
 static inline void dbdma_reset(volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *dma);
 static inline void mace_clean_rings(struct mace_data *mp);
 static void __mace_set_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int mace_probe(struct macio_dev *mdev, const struct of_device_id *match)
 
 	memset((char *) mp->tx_cmds, 0,
 	       (NCMDS_TX*N_TX_RING + N_RX_RING + 2) * sizeof(struct dbdma_cmd));
-	init_timer(&mp->tx_timeout);
+	timer_setup(&mp->tx_timeout, mace_tx_timeout, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&mp->lock);
 	mp->timeout_active = 0;
 
@@ -521,8 +521,6 @@ static inline void mace_set_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
     if (mp->timeout_active)
 	del_timer(&mp->tx_timeout);
     mp->tx_timeout.expires = jiffies + TX_TIMEOUT;
-    mp->tx_timeout.function = mace_tx_timeout;
-    mp->tx_timeout.data = (unsigned long) dev;
     add_timer(&mp->tx_timeout);
     mp->timeout_active = 1;
 }
@@ -801,10 +799,10 @@ static irqreturn_t mace_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
     return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static void mace_tx_timeout(unsigned long data)
+static void mace_tx_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-    struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *) data;
-    struct mace_data *mp = netdev_priv(dev);
+    struct mace_data *mp = from_timer(mp, t, tx_timeout);
+    struct net_device *dev = macio_get_drvdata(mp->mdev);
     volatile struct mace __iomem *mb = mp->mace;
     volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *td = mp->tx_dma;
     volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *rd = mp->rx_dma;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
index f6bc13fe8a997df64219452af5ee2954b8702c25..d9346e2ac7205bd680d3cd41b00ae0cbdeefa35d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c
@@ -295,16 +295,13 @@ static int bcm_enet_refill_rx(struct net_device *dev)
 /*
  * timer callback to defer refill rx queue in case we're OOM
  */
-static void bcm_enet_refill_rx_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void bcm_enet_refill_rx_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev;
-	struct bcm_enet_priv *priv;
-
-	dev = (struct net_device *)data;
-	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct bcm_enet_priv *priv = from_timer(priv, t, rx_timeout);
+	struct net_device *dev = priv->net_dev;
 
 	spin_lock(&priv->rx_lock);
-	bcm_enet_refill_rx((struct net_device *)data);
+	bcm_enet_refill_rx(dev);
 	spin_unlock(&priv->rx_lock);
 }
 
@@ -1860,8 +1857,7 @@ static int bcm_enet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->rx_lock);
 
 	/* init rx timeout (used for oom) */
-	setup_timer(&priv->rx_timeout, bcm_enet_refill_rx_timer,
-		    (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&priv->rx_timeout, bcm_enet_refill_rx_timer, 0);
 
 	/* init the mib update lock&work */
 	mutex_init(&priv->mib_update_lock);
@@ -2015,9 +2011,9 @@ static inline int bcm_enet_port_is_rgmii(int portid)
 /*
  * enet sw PHY polling
  */
-static void swphy_poll_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void swphy_poll_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct bcm_enet_priv *priv = (struct bcm_enet_priv *)data;
+	struct bcm_enet_priv *priv = from_timer(priv, t, swphy_poll);
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->num_ports; i++) {
@@ -2326,7 +2322,7 @@ static int bcm_enetsw_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* start phy polling timer */
-	setup_timer(&priv->swphy_poll, swphy_poll_timer, (unsigned long)priv);
+	timer_setup(&priv->swphy_poll, swphy_poll_timer, 0);
 	mod_timer(&priv->swphy_poll, jiffies);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -2743,9 +2739,7 @@ static int bcm_enetsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->rx_lock);
 
 	/* init rx timeout (used for oom) */
-	init_timer(&priv->rx_timeout);
-	priv->rx_timeout.function = bcm_enet_refill_rx_timer;
-	priv->rx_timeout.data = (unsigned long)dev;
+	timer_setup(&priv->rx_timeout, bcm_enet_refill_rx_timer, 0);
 
 	/* register netdevice */
 	dev->netdev_ops = &bcm_enetsw_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
index 6e13c937d715e03de7191949b7e685be54d7ae5b..a843076597ecbee4600144c764d62a0451feb8d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
@@ -1693,9 +1693,9 @@ bnad_rx_res_alloc(struct bnad *bnad, struct bna_res_info *res_info,
 /* Timer callbacks */
 /* a) IOC timer */
 static void
-bnad_ioc_timeout(unsigned long data)
+bnad_ioc_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct bnad *bnad = (struct bnad *)data;
+	struct bnad *bnad = from_timer(bnad, t, bna.ioceth.ioc.ioc_timer);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bnad->bna_lock, flags);
@@ -1704,9 +1704,9 @@ bnad_ioc_timeout(unsigned long data)
 }
 
 static void
-bnad_ioc_hb_check(unsigned long data)
+bnad_ioc_hb_check(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct bnad *bnad = (struct bnad *)data;
+	struct bnad *bnad = from_timer(bnad, t, bna.ioceth.ioc.hb_timer);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bnad->bna_lock, flags);
@@ -1715,9 +1715,9 @@ bnad_ioc_hb_check(unsigned long data)
 }
 
 static void
-bnad_iocpf_timeout(unsigned long data)
+bnad_iocpf_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct bnad *bnad = (struct bnad *)data;
+	struct bnad *bnad = from_timer(bnad, t, bna.ioceth.ioc.iocpf_timer);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bnad->bna_lock, flags);
@@ -1726,9 +1726,9 @@ bnad_iocpf_timeout(unsigned long data)
 }
 
 static void
-bnad_iocpf_sem_timeout(unsigned long data)
+bnad_iocpf_sem_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct bnad *bnad = (struct bnad *)data;
+	struct bnad *bnad = from_timer(bnad, t, bna.ioceth.ioc.sem_timer);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bnad->bna_lock, flags);
@@ -1748,9 +1748,9 @@ bnad_iocpf_sem_timeout(unsigned long data)
 
 /* b) Dynamic Interrupt Moderation Timer */
 static void
-bnad_dim_timeout(unsigned long data)
+bnad_dim_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct bnad *bnad = (struct bnad *)data;
+	struct bnad *bnad = from_timer(bnad, t, dim_timer);
 	struct bnad_rx_info *rx_info;
 	struct bnad_rx_ctrl *rx_ctrl;
 	int i, j;
@@ -1781,9 +1781,9 @@ bnad_dim_timeout(unsigned long data)
 
 /* c)  Statistics Timer */
 static void
-bnad_stats_timeout(unsigned long data)
+bnad_stats_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct bnad *bnad = (struct bnad *)data;
+	struct bnad *bnad = from_timer(bnad, t, stats_timer);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!netif_running(bnad->netdev) ||
@@ -1804,8 +1804,7 @@ bnad_dim_timer_start(struct bnad *bnad)
 {
 	if (bnad->cfg_flags & BNAD_CF_DIM_ENABLED &&
 	    !test_bit(BNAD_RF_DIM_TIMER_RUNNING, &bnad->run_flags)) {
-		setup_timer(&bnad->dim_timer, bnad_dim_timeout,
-			    (unsigned long)bnad);
+		timer_setup(&bnad->dim_timer, bnad_dim_timeout, 0);
 		set_bit(BNAD_RF_DIM_TIMER_RUNNING, &bnad->run_flags);
 		mod_timer(&bnad->dim_timer,
 			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(BNAD_DIM_TIMER_FREQ));
@@ -1823,8 +1822,7 @@ bnad_stats_timer_start(struct bnad *bnad)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bnad->bna_lock, flags);
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(BNAD_RF_STATS_TIMER_RUNNING, &bnad->run_flags)) {
-		setup_timer(&bnad->stats_timer, bnad_stats_timeout,
-			    (unsigned long)bnad);
+		timer_setup(&bnad->stats_timer, bnad_stats_timeout, 0);
 		mod_timer(&bnad->stats_timer,
 			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(BNAD_STATS_TIMER_FREQ));
 	}
@@ -3692,14 +3690,11 @@ bnad_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto res_free;
 
 	/* Set up timers */
-	setup_timer(&bnad->bna.ioceth.ioc.ioc_timer, bnad_ioc_timeout,
-		    (unsigned long)bnad);
-	setup_timer(&bnad->bna.ioceth.ioc.hb_timer, bnad_ioc_hb_check,
-		    (unsigned long)bnad);
-	setup_timer(&bnad->bna.ioceth.ioc.iocpf_timer, bnad_iocpf_timeout,
-		    (unsigned long)bnad);
-	setup_timer(&bnad->bna.ioceth.ioc.sem_timer, bnad_iocpf_sem_timeout,
-		    (unsigned long)bnad);
+	timer_setup(&bnad->bna.ioceth.ioc.ioc_timer, bnad_ioc_timeout, 0);
+	timer_setup(&bnad->bna.ioceth.ioc.hb_timer, bnad_ioc_hb_check, 0);
+	timer_setup(&bnad->bna.ioceth.ioc.iocpf_timer, bnad_iocpf_timeout, 0);
+	timer_setup(&bnad->bna.ioceth.ioc.sem_timer, bnad_iocpf_sem_timeout,
+		    0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Start the chip
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb/sge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb/sge.c
index 75e43991870094deb16943539e787f506d3a1998..30de26ef3da4bdc6ac25bd75df9466f6be398a26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb/sge.c
@@ -1882,10 +1882,10 @@ netdev_tx_t t1_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 /*
  * Callback for the Tx buffer reclaim timer.  Runs with softirqs disabled.
  */
-static void sge_tx_reclaim_cb(unsigned long data)
+static void sge_tx_reclaim_cb(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	int i;
-	struct sge *sge = (struct sge *)data;
+	struct sge *sge = from_timer(sge, t, tx_reclaim_timer);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < SGE_CMDQ_N; ++i) {
 		struct cmdQ *q = &sge->cmdQ[i];
@@ -1978,10 +1978,10 @@ void t1_sge_start(struct sge *sge)
 /*
  * Callback for the T2 ESPI 'stuck packet feature' workaorund
  */
-static void espibug_workaround_t204(unsigned long data)
+static void espibug_workaround_t204(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct adapter *adapter = (struct adapter *)data;
-	struct sge *sge = adapter->sge;
+	struct sge *sge = from_timer(sge, t, espibug_timer);
+	struct adapter *adapter = sge->adapter;
 	unsigned int nports = adapter->params.nports;
 	u32 seop[MAX_NPORTS];
 
@@ -2021,10 +2021,10 @@ static void espibug_workaround_t204(unsigned long data)
 	mod_timer(&sge->espibug_timer, jiffies + sge->espibug_timeout);
 }
 
-static void espibug_workaround(unsigned long data)
+static void espibug_workaround(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct adapter *adapter = (struct adapter *)data;
-	struct sge *sge = adapter->sge;
+	struct sge *sge = from_timer(sge, t, espibug_timer);
+	struct adapter *adapter = sge->adapter;
 
 	if (netif_running(adapter->port[0].dev)) {
 	        struct sk_buff *skb = sge->espibug_skb[0];
@@ -2075,18 +2075,15 @@ struct sge *t1_sge_create(struct adapter *adapter, struct sge_params *p)
 			goto nomem_port;
 	}
 
-	setup_timer(&sge->tx_reclaim_timer, sge_tx_reclaim_cb,
-		    (unsigned long)sge);
+	timer_setup(&sge->tx_reclaim_timer, sge_tx_reclaim_cb, 0);
 
 	if (is_T2(sge->adapter)) {
-		init_timer(&sge->espibug_timer);
+		timer_setup(&sge->espibug_timer,
+			    adapter->params.nports > 1 ? espibug_workaround_t204 : espibug_workaround,
+			    0);
 
-		if (adapter->params.nports > 1) {
+		if (adapter->params.nports > 1)
 			tx_sched_init(sge);
-			sge->espibug_timer.function = espibug_workaround_t204;
-		} else
-			sge->espibug_timer.function = espibug_workaround;
-		sge->espibug_timer.data = (unsigned long)sge->adapter;
 
 		sge->espibug_timeout = 1;
 		/* for T204, every 10ms */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de2104x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de2104x.c
index c87b8cc42963834232ba0da5d46e691593e11a52..13430f75496cc3e2b981b02adb3b32275578c3ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de2104x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de2104x.c
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ static void de_set_rx_mode (struct net_device *dev);
 static void de_tx (struct de_private *de);
 static void de_clean_rings (struct de_private *de);
 static void de_media_interrupt (struct de_private *de, u32 status);
-static void de21040_media_timer (unsigned long data);
-static void de21041_media_timer (unsigned long data);
+static void de21040_media_timer (struct timer_list *t);
+static void de21041_media_timer (struct timer_list *t);
 static unsigned int de_ok_to_advertise (struct de_private *de, u32 new_media);
 
 
@@ -959,9 +959,9 @@ static void de_next_media (struct de_private *de, const u32 *media,
 	}
 }
 
-static void de21040_media_timer (unsigned long data)
+static void de21040_media_timer (struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct de_private *de = (struct de_private *) data;
+	struct de_private *de = from_timer(de, t, media_timer);
 	struct net_device *dev = de->dev;
 	u32 status = dr32(SIAStatus);
 	unsigned int carrier;
@@ -1040,9 +1040,9 @@ static unsigned int de_ok_to_advertise (struct de_private *de, u32 new_media)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static void de21041_media_timer (unsigned long data)
+static void de21041_media_timer (struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct de_private *de = (struct de_private *) data;
+	struct de_private *de = from_timer(de, t, media_timer);
 	struct net_device *dev = de->dev;
 	u32 status = dr32(SIAStatus);
 	unsigned int carrier;
@@ -1999,12 +1999,9 @@ static int de_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	de->msg_enable = (debug < 0 ? DE_DEF_MSG_ENABLE : debug);
 	de->board_idx = board_idx;
 	spin_lock_init (&de->lock);
-	init_timer(&de->media_timer);
-	if (de->de21040)
-		de->media_timer.function = de21040_media_timer;
-	else
-		de->media_timer.function = de21041_media_timer;
-	de->media_timer.data = (unsigned long) de;
+	timer_setup(&de->media_timer,
+		    de->de21040 ? de21040_media_timer : de21041_media_timer,
+		    0);
 
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c
index 299812e92db7d452b13ac08766d3ce83fbd5d2c7..a31b4df3e7ffb8dbf48430cadb1d7e9dbb3ea82c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ static int     de4x5_init(struct net_device *dev);
 static int     de4x5_sw_reset(struct net_device *dev);
 static int     de4x5_rx(struct net_device *dev);
 static int     de4x5_tx(struct net_device *dev);
-static void    de4x5_ast(struct net_device *dev);
+static void    de4x5_ast(struct timer_list *t);
 static int     de4x5_txur(struct net_device *dev);
 static int     de4x5_rx_ovfc(struct net_device *dev);
 
@@ -1147,8 +1147,7 @@ de4x5_hw_init(struct net_device *dev, u_long iobase, struct device *gendev)
 	lp->timeout = -1;
 	lp->gendev = gendev;
 	spin_lock_init(&lp->lock);
-	setup_timer(&lp->timer, (void (*)(unsigned long))de4x5_ast,
-		    (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&lp->timer, de4x5_ast, 0);
 	de4x5_parse_params(dev);
 
 	/*
@@ -1741,9 +1740,10 @@ de4x5_tx(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 static void
-de4x5_ast(struct net_device *dev)
+de4x5_ast(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct de4x5_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct de4x5_private *lp = from_timer(lp, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = dev_get_drvdata(lp->gendev);
 	int next_tick = DE4X5_AUTOSENSE_MS;
 	int dt;
 
@@ -2369,7 +2369,7 @@ autoconf_media(struct net_device *dev)
 	lp->media = INIT;
 	lp->tcount = 0;
 
-	de4x5_ast(dev);
+	de4x5_ast(&lp->timer);
 
 	return lp->media;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/dmfe.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/dmfe.c
index 6585f737d08b3be6a3d624a4a8ab8996ed003513..17ef7a28873d93a35ccf342aac8c4fa26f0f71e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/dmfe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/dmfe.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static void dmfe_phy_write_1bit(void __iomem *, u32);
 static u16 dmfe_phy_read_1bit(void __iomem *);
 static u8 dmfe_sense_speed(struct dmfe_board_info *);
 static void dmfe_process_mode(struct dmfe_board_info *);
-static void dmfe_timer(unsigned long);
+static void dmfe_timer(struct timer_list *);
 static inline u32 cal_CRC(unsigned char *, unsigned int, u8);
 static void dmfe_rx_packet(struct net_device *, struct dmfe_board_info *);
 static void dmfe_free_tx_pkt(struct net_device *, struct dmfe_board_info *);
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static int dmfe_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
 	/* set and active a timer process */
-	setup_timer(&db->timer, dmfe_timer, (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&db->timer, dmfe_timer, 0);
 	db->timer.expires = DMFE_TIMER_WUT + HZ * 2;
 	add_timer(&db->timer);
 
@@ -1128,10 +1128,10 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops netdev_ethtool_ops = {
  *	Dynamic media sense, allocate Rx buffer...
  */
 
-static void dmfe_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void dmfe_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
-	struct dmfe_board_info *db = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct dmfe_board_info *db = from_timer(db, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(db->pdev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = db->ioaddr;
 	u32 tmp_cr8;
 	unsigned char tmp_cr12;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/interrupt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/interrupt.c
index 8df80880ecaaa0f15e06aa7c93db58d108f30872..c1ca0765d56d4b3fd163162b599103221411dc47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/interrupt.c
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ int tulip_refill_rx(struct net_device *dev)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TULIP_NAPI
 
-void oom_timer(unsigned long data)
+void oom_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-        struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
-	struct tulip_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct tulip_private *tp = from_timer(tp, t, oom_timer);
+
 	napi_schedule(&tp->napi);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/pnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/pnic.c
index 7bcccf5cac7acbfc37e8b7e82c10c3d06ed38213..3fb39e32e1b458ec9b3676d69501298569e0f45e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/pnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/pnic.c
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ void pnic_lnk_change(struct net_device *dev, int csr5)
 	}
 }
 
-void pnic_timer(unsigned long data)
+void pnic_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
-	struct tulip_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct tulip_private *tp = from_timer(tp, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = tp->base_addr;
 	int next_tick = 60*HZ;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/pnic2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/pnic2.c
index 5895fc43f6e0de4af0f779cd77e2a022a67ea624..412adaa7fdf826adaa18ee57f5f6b67d253b5523 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/pnic2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/pnic2.c
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 
 
-void pnic2_timer(unsigned long data)
+void pnic2_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
-	struct tulip_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct tulip_private *tp = from_timer(tp, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = tp->base_addr;
 	int next_tick = 60*HZ;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/timer.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/timer.c
index 523d9dde50a2278fd9ddc9d47dd5c51458bf75d7..642e9dfc54515a9f7598ef15c8bce62791f791d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/timer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/timer.c
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ void tulip_media_task(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 
-void mxic_timer(unsigned long data)
+void mxic_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
-	struct tulip_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct tulip_private *tp = from_timer(tp, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = tp->base_addr;
 	int next_tick = 60*HZ;
 
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ void mxic_timer(unsigned long data)
 }
 
 
-void comet_timer(unsigned long data)
+void comet_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
-	struct tulip_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct tulip_private *tp = from_timer(tp, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
 	int next_tick = 2*HZ;
 
 	if (tulip_debug > 1)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip.h
index 06660dbc44b7e7a383bd8f07cc3717d89ed6e3c7..b458140aeaef9b2d97834865a4a80b706016f21b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct tulip_chip_table {
 	int io_size;
 	int valid_intrs;	/* CSR7 interrupt enable settings */
 	int flags;
-	void (*media_timer) (unsigned long);
+	void (*media_timer) (struct timer_list *);
 	work_func_t media_task;
 };
 
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ void t21142_lnk_change(struct net_device *dev, int csr5);
 
 /* PNIC2.c */
 void pnic2_lnk_change(struct net_device *dev, int csr5);
-void pnic2_timer(unsigned long data);
+void pnic2_timer(struct timer_list *t);
 void pnic2_start_nway(struct net_device *dev);
 void pnic2_lnk_change(struct net_device *dev, int csr5);
 
@@ -504,19 +504,19 @@ void tulip_find_mii (struct net_device *dev, int board_idx);
 /* pnic.c */
 void pnic_do_nway(struct net_device *dev);
 void pnic_lnk_change(struct net_device *dev, int csr5);
-void pnic_timer(unsigned long data);
+void pnic_timer(struct timer_list *t);
 
 /* timer.c */
 void tulip_media_task(struct work_struct *work);
-void mxic_timer(unsigned long data);
-void comet_timer(unsigned long data);
+void mxic_timer(struct timer_list *t);
+void comet_timer(struct timer_list *t);
 
 /* tulip_core.c */
 extern int tulip_debug;
 extern const char * const medianame[];
 extern const char tulip_media_cap[];
 extern const struct tulip_chip_table tulip_tbl[];
-void oom_timer(unsigned long data);
+void oom_timer(struct timer_list *t);
 extern u8 t21040_csr13[];
 
 static inline void tulip_start_rxtx(struct tulip_private *tp)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c
index 851b6d1f5a42ab893fa16b53b1b5e7f844ec2a71..00d02a0967d0770cad635f3c95773d04770d0a4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ int tulip_debug = TULIP_DEBUG;
 int tulip_debug = 1;
 #endif
 
-static void tulip_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void tulip_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
-	struct tulip_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct tulip_private *tp = from_timer(tp, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = tp->dev;
 
 	if (netif_running(dev))
 		schedule_work(&tp->media_work);
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static void tulip_up(struct net_device *dev)
 	tp->timer.expires = RUN_AT(next_tick);
 	add_timer(&tp->timer);
 #ifdef CONFIG_TULIP_NAPI
-	setup_timer(&tp->oom_timer, oom_timer, (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&tp->oom_timer, oom_timer, 0);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -780,8 +780,7 @@ static void tulip_down (struct net_device *dev)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore (&tp->lock, flags);
 
-	setup_timer(&tp->timer, tulip_tbl[tp->chip_id].media_timer,
-		    (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&tp->timer, tulip_tbl[tp->chip_id].media_timer, 0);
 
 	dev->if_port = tp->saved_if_port;
 
@@ -1470,8 +1469,7 @@ static int tulip_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	tp->csr0 = csr0;
 	spin_lock_init(&tp->lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&tp->mii_lock);
-	setup_timer(&tp->timer, tulip_tbl[tp->chip_id].media_timer,
-		    (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&tp->timer, tulip_tbl[tp->chip_id].media_timer, 0);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&tp->media_work, tulip_tbl[tp->chip_id].media_task);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/uli526x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/uli526x.c
index 5fbbc0caba99447bf930799c5068ab06fc2d8182..488a744084c9493590fd4d56180ea641d18e4e1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/uli526x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/uli526x.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static void phy_write_1bit(struct uli526x_board_info *db, u32);
 static u16 phy_read_1bit(struct uli526x_board_info *db);
 static u8 uli526x_sense_speed(struct uli526x_board_info *);
 static void uli526x_process_mode(struct uli526x_board_info *);
-static void uli526x_timer(unsigned long);
+static void uli526x_timer(struct timer_list *t);
 static void uli526x_rx_packet(struct net_device *, struct uli526x_board_info *);
 static void uli526x_free_tx_pkt(struct net_device *, struct uli526x_board_info *);
 static void uli526x_reuse_skb(struct uli526x_board_info *, struct sk_buff *);
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static int uli526x_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
 	/* set and active a timer process */
-	setup_timer(&db->timer, uli526x_timer, (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&db->timer, uli526x_timer, 0);
 	db->timer.expires = ULI526X_TIMER_WUT + HZ * 2;
 	add_timer(&db->timer);
 
@@ -1021,10 +1021,10 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops netdev_ethtool_ops = {
  *	Dynamic media sense, allocate Rx buffer...
  */
 
-static void uli526x_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void uli526x_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *) data;
-	struct uli526x_board_info *db = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct uli526x_board_info *db = from_timer(db, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(db->pdev);
 	struct uli_phy_ops *phy = &db->phy;
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = db->ioaddr;
  	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/winbond-840.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/winbond-840.c
index 6f88d687b6d28ff053a7a17a5b2a5c27e608a1b7..70cb2d689c2cbad709b37fb46335a25fadf93ff4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/winbond-840.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/winbond-840.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static int  mdio_read(struct net_device *dev, int phy_id, int location);
 static void mdio_write(struct net_device *dev, int phy_id, int location, int value);
 static int  netdev_open(struct net_device *dev);
 static int  update_link(struct net_device *dev);
-static void netdev_timer(unsigned long data);
+static void netdev_timer(struct timer_list *t);
 static void init_rxtx_rings(struct net_device *dev);
 static void free_rxtx_rings(struct netdev_private *np);
 static void init_registers(struct net_device *dev);
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static int netdev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "Done netdev_open()\n");
 
 	/* Set the timer to check for link beat. */
-	setup_timer(&np->timer, netdev_timer, (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&np->timer, netdev_timer, 0);
 	np->timer.expires = jiffies + 1*HZ;
 	add_timer(&np->timer);
 	return 0;
@@ -772,10 +772,10 @@ static inline void update_csr6(struct net_device *dev, int new)
 		np->mii_if.full_duplex = 1;
 }
 
-static void netdev_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void netdev_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
-	struct netdev_private *np = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct netdev_private *np = from_timer(np, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(np->pci_dev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = np->base_addr;
 
 	if (debug > 2)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c
index 778f974e2928bfdd32391f3ecb8b424843f72374..a2f6758d38ddc01d90e44be9b22fc14ce11d929a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static const int max_intrloop = 50;
 static const int multicast_filter_limit = 0x40;
 
 static int rio_open (struct net_device *dev);
-static void rio_timer (unsigned long data);
+static void rio_timer (struct timer_list *t);
 static void rio_tx_timeout (struct net_device *dev);
 static netdev_tx_t start_xmit (struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 static irqreturn_t rio_interrupt (int irq, void *dev_instance);
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static int rio_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		return i;
 	}
 
-	setup_timer(&np->timer, rio_timer, (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&np->timer, rio_timer, 0);
 	np->timer.expires = jiffies + 1 * HZ;
 	add_timer(&np->timer);
 
@@ -655,10 +655,10 @@ static int rio_open(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 static void
-rio_timer (unsigned long data)
+rio_timer (struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
-	struct netdev_private *np = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct netdev_private *np = from_timer(np, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(np->pdev);
 	unsigned int entry;
 	int next_tick = 1*HZ;
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
index 753259091b227937b5915d34734780033f9cf05c..7892f2f0c6b56473ed86b39d6525535f61f7b741 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
@@ -1023,8 +1023,6 @@ static int fs_enet_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &fs_ethtool_ops;
 
-	init_timer(&fep->phy_timer_list);
-
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 
 	ndev->features |= NETIF_F_SG;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet.h
index 5ce516c8a62a135e9819a435d49a2f2ed26242a8..dd306deb7cf10ddc486d0539153e14f8c0eb16e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet.h
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ struct fs_enet_private {
 	cbd_t __iomem *cur_rx;
 	cbd_t __iomem *cur_tx;
 	int tx_free;
-	struct timer_list phy_timer_list;
 	const struct phy_info *phy;
 	u32 msg_enable;
 	struct mii_if_info mii_if;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
index 36520634c96ae127aea4c2994bd6c86ff42e3376..91565c8fee080b0bc09012f45802d22bac13add4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c
@@ -2159,9 +2159,9 @@ static void hns_nic_task_schedule(struct hns_nic_priv *priv)
 		(void)schedule_work(&priv->service_task);
 }
 
-static void hns_nic_service_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void hns_nic_service_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct hns_nic_priv *priv = (struct hns_nic_priv *)data;
+	struct hns_nic_priv *priv = from_timer(priv, t, service_timer);
 
 	(void)mod_timer(&priv->service_timer, jiffies + SERVICE_TIMER_HZ);
 
@@ -2451,8 +2451,7 @@ static int hns_nic_dev_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* carrier off reporting is important to ethtool even BEFORE open */
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 
-	setup_timer(&priv->service_timer, hns_nic_service_timer,
-		    (unsigned long)priv);
+	timer_setup(&priv->service_timer, hns_nic_service_timer, 0);
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->service_task, hns_nic_service_task);
 
 	set_bit(NIC_STATE_SERVICE_INITED, &priv->state);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index c322b45341482d0860edff92dcd56a5d71169b1a..6e93943c489a1e3cbac12b617a5dadc9a549a815 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -2350,11 +2350,11 @@ static int hclge_get_status(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 	return hdev->hw.mac.link;
 }
 
-static void hclge_service_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void hclge_service_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct hclge_dev *hdev = (struct hclge_dev *)data;
-	(void)mod_timer(&hdev->service_timer, jiffies + HZ);
+	struct hclge_dev *hdev = from_timer(hdev, t, service_timer);
 
+	mod_timer(&hdev->service_timer, jiffies + HZ);
 	hclge_task_schedule(hdev);
 }
 
@@ -3204,7 +3204,7 @@ static int hclge_ae_start(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 	/* mac enable */
 	hclge_cfg_mac_mode(hdev, true);
 	clear_bit(HCLGE_STATE_DOWN, &hdev->state);
-	(void)mod_timer(&hdev->service_timer, jiffies + HZ);
+	mod_timer(&hdev->service_timer, jiffies + HZ);
 
 	ret = hclge_mac_start_phy(hdev);
 	if (ret)
@@ -4436,8 +4436,7 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 
 	hclge_dcb_ops_set(hdev);
 
-	setup_timer(&hdev->service_timer, hclge_service_timer,
-		    (unsigned long)hdev);
+	timer_setup(&hdev->service_timer, hclge_service_timer, 0);
 	INIT_WORK(&hdev->service_task, hclge_service_task);
 
 	set_bit(HCLGE_STATE_SERVICE_INITED, &hdev->state);
@@ -4464,7 +4463,7 @@ static void hclge_uninit_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PCI_IOV))
 		hclge_disable_sriov(hdev);
 
-	if (hdev->service_timer.data)
+	if (hdev->service_timer.function)
 		del_timer_sync(&hdev->service_timer);
 	if (hdev->service_task.func)
 		cancel_work_sync(&hdev->service_task);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
index 184f11242f56d56e4a4c8ed2fde6b4e70d82cc52..44b3937f7e81a43469553afbcae7f14becbf6316 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
@@ -1710,9 +1710,9 @@ static void e100_adjust_adaptive_ifs(struct nic *nic, int speed, int duplex)
 	}
 }
 
-static void e100_watchdog(unsigned long data)
+static void e100_watchdog(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct nic *nic = (struct nic *)data;
+	struct nic *nic = from_timer(nic, t, watchdog);
 	struct ethtool_cmd cmd = { .cmd = ETHTOOL_GSET };
 	u32 speed;
 
@@ -2920,7 +2920,7 @@ static int e100_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	pci_set_master(pdev);
 
-	setup_timer(&nic->watchdog, e100_watchdog, (unsigned long)nic);
+	timer_setup(&nic->watchdog, e100_watchdog, 0);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&nic->tx_timeout_task, e100_tx_timeout_task);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index bf8f38f769534a03de66d3558efc51d967a9854a..f2f49239b01509e120a292605ef4e0e9ef21c248 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -4823,9 +4823,9 @@ static void e1000e_update_phy_task(struct work_struct *work)
  * Need to wait a few seconds after link up to get diagnostic information from
  * the phy
  **/
-static void e1000_update_phy_info(unsigned long data)
+static void e1000_update_phy_info(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = (struct e1000_adapter *)data;
+	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = from_timer(adapter, t, phy_info_timer);
 
 	if (test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->state))
 		return;
@@ -5159,9 +5159,9 @@ static void e1000e_check_82574_phy_workaround(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
  * e1000_watchdog - Timer Call-back
  * @data: pointer to adapter cast into an unsigned long
  **/
-static void e1000_watchdog(unsigned long data)
+static void e1000_watchdog(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = (struct e1000_adapter *)data;
+	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = from_timer(adapter, t, watchdog_timer);
 
 	/* Do the rest outside of interrupt context */
 	schedule_work(&adapter->watchdog_task);
@@ -7267,10 +7267,8 @@ static int e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_eeprom;
 	}
 
-	setup_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, e1000_watchdog,
-		    (unsigned long)adapter);
-	setup_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer, e1000_update_phy_info,
-		    (unsigned long)adapter);
+	timer_setup(&adapter->watchdog_timer, e1000_watchdog, 0);
+	timer_setup(&adapter->phy_info_timer, e1000_update_phy_info, 0);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->reset_task, e1000_reset_task);
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->watchdog_task, e1000_watchdog_task);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
index 1e9ae3197b172dbc1a3899df1ec23baef84b8419..7f605221a6867ed8e4c53de10048040f06e509d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
@@ -213,9 +213,10 @@ static void fm10k_start_service_event(struct fm10k_intfc *interface)
  * fm10k_service_timer - Timer Call-back
  * @data: pointer to interface cast into an unsigned long
  **/
-static void fm10k_service_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void fm10k_service_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct fm10k_intfc *interface = (struct fm10k_intfc *)data;
+	struct fm10k_intfc *interface = from_timer(interface, t,
+						   service_timer);
 
 	/* Reset the timer */
 	mod_timer(&interface->service_timer, (HZ * 2) + jiffies);
@@ -2315,8 +2316,7 @@ static int fm10k_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	/* Initialize service timer and service task late in order to avoid
 	 * cleanup issues.
 	 */
-	setup_timer(&interface->service_timer, &fm10k_service_timer,
-		    (unsigned long)interface);
+	timer_setup(&interface->service_timer, fm10k_service_timer, 0);
 	INIT_WORK(&interface->service_task, fm10k_service_task);
 
 	/* Setup the MAC/VLAN queue */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index bb31d53c49234065c693fb5a44bda5a13277b360..39989147b30baa8c9cb502cb8550f1f21c65d9c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -8800,9 +8800,9 @@ static void i40e_service_task(struct work_struct *work)
  * i40e_service_timer - timer callback
  * @data: pointer to PF struct
  **/
-static void i40e_service_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void i40e_service_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct i40e_pf *pf = (struct i40e_pf *)data;
+	struct i40e_pf *pf = from_timer(pf, t, service_timer);
 
 	mod_timer(&pf->service_timer,
 		  round_jiffies(jiffies + pf->service_timer_period));
@@ -12648,7 +12648,7 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 #endif /* CONFIG_I40E_DCB */
 
 	/* set up periodic task facility */
-	setup_timer(&pf->service_timer, i40e_service_timer, (unsigned long)pf);
+	timer_setup(&pf->service_timer, i40e_service_timer, 0);
 	pf->service_timer_period = HZ;
 
 	INIT_WORK(&pf->service_task, i40e_service_task);
@@ -12972,7 +12972,7 @@ static void i40e_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	/* no more scheduling of any task */
 	set_bit(__I40E_SUSPENDED, pf->state);
 	set_bit(__I40E_DOWN, pf->state);
-	if (pf->service_timer.data)
+	if (pf->service_timer.function)
 		del_timer_sync(&pf->service_timer);
 	if (pf->service_task.func)
 		cancel_work_sync(&pf->service_task);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 5bcbd46e2f6c4a84294bd93c51c8f2711f88119a..ca2ebdbd24d7c9ce832af711942671ac622d4a15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -1594,9 +1594,10 @@ static int i40evf_reinit_interrupt_scheme(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
  * i40evf_watchdog_timer - Periodic call-back timer
  * @data: pointer to adapter disguised as unsigned long
  **/
-static void i40evf_watchdog_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void i40evf_watchdog_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = (struct i40evf_adapter *)data;
+	struct i40evf_adapter *adapter = from_timer(adapter, t,
+						    watchdog_timer);
 
 	schedule_work(&adapter->watchdog_task);
 	/* timer will be rescheduled in watchdog task */
@@ -2748,8 +2749,7 @@ static void i40evf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 	}
 
-	setup_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, &i40evf_watchdog_timer,
-		    (unsigned long)adapter);
+	timer_setup(&adapter->watchdog_timer, i40evf_watchdog_timer, 0);
 	mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, jiffies + 1);
 
 	adapter->tx_desc_count = I40EVF_DEFAULT_TXD;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 837d9b46a390526711a1ebcb3b43c1a5b13a708b..58d01a2113678752928a1ac560e8b65ed8198586 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ static void igb_clean_all_rx_rings(struct igb_adapter *);
 static void igb_clean_tx_ring(struct igb_ring *);
 static void igb_clean_rx_ring(struct igb_ring *);
 static void igb_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *);
-static void igb_update_phy_info(unsigned long);
-static void igb_watchdog(unsigned long);
+static void igb_update_phy_info(struct timer_list *);
+static void igb_watchdog(struct timer_list *);
 static void igb_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *);
 static netdev_tx_t igb_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *);
 static void igb_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -2538,10 +2538,8 @@ static int igb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		wr32(E1000_TXPBS, I210_TXPBSIZE_DEFAULT);
 	}
 
-	setup_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, igb_watchdog,
-		    (unsigned long) adapter);
-	setup_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer, igb_update_phy_info,
-		    (unsigned long) adapter);
+	timer_setup(&adapter->watchdog_timer, igb_watchdog, 0);
+	timer_setup(&adapter->phy_info_timer, igb_update_phy_info, 0);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->reset_task, igb_reset_task);
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->watchdog_task, igb_watchdog_task);
@@ -4425,9 +4423,9 @@ static void igb_spoof_check(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 /* Need to wait a few seconds after link up to get diagnostic information from
  * the phy
  */
-static void igb_update_phy_info(unsigned long data)
+static void igb_update_phy_info(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct igb_adapter *adapter = (struct igb_adapter *) data;
+	struct igb_adapter *adapter = from_timer(adapter, t, phy_info_timer);
 	igb_get_phy_info(&adapter->hw);
 }
 
@@ -4514,9 +4512,9 @@ static void igb_check_lvmmc(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
  *  igb_watchdog - Timer Call-back
  *  @data: pointer to adapter cast into an unsigned long
  **/
-static void igb_watchdog(unsigned long data)
+static void igb_watchdog(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct igb_adapter *adapter = (struct igb_adapter *)data;
+	struct igb_adapter *adapter = from_timer(adapter, t, watchdog_timer);
 	/* Do the rest outside of interrupt context */
 	schedule_work(&adapter->watchdog_task);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
index 1ed556911b1472fdcf3d085f0276cc189633f847..713e8df23744a46ea30824a014f875bd28d29fc5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -1915,9 +1915,9 @@ static bool igbvf_has_link(struct igbvf_adapter *adapter)
  * igbvf_watchdog - Timer Call-back
  * @data: pointer to adapter cast into an unsigned long
  **/
-static void igbvf_watchdog(unsigned long data)
+static void igbvf_watchdog(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct igbvf_adapter *adapter = (struct igbvf_adapter *)data;
+	struct igbvf_adapter *adapter = from_timer(adapter, t, watchdog_timer);
 
 	/* Do the rest outside of interrupt context */
 	schedule_work(&adapter->watchdog_task);
@@ -2878,8 +2878,7 @@ static int igbvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		       netdev->addr_len);
 	}
 
-	setup_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, &igbvf_watchdog,
-		    (unsigned long)adapter);
+	timer_setup(&adapter->watchdog_timer, igbvf_watchdog, 0);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->reset_task, igbvf_reset_task);
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->watchdog_task, igbvf_watchdog_task);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index 1e6ec2277d547aea39870db1387c1894506fb3ee..2353c383f0a7de092b4ba6581af4516ad692069c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void ixgb_setup_rctl(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter);
 static void ixgb_clean_tx_ring(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter);
 static void ixgb_clean_rx_ring(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter);
 static void ixgb_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev);
-static void ixgb_watchdog(unsigned long data);
+static void ixgb_watchdog(struct timer_list *t);
 static netdev_tx_t ixgb_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				   struct net_device *netdev);
 static int ixgb_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu);
@@ -508,8 +508,7 @@ ixgb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	adapter->part_num = ixgb_get_ee_pba_number(&adapter->hw);
 
-	setup_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, ixgb_watchdog,
-		    (unsigned long)adapter);
+	timer_setup(&adapter->watchdog_timer, ixgb_watchdog, 0);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->tx_timeout_task, ixgb_tx_timeout_task);
 
@@ -1151,9 +1150,9 @@ ixgb_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
  **/
 
 static void
-ixgb_watchdog(unsigned long data)
+ixgb_watchdog(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct ixgb_adapter *adapter = (struct ixgb_adapter *)data;
+	struct ixgb_adapter *adapter = from_timer(adapter, t, watchdog_timer);
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	struct ixgb_desc_ring *txdr = &adapter->tx_ring;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 7683c14024aa18546a93bae8a1d74e4b7bcfae5d..3e83edd10e23ac65bdfdbbfae81a3cd1172e1ac6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7690,9 +7690,9 @@ static void ixgbe_sfp_link_config_subtask(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
  * ixgbe_service_timer - Timer Call-back
  * @data: pointer to adapter cast into an unsigned long
  **/
-static void ixgbe_service_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void ixgbe_service_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = (struct ixgbe_adapter *)data;
+	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = from_timer(adapter, t, service_timer);
 	unsigned long next_event_offset;
 
 	/* poll faster when waiting for link */
@@ -10508,8 +10508,7 @@ static int ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.addr, hw->mac.perm_addr);
 	ixgbe_mac_set_default_filter(adapter);
 
-	setup_timer(&adapter->service_timer, &ixgbe_service_timer,
-		    (unsigned long) adapter);
+	timer_setup(&adapter->service_timer, ixgbe_service_timer, 0);
 
 	if (ixgbe_removed(hw->hw_addr)) {
 		err = -EIO;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 032f8ac06357aefa7a695c6685b8bbbbf7a8949e..12d3601b1d57f9fa977acd54c646e81c3d1b9048 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -2747,9 +2747,10 @@ void ixgbevf_update_stats(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
  * ixgbevf_service_timer - Timer Call-back
  * @data: pointer to adapter cast into an unsigned long
  **/
-static void ixgbevf_service_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void ixgbevf_service_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter = (struct ixgbevf_adapter *)data;
+	struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter = from_timer(adapter, t,
+						     service_timer);
 
 	/* Reset the timer */
 	mod_timer(&adapter->service_timer, (HZ * 2) + jiffies);
@@ -4120,8 +4121,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_sw_init;
 	}
 
-	setup_timer(&adapter->service_timer, &ixgbevf_service_timer,
-		    (unsigned long)adapter);
+	timer_setup(&adapter->service_timer, ixgbevf_service_timer, 0);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->service_task, ixgbevf_service_task);
 	set_bit(__IXGBEVF_SERVICE_INITED, &adapter->state);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
index e798fbe086001acc3b4e36a6970058b5c6fda078..52207508744cafbf8243533b35ab99d9e70567d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
@@ -4338,11 +4338,11 @@ static void ksz_stop_timer(struct ksz_timer_info *info)
 }
 
 static void ksz_init_timer(struct ksz_timer_info *info, int period,
-	void (*function)(unsigned long), void *data)
+	void (*function)(struct timer_list *))
 {
 	info->max = 0;
 	info->period = period;
-	setup_timer(&info->timer, function, (unsigned long)data);
+	timer_setup(&info->timer, function, 0);
 }
 
 static void ksz_update_timer(struct ksz_timer_info *info)
@@ -6689,9 +6689,9 @@ static void mib_read_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 }
 
-static void mib_monitor(unsigned long ptr)
+static void mib_monitor(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct dev_info *hw_priv = (struct dev_info *) ptr;
+	struct dev_info *hw_priv = from_timer(hw_priv, t, mib_timer_info.timer);
 
 	mib_read_work(&hw_priv->mib_read);
 
@@ -6716,10 +6716,10 @@ static void mib_monitor(unsigned long ptr)
  *
  * This routine is run in a kernel timer to monitor the network device.
  */
-static void dev_monitor(unsigned long ptr)
+static void dev_monitor(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *) ptr;
-	struct dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct dev_priv *priv = from_timer(priv, t, monitor_timer_info.timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = priv->mii_if.dev;
 	struct dev_info *hw_priv = priv->adapter;
 	struct ksz_hw *hw = &hw_priv->hw;
 	struct ksz_port *port = &priv->port;
@@ -6789,7 +6789,7 @@ static int __init netdev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* 500 ms timeout */
 	ksz_init_timer(&priv->monitor_timer_info, 500 * HZ / 1000,
-		dev_monitor, dev);
+		dev_monitor);
 
 	/* 500 ms timeout */
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = HZ / 2;
@@ -7065,7 +7065,7 @@ static int pcidev_init(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	/* 500 ms timeout */
 	ksz_init_timer(&hw_priv->mib_timer_info, 500 * HZ / 1000,
-		mib_monitor, hw_priv);
+		mib_monitor);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hw->dev_count; i++) {
 		dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct dev_priv));
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/s2io.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/s2io.c
index 462eda926b1c46f4b202821597bc13cf0060a34d..b8983e73265a015cbc39249cfb8732706579fff4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/s2io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/s2io.c
@@ -337,12 +337,6 @@ static const char ethtool_driver_stats_keys[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
 #define S2IO_TEST_LEN	ARRAY_SIZE(s2io_gstrings)
 #define S2IO_STRINGS_LEN	(S2IO_TEST_LEN * ETH_GSTRING_LEN)
 
-#define S2IO_TIMER_CONF(timer, handle, arg, exp)	\
-	init_timer(&timer);				\
-	timer.function = handle;			\
-	timer.data = (unsigned long)arg;		\
-	mod_timer(&timer, (jiffies + exp))		\
-
 /* copy mac addr to def_mac_addr array */
 static void do_s2io_copy_mac_addr(struct s2io_nic *sp, int offset, u64 mac_addr)
 {
@@ -4193,9 +4187,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t s2io_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 static void
-s2io_alarm_handle(unsigned long data)
+s2io_alarm_handle(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct s2io_nic *sp = (struct s2io_nic *)data;
+	struct s2io_nic *sp = from_timer(sp, t, alarm_timer);
 	struct net_device *dev = sp->dev;
 
 	s2io_handle_errors(dev);
@@ -7186,7 +7180,8 @@ static int s2io_card_up(struct s2io_nic *sp)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	S2IO_TIMER_CONF(sp->alarm_timer, s2io_alarm_handle, sp, (HZ/2));
+	timer_setup(&sp->alarm_timer, s2io_alarm_handle, 0);
+	mod_timer(&sp->alarm_timer, jiffies + HZ / 2);
 
 	set_bit(__S2IO_STATE_CARD_UP, &sp->state);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/s2io.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/s2io.h
index 6c5997dc8afc064076e1a00ff726b3d87d3515c9..1a24a72187948b46dfc0900c7c714a41bd060164 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/s2io.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/s2io.h
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ static int s2io_poll_msix(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget);
 static int s2io_poll_inta(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget);
 static void s2io_init_pci(struct s2io_nic * sp);
 static int do_s2io_prog_unicast(struct net_device *dev, u8 *addr);
-static void s2io_alarm_handle(unsigned long data);
+static void s2io_alarm_handle(struct timer_list *t);
 static irqreturn_t
 s2io_msix_ring_handle(int irq, void *dev_id);
 static irqreturn_t
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
index 50ea69d88480c6108e82192d9b9ed57c985ccaf7..5d5b9855e24eba88ef309edf0def7f1a64bfc51e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
@@ -2597,9 +2597,9 @@ static int vxge_add_isr(struct vxgedev *vdev)
 	return VXGE_HW_OK;
 }
 
-static void vxge_poll_vp_reset(unsigned long data)
+static void vxge_poll_vp_reset(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)data;
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = from_timer(vdev, t, vp_reset_timer);
 	int i, j = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vdev->no_of_vpath; i++) {
@@ -2616,9 +2616,9 @@ static void vxge_poll_vp_reset(unsigned long data)
 	mod_timer(&vdev->vp_reset_timer, jiffies + HZ / 2);
 }
 
-static void vxge_poll_vp_lockup(unsigned long data)
+static void vxge_poll_vp_lockup(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)data;
+	struct vxgedev *vdev = from_timer(vdev, t, vp_lockup_timer);
 	enum vxge_hw_status status = VXGE_HW_OK;
 	struct vxge_vpath *vpath;
 	struct vxge_ring *ring;
@@ -2858,12 +2858,12 @@ static int vxge_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		vdev->config.rx_pause_enable);
 
 	if (vdev->vp_reset_timer.function == NULL)
-		vxge_os_timer(&vdev->vp_reset_timer, vxge_poll_vp_reset, vdev,
+		vxge_os_timer(&vdev->vp_reset_timer, vxge_poll_vp_reset,
 			      HZ / 2);
 
 	/* There is no need to check for RxD leak and RxD lookup on Titan1A */
 	if (vdev->titan1 && vdev->vp_lockup_timer.function == NULL)
-		vxge_os_timer(&vdev->vp_lockup_timer, vxge_poll_vp_lockup, vdev,
+		vxge_os_timer(&vdev->vp_lockup_timer, vxge_poll_vp_lockup,
 			      HZ / 2);
 
 	set_bit(__VXGE_STATE_CARD_UP, &vdev->state);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.h
index 3a79d93b8445308663b5b02f06e172762faba708..59a57ff5e96aff0940c06306b380a411691b1b68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.h
@@ -417,12 +417,10 @@ struct vxge_tx_priv {
 	module_param(p, int, 0)
 
 static inline
-void vxge_os_timer(struct timer_list *timer, void (*func)(unsigned long data),
-		   struct vxgedev *vdev, unsigned long timeout)
+void vxge_os_timer(struct timer_list *timer, void (*func)(struct timer_list *),
+		   unsigned long timeout)
 {
-	init_timer(timer);
-	timer->function = func;
-	timer->data = (unsigned long)vdev;
+	timer_setup(timer, func, 0);
 	mod_timer(timer, jiffies + timeout);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
index a235e8881af910ed5ab631c556d43658a9b1a226..88128ce61471c9ba4fb8376745d7a1b36dd98ff4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/forcedeth.c
@@ -1884,10 +1884,9 @@ static int nv_alloc_rx_optimized(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 /* If rx bufs are exhausted called after 50ms to attempt to refresh */
-static void nv_do_rx_refill(unsigned long data)
+static void nv_do_rx_refill(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *) data;
-	struct fe_priv *np = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct fe_priv *np = from_timer(np, t, oom_kick);
 
 	/* Just reschedule NAPI rx processing */
 	napi_schedule(&np->napi);
@@ -4065,10 +4064,10 @@ static void nv_free_irq(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 }
 
-static void nv_do_nic_poll(unsigned long data)
+static void nv_do_nic_poll(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *) data;
-	struct fe_priv *np = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct fe_priv *np = from_timer(np, t, nic_poll);
+	struct net_device *dev = np->dev;
 	u8 __iomem *base = get_hwbase(dev);
 	u32 mask = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -4176,16 +4175,18 @@ static void nv_do_nic_poll(unsigned long data)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 static void nv_poll_controller(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	nv_do_nic_poll((unsigned long) dev);
+	struct fe_priv *np = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	nv_do_nic_poll(&np->nic_poll);
 }
 #endif
 
-static void nv_do_stats_poll(unsigned long data)
+static void nv_do_stats_poll(struct timer_list *t)
 	__acquires(&netdev_priv(dev)->hwstats_lock)
 	__releases(&netdev_priv(dev)->hwstats_lock)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *) data;
-	struct fe_priv *np = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct fe_priv *np = from_timer(np, t, stats_poll);
+	struct net_device *dev = np->dev;
 
 	/* If lock is currently taken, the stats are being refreshed
 	 * and hence fresh enough */
@@ -5631,10 +5632,9 @@ static int nv_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	u64_stats_init(&np->swstats_rx_syncp);
 	u64_stats_init(&np->swstats_tx_syncp);
 
-	setup_timer(&np->oom_kick, nv_do_rx_refill, (unsigned long)dev);
-	setup_timer(&np->nic_poll, nv_do_nic_poll, (unsigned long)dev);
-	setup_deferrable_timer(&np->stats_poll, nv_do_stats_poll,
-			       (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&np->oom_kick, nv_do_rx_refill, 0);
+	timer_setup(&np->nic_poll, nv_do_nic_poll, 0);
+	timer_setup(&np->stats_poll, nv_do_stats_poll, TIMER_DEFERRABLE);
 
 	err = pci_enable_device(pci_dev);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.c
index 244c1e1710173847395dcc9b65739205620fa011..da4807723a067c865cf61631f4a64397197d0c72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.c
@@ -170,9 +170,11 @@ ether3_setbuffer(struct net_device *dev, buffer_rw_t read, int start)
 /*
  * Switch LED off...
  */
-static void ether3_ledoff(unsigned long data)
+static void ether3_ledoff(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)data;
+	struct dev_priv *private = from_timer(priv, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = private->dev;
+
 	ether3_outw(priv(dev)->regs.config2 |= CFG2_CTRLO, REG_CONFIG2);
 }
 
@@ -183,8 +185,6 @@ static inline void ether3_ledon(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	del_timer(&priv(dev)->timer);
 	priv(dev)->timer.expires = jiffies + HZ / 50; /* leave on for 1/50th second */
-	priv(dev)->timer.data = (unsigned long)dev;
-	priv(dev)->timer.function = ether3_ledoff;
 	add_timer(&priv(dev)->timer);
 	if (priv(dev)->regs.config2 & CFG2_CTRLO)
 		ether3_outw(priv(dev)->regs.config2 &= ~CFG2_CTRLO, REG_CONFIG2);
@@ -783,7 +783,8 @@ ether3_probe(struct expansion_card *ec, const struct ecard_id *id)
 
 	ether3_addr(dev->dev_addr, ec);
 
-	init_timer(&priv(dev)->timer);
+	priv(dev)->dev = dev;
+	timer_setup(&priv(dev)->timer, ether3_ledoff, 0);
 
 	/* Reset card...
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.h
index 2db63b08bdf37885e0b97ec5a025ea5da3fb4013..ea2ba286e6655c8cf7c664550930d5607b9219a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/ether3.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ struct dev_priv {
     unsigned char tx_tail;		/* buffer nr of transmitting packet	 */
     unsigned int rx_head;		/* address to fetch next packet from	 */
     struct timer_list timer;
+    net_device *dev;
     int broken;				/* 0 = ok, 1 = something went wrong	 */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
index 9c0488e0f08ec2af6e075acd696c54900a648325..18d533fdf14c491a1afa48ea83a27103ac340caf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/ioc3-eth.c
@@ -764,9 +764,9 @@ static inline void ioc3_setup_duplex(struct ioc3_private *ip)
 	ioc3_w_emcr(ip->emcr);
 }
 
-static void ioc3_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void ioc3_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct ioc3_private *ip = (struct ioc3_private *) data;
+	struct ioc3_private *ip = from_timer(ip, t, ioc3_timer);
 
 	/* Print the link status if it has changed */
 	mii_check_media(&ip->mii, 1, 0);
@@ -818,8 +818,6 @@ static int ioc3_mii_init(struct ioc3_private *ip)
 static void ioc3_mii_start(struct ioc3_private *ip)
 {
 	ip->ioc3_timer.expires = jiffies + (12 * HZ)/10;  /* 1.2 sec. */
-	ip->ioc3_timer.data = (unsigned long) ip;
-	ip->ioc3_timer.function = ioc3_timer;
 	add_timer(&ip->ioc3_timer);
 }
 
@@ -1291,7 +1289,7 @@ static int ioc3_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 #endif
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ip->ioc3_lock);
-	init_timer(&ip->ioc3_timer);
+	timer_setup(&ip->ioc3_timer, ioc3_timer, 0);
 
 	ioc3_stop(ip);
 	ioc3_init(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/altr_tse_pcs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/altr_tse_pcs.c
index 6a9c954492f225987d5dc63713034548e7aabdbb..8b50afcdb52dfc5af471170e6ae7db162d25f4c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/altr_tse_pcs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/altr_tse_pcs.c
@@ -118,10 +118,9 @@ int tse_pcs_init(void __iomem *base, struct tse_pcs *pcs)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void pcs_link_timer_callback(unsigned long data)
+static void pcs_link_timer_callback(struct tse_pcs *pcs)
 {
 	u16 val = 0;
-	struct tse_pcs *pcs = (struct tse_pcs *)data;
 	void __iomem *tse_pcs_base = pcs->tse_pcs_base;
 	void __iomem *sgmii_adapter_base = pcs->sgmii_adapter_base;
 
@@ -138,12 +137,11 @@ static void pcs_link_timer_callback(unsigned long data)
 	}
 }
 
-static void auto_nego_timer_callback(unsigned long data)
+static void auto_nego_timer_callback(struct tse_pcs *pcs)
 {
 	u16 val = 0;
 	u16 speed = 0;
 	u16 duplex = 0;
-	struct tse_pcs *pcs = (struct tse_pcs *)data;
 	void __iomem *tse_pcs_base = pcs->tse_pcs_base;
 	void __iomem *sgmii_adapter_base = pcs->sgmii_adapter_base;
 
@@ -201,14 +199,14 @@ static void auto_nego_timer_callback(unsigned long data)
 	}
 }
 
-static void aneg_link_timer_callback(unsigned long data)
+static void aneg_link_timer_callback(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct tse_pcs *pcs = (struct tse_pcs *)data;
+	struct tse_pcs *pcs = from_timer(pcs, t, aneg_link_timer);
 
 	if (pcs->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE)
-		auto_nego_timer_callback(data);
+		auto_nego_timer_callback(pcs);
 	else if (pcs->autoneg == AUTONEG_DISABLE)
-		pcs_link_timer_callback(data);
+		pcs_link_timer_callback(pcs);
 }
 
 void tse_pcs_fix_mac_speed(struct tse_pcs *pcs, struct phy_device *phy_dev,
@@ -237,8 +235,8 @@ void tse_pcs_fix_mac_speed(struct tse_pcs *pcs, struct phy_device *phy_dev,
 
 		tse_pcs_reset(tse_pcs_base, pcs);
 
-		setup_timer(&pcs->aneg_link_timer,
-			    aneg_link_timer_callback, (unsigned long)pcs);
+		timer_setup(&pcs->aneg_link_timer, aneg_link_timer_callback,
+			    0);
 		mod_timer(&pcs->aneg_link_timer, jiffies +
 			  msecs_to_jiffies(AUTONEGO_LINK_TIMER));
 	} else if (phy_dev->autoneg == AUTONEG_DISABLE) {
@@ -270,8 +268,8 @@ void tse_pcs_fix_mac_speed(struct tse_pcs *pcs, struct phy_device *phy_dev,
 
 		tse_pcs_reset(tse_pcs_base, pcs);
 
-		setup_timer(&pcs->aneg_link_timer,
-			    aneg_link_timer_callback, (unsigned long)pcs);
+		timer_setup(&pcs->aneg_link_timer, aneg_link_timer_callback,
+			    0);
 		mod_timer(&pcs->aneg_link_timer, jiffies +
 			  msecs_to_jiffies(AUTONEGO_LINK_TIMER));
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c
index a74d78f64af90a56dace5dc2a63f058c3fb9c8e2..113bd57e2ea04188ce3bee349dc40522a4839832 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c
@@ -4079,9 +4079,9 @@ static void cas_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 #endif
 }
 
-static void cas_link_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void cas_link_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct cas *cp = (struct cas *) data;
+	struct cas *cp = from_timer(cp, t, link_timer);
 	int mask, pending = 0, reset = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -5039,7 +5039,8 @@ static int cas_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	spin_lock_init(&cp->stat_lock[N_TX_RINGS]);
 	mutex_init(&cp->pm_mutex);
 
-	setup_timer(&cp->link_timer, cas_link_timer, (unsigned long)cp);
+	timer_setup(&cp->link_timer, cas_link_timer, 0);
+
 #if 1
 	/* Just in case the implementation of atomic operations
 	 * change so that an explicit initialization is necessary.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/ldmvsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/ldmvsw.c
index 5feeaa9f0a9e0f10ca83960c0496c6e988de8f72..5ea037672e6f2a7a4af18b536058c1152b7b2211 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/ldmvsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/ldmvsw.c
@@ -363,8 +363,7 @@ static int vsw_port_probe(struct vio_dev *vdev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 	list_add_rcu(&port->list, &vp->port_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vp->lock, flags);
 
-	setup_timer(&port->clean_timer, sunvnet_clean_timer_expire_common,
-		    (unsigned long)port);
+	timer_setup(&port->clean_timer, sunvnet_clean_timer_expire_common, 0);
 
 	err = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
index bde19b307d0daf0b128fd005b76f276c322e7e8b..ab502ee35fb29cbcd886355cbeeecb7d04532cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
@@ -2221,9 +2221,9 @@ static int niu_link_status(struct niu *np, int *link_up_p)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void niu_timer(unsigned long __opaque)
+static void niu_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct niu *np = (struct niu *) __opaque;
+	struct niu *np = from_timer(np, t, timer);
 	unsigned long off;
 	int err, link_up;
 
@@ -6123,7 +6123,7 @@ static int niu_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	err = niu_init_hw(np);
 	if (!err) {
-		setup_timer(&np->timer, niu_timer, (unsigned long)np);
+		timer_setup(&np->timer, niu_timer, 0);
 		np->timer.expires = jiffies + HZ;
 
 		err = niu_enable_interrupts(np, 1);
@@ -6773,10 +6773,8 @@ static int niu_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 
 	err = niu_init_hw(np);
 	if (!err) {
-		init_timer(&np->timer);
+		timer_setup(&np->timer, niu_timer, 0);
 		np->timer.expires = jiffies + HZ;
-		np->timer.data = (unsigned long) np;
-		np->timer.function = niu_timer;
 
 		err = niu_enable_interrupts(np, 1);
 		if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunbmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunbmac.c
index 3189722110c262fc4a59c1fb67aef953500e0ff6..0b1f41f6bcebac9a77c244b4b651eff4380dceb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunbmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunbmac.c
@@ -523,9 +523,9 @@ static int try_next_permutation(struct bigmac *bp, void __iomem *tregs)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static void bigmac_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void bigmac_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct bigmac *bp = (struct bigmac *) data;
+	struct bigmac *bp = from_timer(bp, t, bigmac_timer);
 	void __iomem *tregs = bp->tregs;
 	int restart_timer = 0;
 
@@ -613,8 +613,6 @@ static void bigmac_begin_auto_negotiation(struct bigmac *bp)
 	bp->timer_state = ltrywait;
 	bp->timer_ticks = 0;
 	bp->bigmac_timer.expires = jiffies + (12 * HZ) / 10;
-	bp->bigmac_timer.data = (unsigned long) bp;
-	bp->bigmac_timer.function = bigmac_timer;
 	add_timer(&bp->bigmac_timer);
 }
 
@@ -921,7 +919,7 @@ static int bigmac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "BIGMAC: Can't order irq %d to go.\n", dev->irq);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	init_timer(&bp->bigmac_timer);
+	timer_setup(&bp->bigmac_timer, bigmac_timer, 0);
 	ret = bigmac_init_hw(bp, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		free_irq(dev->irq, bp);
@@ -1172,7 +1170,7 @@ static int bigmac_ether_init(struct platform_device *op,
 					      "board-version", 1);
 
 	/* Init auto-negotiation timer state. */
-	init_timer(&bp->bigmac_timer);
+	timer_setup(&bp->bigmac_timer, bigmac_timer, 0);
 	bp->timer_state = asleep;
 	bp->timer_ticks = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c
index b75ab8f44968afaa407719d4517c4347903eddf2..a7afcee3c5ae61e93c3aa434740a3dd9051d574a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c
@@ -1496,9 +1496,9 @@ static int gem_mdio_link_not_up(struct gem *gp)
 	}
 }
 
-static void gem_link_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void gem_link_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct gem *gp = (struct gem *) data;
+	struct gem *gp = from_timer(gp, t, link_timer);
 	struct net_device *dev = gp->dev;
 	int restart_aneg = 0;
 
@@ -2910,7 +2910,7 @@ static int gem_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	gp->msg_enable = DEFAULT_MSG;
 
-	setup_timer(&gp->link_timer, gem_link_timer, (unsigned long)gp);
+	timer_setup(&gp->link_timer, gem_link_timer, 0);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&gp->reset_task, gem_reset_task);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c
index 9e983e1d824984d5f1023478f2680eec41aeac53..0431f1e5f51126f286e465b4784bd4e61126f308 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c
@@ -685,9 +685,9 @@ static int is_lucent_phy(struct happy_meal *hp)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void happy_meal_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void happy_meal_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct happy_meal *hp = (struct happy_meal *) data;
+	struct happy_meal *hp = from_timer(hp, t, happy_timer);
 	void __iomem *tregs = hp->tcvregs;
 	int restart_timer = 0;
 
@@ -1413,8 +1413,6 @@ happy_meal_begin_auto_negotiation(struct happy_meal *hp,
 
 	hp->timer_ticks = 0;
 	hp->happy_timer.expires = jiffies + (12 * HZ)/10;  /* 1.2 sec. */
-	hp->happy_timer.data = (unsigned long) hp;
-	hp->happy_timer.function = happy_meal_timer;
 	add_timer(&hp->happy_timer);
 }
 
@@ -2819,7 +2817,7 @@ static int happy_meal_sbus_probe_one(struct platform_device *op, int is_qfe)
 	hp->timer_state = asleep;
 	hp->timer_ticks = 0;
 
-	init_timer(&hp->happy_timer);
+	timer_setup(&hp->happy_timer, happy_meal_timer, 0);
 
 	hp->dev = dev;
 	dev->netdev_ops = &hme_netdev_ops;
@@ -3133,7 +3131,7 @@ static int happy_meal_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	hp->timer_state = asleep;
 	hp->timer_ticks = 0;
 
-	init_timer(&hp->happy_timer);
+	timer_setup(&hp->happy_timer, happy_meal_timer, 0);
 
 	hp->irq = pdev->irq;
 	hp->dev = dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c
index 0b95105f706007ae9e0ff4325ea9983f9d514ee4..27fb226388852193b9f43bd276b3570d94b451d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c
@@ -492,8 +492,7 @@ static int vnet_port_probe(struct vio_dev *vdev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 	pr_info("%s: PORT ( remote-mac %pM%s )\n",
 		vp->dev->name, port->raddr, switch_port ? " switch-port" : "");
 
-	setup_timer(&port->clean_timer, sunvnet_clean_timer_expire_common,
-		    (unsigned long)port);
+	timer_setup(&port->clean_timer, sunvnet_clean_timer_expire_common, 0);
 
 	napi_enable(&port->napi);
 	vio_port_up(&port->vio);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet_common.c
index ecf456c7b6d14232ebab80d663c2618ebab447a5..8aa3ce46bb81ec7b77a771b633b769bbce55e745 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet_common.c
@@ -1040,9 +1040,9 @@ static inline void vnet_free_skbs(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 }
 
-void sunvnet_clean_timer_expire_common(unsigned long port0)
+void sunvnet_clean_timer_expire_common(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct vnet_port *port = (struct vnet_port *)port0;
+	struct vnet_port *port = from_timer(port, t, clean_timer);
 	struct sk_buff *freeskbs;
 	unsigned pending;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet_common.h
index b20d6fa7ef25b798401e24a59398c893a026c462..656673c3106665969ca7d32f5c97544182cfe11e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet_common.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ struct vnet {
 	((__port)->vsw ? (__port)->dev : (__port)->vp->dev)
 
 /* Common funcs */
-void sunvnet_clean_timer_expire_common(unsigned long port0);
+void sunvnet_clean_timer_expire_common(struct timer_list *t);
 int sunvnet_open_common(struct net_device *dev);
 int sunvnet_close_common(struct net_device *dev);
 void sunvnet_set_rx_mode_common(struct net_device *dev, struct vnet *vp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
index c8d53d8c83eeb0fbe4111be7840ac3463da704c5..8f53d762fbc405cc68325ca8cb5cb8d1ee8ae9c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ static u32	tlan_handle_tx_eoc(struct net_device *, u16);
 static u32	tlan_handle_status_check(struct net_device *, u16);
 static u32	tlan_handle_rx_eoc(struct net_device *, u16);
 
-static void	tlan_timer(unsigned long);
+static void	tlan_timer(struct timer_list *t);
+static void	tlan_phy_monitor(struct timer_list *t);
 
 static void	tlan_reset_lists(struct net_device *);
 static void	tlan_free_lists(struct net_device *);
@@ -190,7 +191,6 @@ static void	tlan_phy_power_up(struct net_device *);
 static void	tlan_phy_reset(struct net_device *);
 static void	tlan_phy_start_link(struct net_device *);
 static void	tlan_phy_finish_auto_neg(struct net_device *);
-static void     tlan_phy_monitor(unsigned long);
 
 /*
   static int	tlan_phy_nop(struct net_device *);
@@ -254,11 +254,10 @@ tlan_set_timer(struct net_device *dev, u32 ticks, u32 type)
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
-	priv->timer.function = tlan_timer;
+	priv->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)tlan_timer;
 	if (!in_irq())
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
-	priv->timer.data = (unsigned long) dev;
 	priv->timer_set_at = jiffies;
 	priv->timer_type = type;
 	mod_timer(&priv->timer, jiffies + ticks);
@@ -926,8 +925,8 @@ static int tlan_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	init_timer(&priv->timer);
-	init_timer(&priv->media_timer);
+	timer_setup(&priv->timer, NULL, 0);
+	timer_setup(&priv->media_timer, tlan_phy_monitor, 0);
 
 	tlan_start(dev);
 
@@ -1426,8 +1425,7 @@ static u32 tlan_handle_tx_eof(struct net_device *dev, u16 host_int)
 		tlan_dio_write8(dev->base_addr,
 				TLAN_LED_REG, TLAN_LED_LINK | TLAN_LED_ACT);
 		if (priv->timer.function == NULL) {
-			priv->timer.function = tlan_timer;
-			priv->timer.data = (unsigned long) dev;
+			priv->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)tlan_timer;
 			priv->timer.expires = jiffies + TLAN_TIMER_ACT_DELAY;
 			priv->timer_set_at = jiffies;
 			priv->timer_type = TLAN_TIMER_ACTIVITY;
@@ -1578,8 +1576,7 @@ static u32 tlan_handle_rx_eof(struct net_device *dev, u16 host_int)
 		tlan_dio_write8(dev->base_addr,
 				TLAN_LED_REG, TLAN_LED_LINK | TLAN_LED_ACT);
 		if (priv->timer.function == NULL)  {
-			priv->timer.function = tlan_timer;
-			priv->timer.data = (unsigned long) dev;
+			priv->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)tlan_timer;
 			priv->timer.expires = jiffies + TLAN_TIMER_ACT_DELAY;
 			priv->timer_set_at = jiffies;
 			priv->timer_type = TLAN_TIMER_ACTIVITY;
@@ -1836,10 +1833,10 @@ ThunderLAN driver timer function
  *
  **************************************************************/
 
-static void tlan_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void tlan_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device	*dev = (struct net_device *) data;
-	struct tlan_priv	*priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct tlan_priv	*priv = from_timer(priv, t, timer);
+	struct net_device	*dev = priv->dev;
 	u32		elapsed;
 	unsigned long	flags = 0;
 
@@ -1872,7 +1869,6 @@ static void tlan_timer(unsigned long data)
 				tlan_dio_write8(dev->base_addr,
 						TLAN_LED_REG, TLAN_LED_LINK);
 			} else  {
-				priv->timer.function = tlan_timer;
 				priv->timer.expires = priv->timer_set_at
 					+ TLAN_TIMER_ACT_DELAY;
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
@@ -2317,8 +2313,6 @@ tlan_finish_reset(struct net_device *dev)
 			} else
 				netdev_info(dev, "Link active\n");
 			/* Enabling link beat monitoring */
-			priv->media_timer.function = tlan_phy_monitor;
-			priv->media_timer.data = (unsigned long) dev;
 			priv->media_timer.expires = jiffies + HZ;
 			add_timer(&priv->media_timer);
 		}
@@ -2763,10 +2757,10 @@ static void tlan_phy_finish_auto_neg(struct net_device *dev)
  *
  *******************************************************************/
 
-static void tlan_phy_monitor(unsigned long data)
+static void tlan_phy_monitor(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *) data;
-	struct tlan_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct tlan_priv *priv = from_timer(priv, t, media_timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = priv->dev;
 	u16     phy;
 	u16     phy_status;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index 97fe8dfb602d8d11728738a3de012dc0eed51913..bbc7b7808a31c2c1e21b34e89552ee4146db52a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ static int encode_sixpack(unsigned char *, unsigned char *, int, unsigned char);
  * Note that in case of DAMA operation, the data is not sent here.
  */
 
-static void sp_xmit_on_air(unsigned long channel)
+static void sp_xmit_on_air(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sixpack *sp = (struct sixpack *) channel;
+	struct sixpack *sp = from_timer(sp, t, tx_t);
 	int actual, when = sp->slottime;
 	static unsigned char random;
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void sp_encaps(struct sixpack *sp, unsigned char *icp, int len)
 		sp->xleft = count;
 		sp->xhead = sp->xbuff;
 		sp->status2 = count;
-		sp_xmit_on_air((unsigned long)sp);
+		sp_xmit_on_air(&sp->tx_t);
 	}
 
 	return;
@@ -500,9 +500,9 @@ static inline void tnc_set_sync_state(struct sixpack *sp, int new_tnc_state)
 		__tnc_set_sync_state(sp, new_tnc_state);
 }
 
-static void resync_tnc(unsigned long channel)
+static void resync_tnc(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sixpack *sp = (struct sixpack *) channel;
+	struct sixpack *sp = from_timer(sp, t, resync_t);
 	static char resync_cmd = 0xe8;
 
 	/* clear any data that might have been received */
@@ -526,8 +526,6 @@ static void resync_tnc(unsigned long channel)
 	/* Start resync timer again -- the TNC might be still absent */
 
 	del_timer(&sp->resync_t);
-	sp->resync_t.data	= (unsigned long) sp;
-	sp->resync_t.function	= resync_tnc;
 	sp->resync_t.expires	= jiffies + SIXP_RESYNC_TIMEOUT;
 	add_timer(&sp->resync_t);
 }
@@ -541,8 +539,6 @@ static inline int tnc_init(struct sixpack *sp)
 	sp->tty->ops->write(sp->tty, &inbyte, 1);
 
 	del_timer(&sp->resync_t);
-	sp->resync_t.data = (unsigned long) sp;
-	sp->resync_t.function = resync_tnc;
 	sp->resync_t.expires = jiffies + SIXP_RESYNC_TIMEOUT;
 	add_timer(&sp->resync_t);
 
@@ -623,9 +619,9 @@ static int sixpack_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 
-	setup_timer(&sp->tx_t, sp_xmit_on_air, (unsigned long)sp);
+	timer_setup(&sp->tx_t, sp_xmit_on_air, 0);
 
-	init_timer(&sp->resync_t);
+	timer_setup(&sp->resync_t, resync_tnc, 0);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sp->lock);
 
@@ -926,8 +922,6 @@ static void decode_prio_command(struct sixpack *sp, unsigned char cmd)
 
 	if (sp->tnc_state == TNC_IN_SYNC) {
 		del_timer(&sp->resync_t);
-		sp->resync_t.data	= (unsigned long) sp;
-		sp->resync_t.function	= resync_tnc;
 		sp->resync_t.expires	= jiffies + SIXP_INIT_RESYNC_TIMEOUT;
 		add_timer(&sp->resync_t);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
index 295f267b73ea23fb6da968a0360d26742fd3eca8..c9f7215c5dc234599951e2f20a418a7f4c68ff55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
@@ -185,14 +185,15 @@
 static const char banner[] __initconst = KERN_INFO \
 	"AX.25: Z8530 SCC driver version "VERSION".dl1bke\n";
 
-static void t_dwait(unsigned long);
-static void t_txdelay(unsigned long);
-static void t_tail(unsigned long);
-static void t_busy(unsigned long);
-static void t_maxkeyup(unsigned long);
-static void t_idle(unsigned long);
+static void t_dwait(struct timer_list *t);
+static void t_txdelay(struct timer_list *t);
+static void t_tail(struct timer_list *t);
+static void t_busy(struct timer_list *);
+static void t_maxkeyup(struct timer_list *);
+static void t_idle(struct timer_list *t);
 static void scc_tx_done(struct scc_channel *);
-static void scc_start_tx_timer(struct scc_channel *, void (*)(unsigned long), unsigned long);
+static void scc_start_tx_timer(struct scc_channel *,
+			       void (*)(struct timer_list *), unsigned long);
 static void scc_start_maxkeyup(struct scc_channel *);
 static void scc_start_defer(struct scc_channel *);
 
@@ -992,24 +993,27 @@ static void scc_key_trx(struct scc_channel *scc, char tx)
 
 /* ----> SCC timer interrupt handler and friends. <---- */
 
-static void __scc_start_tx_timer(struct scc_channel *scc, void (*handler)(unsigned long), unsigned long when)
+static void __scc_start_tx_timer(struct scc_channel *scc,
+				 void (*handler)(struct timer_list *t),
+				 unsigned long when)
 {
 	del_timer(&scc->tx_t);
 
 	if (when == 0)
 	{
-		handler((unsigned long) scc);
+		handler(&scc->tx_t);
 	} else 
 	if (when != TIMER_OFF)
 	{
-		scc->tx_t.data = (unsigned long) scc;
-		scc->tx_t.function = handler;
+		scc->tx_t.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)handler;
 		scc->tx_t.expires = jiffies + (when*HZ)/100;
 		add_timer(&scc->tx_t);
 	}
 }
 
-static void scc_start_tx_timer(struct scc_channel *scc, void (*handler)(unsigned long), unsigned long when)
+static void scc_start_tx_timer(struct scc_channel *scc,
+			       void (*handler)(struct timer_list *t),
+			       unsigned long when)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	
@@ -1027,8 +1031,7 @@ static void scc_start_defer(struct scc_channel *scc)
 	
 	if (scc->kiss.maxdefer != 0 && scc->kiss.maxdefer != TIMER_OFF)
 	{
-		scc->tx_wdog.data = (unsigned long) scc;
-		scc->tx_wdog.function = t_busy;
+		scc->tx_wdog.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)t_busy;
 		scc->tx_wdog.expires = jiffies + HZ*scc->kiss.maxdefer;
 		add_timer(&scc->tx_wdog);
 	}
@@ -1044,8 +1047,7 @@ static void scc_start_maxkeyup(struct scc_channel *scc)
 	
 	if (scc->kiss.maxkeyup != 0 && scc->kiss.maxkeyup != TIMER_OFF)
 	{
-		scc->tx_wdog.data = (unsigned long) scc;
-		scc->tx_wdog.function = t_maxkeyup;
+		scc->tx_wdog.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)t_maxkeyup;
 		scc->tx_wdog.expires = jiffies + HZ*scc->kiss.maxkeyup;
 		add_timer(&scc->tx_wdog);
 	}
@@ -1121,9 +1123,9 @@ static inline int is_grouped(struct scc_channel *scc)
  * fulldup == 2:  mintime expired, reset status or key trx and start txdelay
  */
 
-static void t_dwait(unsigned long channel)
+static void t_dwait(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct scc_channel *scc = (struct scc_channel *) channel;
+	struct scc_channel *scc = from_timer(scc, t, tx_t);
 	
 	if (scc->stat.tx_state == TXS_WAIT)	/* maxkeyup or idle timeout */
 	{
@@ -1163,9 +1165,9 @@ static void t_dwait(unsigned long channel)
  * kick transmission by a fake scc_txint(scc), start 'maxkeyup' watchdog.
  */
 
-static void t_txdelay(unsigned long channel)
+static void t_txdelay(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct scc_channel *scc = (struct scc_channel *) channel;
+	struct scc_channel *scc = from_timer(scc, t, tx_t);
 
 	scc_start_maxkeyup(scc);
 
@@ -1184,9 +1186,9 @@ static void t_txdelay(unsigned long channel)
  * transmission after 'mintime' seconds
  */
 
-static void t_tail(unsigned long channel)
+static void t_tail(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct scc_channel *scc = (struct scc_channel *) channel;
+	struct scc_channel *scc = from_timer(scc, t, tx_t);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&scc->lock, flags); 
@@ -1211,9 +1213,9 @@ static void t_tail(unsigned long channel)
  * throw away send buffers if DCD remains active too long.
  */
 
-static void t_busy(unsigned long channel)
+static void t_busy(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct scc_channel *scc = (struct scc_channel *) channel;
+	struct scc_channel *scc = from_timer(scc, t, tx_wdog);
 
 	del_timer(&scc->tx_t);
 	netif_stop_queue(scc->dev);	/* don't pile on the wabbit! */
@@ -1230,9 +1232,9 @@ static void t_busy(unsigned long channel)
  * this is our watchdog.
  */
 
-static void t_maxkeyup(unsigned long channel)
+static void t_maxkeyup(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct scc_channel *scc = (struct scc_channel *) channel;
+	struct scc_channel *scc = from_timer(scc, t, tx_wdog);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&scc->lock, flags);
@@ -1264,9 +1266,9 @@ static void t_maxkeyup(unsigned long channel)
  * expires.
  */
 
-static void t_idle(unsigned long channel)
+static void t_idle(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct scc_channel *scc = (struct scc_channel *) channel;
+	struct scc_channel *scc = from_timer(scc, t, tx_t);
 	
 	del_timer(&scc->tx_wdog);
 
@@ -1397,9 +1399,9 @@ static unsigned long scc_get_param(struct scc_channel *scc, unsigned int cmd)
 /* *			Send calibration pattern		     * */
 /* ******************************************************************* */
 
-static void scc_stop_calibrate(unsigned long channel)
+static void scc_stop_calibrate(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct scc_channel *scc = (struct scc_channel *) channel;
+	struct scc_channel *scc = from_timer(scc, t, tx_wdog);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&scc->lock, flags);
@@ -1426,8 +1428,7 @@ scc_start_calibrate(struct scc_channel *scc, int duration, unsigned char pattern
 
 	del_timer(&scc->tx_wdog);
 
-	scc->tx_wdog.data = (unsigned long) scc;
-	scc->tx_wdog.function = scc_stop_calibrate;
+	scc->tx_wdog.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)scc_stop_calibrate;
 	scc->tx_wdog.expires = jiffies + HZ*duration;
 	add_timer(&scc->tx_wdog);
 
@@ -1522,8 +1523,8 @@ static int scc_net_alloc(const char *name, struct scc_channel *scc)
 	dev->ml_priv = scc;
 	scc->dev = dev;
 	spin_lock_init(&scc->lock);
-	init_timer(&scc->tx_t);
-	init_timer(&scc->tx_wdog);
+	timer_setup(&scc->tx_t, NULL, 0);
+	timer_setup(&scc->tx_wdog, NULL, 0);
 
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/catc.c b/drivers/net/usb/catc.c
index aeb62e17d19d6151e2247f3064deb9c7adfe14e3..18d36dff97ea64d623547ebd0ceb3222bfa70163 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/catc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/catc.c
@@ -611,9 +611,9 @@ static void catc_stats_done(struct catc *catc, struct ctrl_queue *q)
 	catc->stats_vals[index >> 1] = data;
 }
 
-static void catc_stats_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void catc_stats_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct catc *catc = (void *) data;
+	struct catc *catc = from_timer(catc, t, timer);
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static int catc_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id
 	spin_lock_init(&catc->tx_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&catc->ctrl_lock);
 
-	setup_timer(&catc->timer, catc_stats_timer, (long)catc);
+	timer_setup(&catc->timer, catc_stats_timer, 0);
 
 	catc->ctrl_urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	catc->tx_urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index 0161f77641fac8eafc1284a5457a7ccb273efc39..94c7804903c48eba2ed0496d7d4461e9c38b8c3c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -3516,11 +3516,9 @@ static const struct net_device_ops lan78xx_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid	= lan78xx_vlan_rx_kill_vid,
 };
 
-static void lan78xx_stat_monitor(unsigned long param)
+static void lan78xx_stat_monitor(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct lan78xx_net *dev;
-
-	dev = (struct lan78xx_net *)param;
+	struct lan78xx_net *dev = from_timer(dev, t, stat_monitor);
 
 	lan78xx_defer_kevent(dev, EVENT_STAT_UPDATE);
 }
@@ -3571,10 +3569,8 @@ static int lan78xx_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	netdev->watchdog_timeo = TX_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES;
 	netdev->ethtool_ops = &lan78xx_ethtool_ops;
 
-	dev->stat_monitor.function = lan78xx_stat_monitor;
-	dev->stat_monitor.data = (unsigned long)dev;
 	dev->delta = 1;
-	init_timer(&dev->stat_monitor);
+	timer_setup(&dev->stat_monitor, lan78xx_stat_monitor, 0);
 
 	mutex_init(&dev->stats.access_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
index 2110ab3513f0446a9a090a83de66b0044b0791c9..c43087e06696337c6fa91fa6532fae67e77bdfec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ struct lsi_umts_dual {
 #define SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_DS_STATUS_LEN \
 	(SIERRA_NET_LSI_UMTS_DS_LEN - SIERRA_NET_LSI_COMMON_LEN)
 
-/* Forward definitions */
-static void sierra_sync_timer(unsigned long syncdata);
-
 /* Our own net device operations structure */
 static const struct net_device_ops sierra_net_device_ops = {
 	.ndo_open               = usbnet_open,
@@ -475,8 +472,6 @@ static void sierra_net_dosync(struct usbnet *dev)
 			"Send SYNC failed, status %d\n", status);
 
 	/* Now, start a timer and make sure we get the Restart Indication */
-	priv->sync_timer.function = sierra_sync_timer;
-	priv->sync_timer.data = (unsigned long) dev;
 	priv->sync_timer.expires = jiffies + SIERRA_NET_SYNCDELAY;
 	add_timer(&priv->sync_timer);
 }
@@ -593,9 +588,10 @@ static void sierra_net_defer_kevent(struct usbnet *dev, int work)
 /*
  * Sync Retransmit Timer Handler. On expiry, kick the work queue
  */
-static void sierra_sync_timer(unsigned long syncdata)
+static void sierra_sync_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct usbnet *dev = (struct usbnet *)syncdata;
+	struct sierra_net_data *priv = from_timer(priv, t, sync_timer);
+	struct usbnet *dev = priv->usbnet;
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->udev->dev, "%s", __func__);
 	/* Kick the tasklet */
@@ -752,7 +748,7 @@ static int sierra_net_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->sierra_net_kevent, sierra_net_kevent);
 
 	/* Only need to do this once */
-	init_timer(&priv->sync_timer);
+	timer_setup(&priv->sync_timer, sierra_sync_timer, 0);
 
 	/* verify fw attributes */
 	status = sierra_net_get_fw_attr(dev, &fwattr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 6510e5cc1817cf560c1e4cd6fe5791f8f4b48bc5..80348b6a864668d0b7535906084bf64f967a1448 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1509,9 +1509,9 @@ static int rx_alloc_submit(struct usbnet *dev, gfp_t flags)
 
 // tasklet (work deferred from completions, in_irq) or timer
 
-static void usbnet_bh (unsigned long param)
+static void usbnet_bh (struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct usbnet		*dev = (struct usbnet *) param;
+	struct usbnet		*dev = from_timer(dev, t, delay);
 	struct sk_buff		*skb;
 	struct skb_data		*entry;
 
@@ -1694,13 +1694,11 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
 	skb_queue_head_init (&dev->txq);
 	skb_queue_head_init (&dev->done);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&dev->rxq_pause);
-	dev->bh.func = usbnet_bh;
-	dev->bh.data = (unsigned long) dev;
+	dev->bh.func = (void (*)(unsigned long))usbnet_bh;
+	dev->bh.data = (unsigned long)&dev->delay;
 	INIT_WORK (&dev->kevent, usbnet_deferred_kevent);
 	init_usb_anchor(&dev->deferred);
-	dev->delay.function = usbnet_bh;
-	dev->delay.data = (unsigned long) dev;
-	init_timer (&dev->delay);
+	timer_setup(&dev->delay, usbnet_bh, 0);
 	mutex_init (&dev->phy_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&dev->interrupt_mutex);
 	dev->interrupt_count = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
index c696d42f4502ce7cf94e48ae4ca6fafeb7e6542c..320039d329c7d17a5473d17d12e77e244a94a79b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct cisco_state {
 	cisco_proto settings;
 
 	struct timer_list timer;
+	struct net_device *dev;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	unsigned long last_poll;
 	int up;
@@ -257,11 +258,10 @@ static int cisco_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 
 
-static void cisco_timer(unsigned long arg)
+static void cisco_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)arg;
-	hdlc_device *hdlc = dev_to_hdlc(dev);
-	struct cisco_state *st = state(hdlc);
+	struct cisco_state *st = from_timer(st, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = st->dev;
 
 	spin_lock(&st->lock);
 	if (st->up &&
@@ -276,8 +276,6 @@ static void cisco_timer(unsigned long arg)
 	spin_unlock(&st->lock);
 
 	st->timer.expires = jiffies + st->settings.interval * HZ;
-	st->timer.function = cisco_timer;
-	st->timer.data = arg;
 	add_timer(&st->timer);
 }
 
@@ -293,7 +291,8 @@ static void cisco_start(struct net_device *dev)
 	st->up = st->txseq = st->rxseq = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&st->lock, flags);
 
-	setup_timer(&st->timer, cisco_timer, (unsigned long)dev);
+	st->dev = dev;
+	timer_setup(&st->timer, cisco_timer, 0);
 	st->timer.expires = jiffies + HZ; /* First poll after 1 s */
 	add_timer(&st->timer);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
index 425a47ffed25bcf082c401683b87629d1efa769f..038236a9c60eee688f51422ef05cf6d4efa06b6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ struct frad_state {
 	int dce_pvc_count;
 
 	struct timer_list timer;
+	struct net_device *dev;
 	unsigned long last_poll;
 	int reliable;
 	int dce_changed;
@@ -597,9 +598,10 @@ static void fr_set_link_state(int reliable, struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 
-static void fr_timer(unsigned long arg)
+static void fr_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)arg;
+	struct frad_state *st = from_timer(st, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev = st->dev;
 	hdlc_device *hdlc = dev_to_hdlc(dev);
 	int i, cnt = 0, reliable;
 	u32 list;
@@ -644,8 +646,6 @@ static void fr_timer(unsigned long arg)
 			state(hdlc)->settings.t391 * HZ;
 	}
 
-	state(hdlc)->timer.function = fr_timer;
-	state(hdlc)->timer.data = arg;
 	add_timer(&state(hdlc)->timer);
 }
 
@@ -1003,8 +1003,8 @@ static void fr_start(struct net_device *dev)
 		state(hdlc)->n391cnt = 0;
 		state(hdlc)->txseq = state(hdlc)->rxseq = 0;
 
-		setup_timer(&state(hdlc)->timer, fr_timer,
-			    (unsigned long)dev);
+		state(hdlc)->dev = dev;
+		timer_setup(&state(hdlc)->timer, fr_timer, 0);
 		/* First poll after 1 s */
 		state(hdlc)->timer.expires = jiffies + HZ;
 		add_timer(&state(hdlc)->timer);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
index 170cd504e8ff97bb92f5c96a31e958e4ff43e107..d8afcdfca1ed6206dca11b8e86e8ba091b705659 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static const struct iw_handler_def ray_handler_def;
 /***** Prototypes for raylink functions **************************************/
 static void authenticate(ray_dev_t *local);
 static int build_auth_frame(ray_dev_t *local, UCHAR *dest, int auth_type);
-static void authenticate_timeout(u_long);
+static void authenticate_timeout(struct timer_list *t);
 static int get_free_ccs(ray_dev_t *local);
 static int get_free_tx_ccs(ray_dev_t *local);
 static void init_startup_params(ray_dev_t *local);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int ray_init(struct net_device *dev);
 static int interrupt_ecf(ray_dev_t *local, int ccs);
 static void ray_reset(struct net_device *dev);
 static void ray_update_parm(struct net_device *dev, UCHAR objid, UCHAR *value, int len);
-static void verify_dl_startup(u_long);
+static void verify_dl_startup(struct timer_list *t);
 
 /* Prototypes for interrpt time functions **********************************/
 static irqreturn_t ray_interrupt(int reg, void *dev_id);
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ static void associate(ray_dev_t *local);
 
 /* Card command functions */
 static int dl_startup_params(struct net_device *dev);
-static void join_net(u_long local);
-static void start_net(u_long local);
-/* void start_net(ray_dev_t *local); */
+static void join_net(struct timer_list *t);
+static void start_net(struct timer_list *t);
 
 /*===========================================================================*/
 /* Parameters that can be set with 'insmod' */
@@ -323,7 +322,7 @@ static int ray_probe(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 	dev_dbg(&p_dev->dev, "ray_cs ray_attach calling ether_setup.)\n");
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
-	init_timer(&local->timer);
+	timer_setup(&local->timer, NULL, 0);
 
 	this_device = p_dev;
 	return ray_config(p_dev);
@@ -570,8 +569,7 @@ static int dl_startup_params(struct net_device *dev)
 	local->card_status = CARD_DL_PARAM;
 	/* Start kernel timer to wait for dl startup to complete. */
 	local->timer.expires = jiffies + HZ / 2;
-	local->timer.data = (long)local;
-	local->timer.function = verify_dl_startup;
+	local->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)verify_dl_startup;
 	add_timer(&local->timer);
 	dev_dbg(&link->dev,
 	      "ray_cs dl_startup_params started timer for verify_dl_startup\n");
@@ -641,9 +639,9 @@ static void init_startup_params(ray_dev_t *local)
 } /* init_startup_params */
 
 /*===========================================================================*/
-static void verify_dl_startup(u_long data)
+static void verify_dl_startup(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	ray_dev_t *local = (ray_dev_t *) data;
+	ray_dev_t *local = from_timer(local, t, timer);
 	struct ccs __iomem *pccs = ccs_base(local) + local->dl_param_ccs;
 	UCHAR status;
 	struct pcmcia_device *link = local->finder;
@@ -676,16 +674,16 @@ static void verify_dl_startup(u_long data)
 		return;
 	}
 	if (local->sparm.b4.a_network_type == ADHOC)
-		start_net((u_long) local);
+		start_net(&local->timer);
 	else
-		join_net((u_long) local);
+		join_net(&local->timer);
 } /* end verify_dl_startup */
 
 /*===========================================================================*/
 /* Command card to start a network */
-static void start_net(u_long data)
+static void start_net(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	ray_dev_t *local = (ray_dev_t *) data;
+	ray_dev_t *local = from_timer(local, t, timer);
 	struct ccs __iomem *pccs;
 	int ccsindex;
 	struct pcmcia_device *link = local->finder;
@@ -710,9 +708,9 @@ static void start_net(u_long data)
 
 /*===========================================================================*/
 /* Command card to join a network */
-static void join_net(u_long data)
+static void join_net(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	ray_dev_t *local = (ray_dev_t *) data;
+	ray_dev_t *local = from_timer(local, t, timer);
 
 	struct ccs __iomem *pccs;
 	int ccsindex;
@@ -1639,13 +1637,13 @@ static int get_free_ccs(ray_dev_t *local)
 } /* get_free_ccs */
 
 /*===========================================================================*/
-static void authenticate_timeout(u_long data)
+static void authenticate_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	ray_dev_t *local = (ray_dev_t *) data;
+	ray_dev_t *local = from_timer(local, t, timer);
 	del_timer(&local->timer);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "ray_cs Authentication with access point failed"
 	       " - timeout\n");
-	join_net((u_long) local);
+	join_net(&local->timer);
 }
 
 /*===========================================================================*/
@@ -1945,17 +1943,16 @@ static irqreturn_t ray_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 				del_timer(&local->timer);
 				local->timer.expires = jiffies + HZ * 5;
-				local->timer.data = (long)local;
 				if (status == CCS_START_NETWORK) {
 					dev_dbg(&link->dev,
 					      "ray_cs interrupt network \"%s\" start failed\n",
 					      memtmp);
-					local->timer.function = start_net;
+					local->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)start_net;
 				} else {
 					dev_dbg(&link->dev,
 					      "ray_cs interrupt network \"%s\" join failed\n",
 					      memtmp);
-					local->timer.function = join_net;
+					local->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)join_net;
 				}
 				add_timer(&local->timer);
 			}
@@ -1967,7 +1964,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ray_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			} else {
 				dev_dbg(&link->dev, "ray_cs association failed,\n");
 				local->card_status = CARD_ASSOC_FAILED;
-				join_net((u_long) local);
+				join_net(&local->timer);
 			}
 			break;
 		case CCS_TX_REQUEST:
@@ -2420,12 +2417,11 @@ static void authenticate(ray_dev_t *local)
 
 	del_timer(&local->timer);
 	if (build_auth_frame(local, local->bss_id, OPEN_AUTH_REQUEST)) {
-		local->timer.function = join_net;
+		local->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)join_net;
 	} else {
-		local->timer.function = authenticate_timeout;
+		local->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)authenticate_timeout;
 	}
 	local->timer.expires = jiffies + HZ * 2;
-	local->timer.data = (long)local;
 	add_timer(&local->timer);
 	local->authentication_state = AWAITING_RESPONSE;
 } /* end authenticate */
@@ -2468,7 +2464,7 @@ static void rx_authenticate(ray_dev_t *local, struct rcs __iomem *prcs,
 				} else {
 					pr_debug("Authentication refused\n");
 					local->card_status = CARD_AUTH_REFUSED;
-					join_net((u_long) local);
+					join_net(&local->timer);
 					local->authentication_state =
 					    UNAUTHENTICATED;
 				}
@@ -2506,8 +2502,7 @@ static void associate(ray_dev_t *local)
 
 		del_timer(&local->timer);
 		local->timer.expires = jiffies + HZ * 2;
-		local->timer.data = (long)local;
-		local->timer.function = join_net;
+		local->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)join_net;
 		add_timer(&local->timer);
 		local->card_status = CARD_ASSOC_FAILED;
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/pm.c b/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/pm.c
index d2202ae92bdd85fd79dea753c270999a2e9073f6..ded23df1ac1d7bc315084baa1b79cd2bc07a39d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/pm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/pm.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct cw1200_suspend_state {
 	u8 prev_ps_mode;
 };
 
-static void cw1200_pm_stay_awake_tmo(unsigned long arg)
+static void cw1200_pm_stay_awake_tmo(struct timer_list *unused)
 {
 	/* XXX what's the point of this ? */
 }
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ int cw1200_pm_init(struct cw1200_pm_state *pm,
 {
 	spin_lock_init(&pm->lock);
 
-	setup_timer(&pm->stay_awake, cw1200_pm_stay_awake_tmo,
-		    (unsigned long)pm);
+	timer_setup(&pm->stay_awake, cw1200_pm_stay_awake_tmo, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h b/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
index 5b1d2e8402d9d5482085018186d947b59cbb35a4..a46a1e94505d01d782efea328945d91252449981 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static inline struct xenbus_device *xenvif_to_xenbus_device(struct xenvif *vif)
 	return to_xenbus_device(vif->dev->dev.parent);
 }
 
-void xenvif_tx_credit_callback(unsigned long data);
+void xenvif_tx_credit_callback(struct timer_list *t);
 
 struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent,
 			    domid_t domid,
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index dcfcb153918c581c25f55914393f8edcc6ee3de2..5cbe0ae55a070e0354ab03dda199ce4365e34e4c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ int xenvif_init_queue(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
 
 	queue->credit_bytes = queue->remaining_credit = ~0UL;
 	queue->credit_usec  = 0UL;
-	setup_timer(&queue->credit_timeout, xenvif_tx_credit_callback, 0UL);
+	timer_setup(&queue->credit_timeout, xenvif_tx_credit_callback, 0);
 	queue->credit_window_start = get_jiffies_64();
 
 	queue->rx_queue_max = XENVIF_RX_QUEUE_BYTES;
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index 5042ff8d449af70b2a05ac6e166eb8acbf7ae44c..a27daa23c9dc9f4f5b52c5c2da335527f07a1366 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ static void tx_add_credit(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
 	queue->rate_limited = false;
 }
 
-void xenvif_tx_credit_callback(unsigned long data)
+void xenvif_tx_credit_callback(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct xenvif_queue *queue = (struct xenvif_queue *)data;
+	struct xenvif_queue *queue = from_timer(queue, t, credit_timeout);
 	tx_add_credit(queue);
 	xenvif_napi_schedule_or_enable_events(queue);
 }
@@ -700,8 +700,6 @@ static bool tx_credit_exceeded(struct xenvif_queue *queue, unsigned size)
 
 	/* Still too big to send right now? Set a callback. */
 	if (size > queue->remaining_credit) {
-		queue->credit_timeout.data     =
-			(unsigned long)queue;
 		mod_timer(&queue->credit_timeout,
 			  next_credit);
 		queue->credit_window_start = next_credit;
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/electra_cf.c b/drivers/pcmcia/electra_cf.c
index c6fe2a4a7a6a8680db1f0bfa11a35944b21e7c20..9671ded549f03db840f94519d36c9b1a8beb44b5 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/electra_cf.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/electra_cf.c
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ static int electra_cf_ss_init(struct pcmcia_socket *s)
 }
 
 /* the timer is primarily to kick this socket's pccardd */
-static void electra_cf_timer(unsigned long _cf)
+static void electra_cf_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct electra_cf_socket *cf = (void *) _cf;
+	struct electra_cf_socket *cf = from_timer(cf, t, timer);
 	int present = electra_cf_present(cf);
 
 	if (present != cf->present) {
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ static void electra_cf_timer(unsigned long _cf)
 
 static irqreturn_t electra_cf_irq(int irq, void *_cf)
 {
-	electra_cf_timer((unsigned long)_cf);
+	struct electra_cf_socket *cf = _cf;
+
+	electra_cf_timer(&cf->timer);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ static int electra_cf_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	if (!cf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	setup_timer(&cf->timer, electra_cf_timer, (unsigned long)cf);
+	timer_setup(&cf->timer, electra_cf_timer, 0);
 	cf->irq = 0;
 
 	cf->ofdev = ofdev;
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ static int electra_cf_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 		 cf->mem_phys, io.start, cf->irq);
 
 	cf->active = 1;
-	electra_cf_timer((unsigned long)cf);
+	electra_cf_timer(&cf->timer);
 	return 0;
 
 fail3:
diff --git a/include/net/dn.h b/include/net/dn.h
index 913b73d239f54a11b87e7b304e0cea825fc7e416..4394f7d5cfe84c0a8f7e14892461bbaaf8de36e9 100644
--- a/include/net/dn.h
+++ b/include/net/dn.h
@@ -122,13 +122,6 @@ struct dn_scp                                   /* Session Control Port */
 	unsigned long keepalive;
 	void (*keepalive_fxn)(struct sock *sk);
 
-	/*
-	 * This stuff is for the fast timer for delayed acks
-	 */
-	struct timer_list delack_timer;
-	int delack_pending;
-	void (*delack_fxn)(struct sock *sk);
-
 };
 
 static inline struct dn_scp *DN_SK(struct sock *sk)
diff --git a/include/net/dn_nsp.h b/include/net/dn_nsp.h
index 3a3e33d184562ae778db49b0cabb1e524c2ee548..413a15e5339cbf5b55b8055ede56d2972223c4b3 100644
--- a/include/net/dn_nsp.h
+++ b/include/net/dn_nsp.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 void dn_nsp_send_data_ack(struct sock *sk);
 void dn_nsp_send_oth_ack(struct sock *sk);
-void dn_nsp_delayed_ack(struct sock *sk);
 void dn_send_conn_ack(struct sock *sk);
 void dn_send_conn_conf(struct sock *sk, gfp_t gfp);
 void dn_nsp_send_disc(struct sock *sk, unsigned char type,
diff --git a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
index 13e4c89a8231bf953f057676700d1ab8409da20c..0358745ea05983c735d5ab598ff5ed291cda7559 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ enum inet_csk_ack_state_t {
 };
 
 void inet_csk_init_xmit_timers(struct sock *sk,
-			       void (*retransmit_handler)(unsigned long),
-			       void (*delack_handler)(unsigned long),
-			       void (*keepalive_handler)(unsigned long));
+			       void (*retransmit_handler)(struct timer_list *),
+			       void (*delack_handler)(struct timer_list *),
+			       void (*keepalive_handler)(struct timer_list *));
 void inet_csk_clear_xmit_timers(struct sock *sk);
 
 static inline void inet_csk_schedule_ack(struct sock *sk)
diff --git a/include/net/inet_frag.h b/include/net/inet_frag.h
index fc59e0775e001fd826e4fc76d82e492cec19d0c3..c695807ca7071fe49ea158233162e7fe9c721770 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_frag.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_frag.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct inet_frags {
 	void			(*constructor)(struct inet_frag_queue *q,
 					       const void *arg);
 	void			(*destructor)(struct inet_frag_queue *);
-	void			(*frag_expire)(unsigned long data);
+	void			(*frag_expire)(struct timer_list *t);
 	struct kmem_cache	*frags_cachep;
 	const char		*frags_cache_name;
 };
diff --git a/net/atm/clip.c b/net/atm/clip.c
index 65f706e4344c39f47dc27c4f2b12d742c1dd0547..d4f6029d5109a13ffd53db1a7c229a1568afbf88 100644
--- a/net/atm/clip.c
+++ b/net/atm/clip.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int neigh_check_cb(struct neighbour *n)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static void idle_timer_check(unsigned long dummy)
+static void idle_timer_check(struct timer_list *unused)
 {
 	write_lock(&arp_tbl.lock);
 	__neigh_for_each_release(&arp_tbl, neigh_check_cb);
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ static int __init atm_clip_init(void)
 	register_netdevice_notifier(&clip_dev_notifier);
 	register_inetaddr_notifier(&clip_inet_notifier);
 
-	setup_timer(&idle_timer, idle_timer_check, 0);
+	timer_setup(&idle_timer, idle_timer_check, 0);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	{
diff --git a/net/atm/lec.c b/net/atm/lec.c
index a3d93a1bb133e338f944e60e57a532fbae57aedb..c976196da3ea1b6a218d19c38475809c8dc3cd96 100644
--- a/net/atm/lec.c
+++ b/net/atm/lec.c
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ static void lane2_associate_ind(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac_addr,
 #define LEC_ARP_REFRESH_INTERVAL (3*HZ)
 
 static void lec_arp_check_expire(struct work_struct *work);
-static void lec_arp_expire_arp(unsigned long data);
+static void lec_arp_expire_arp(struct timer_list *t);
 
 /*
  * Arp table funcs
@@ -1559,8 +1559,7 @@ static struct lec_arp_table *make_entry(struct lec_priv *priv,
 	}
 	ether_addr_copy(to_return->mac_addr, mac_addr);
 	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&to_return->next);
-	setup_timer(&to_return->timer, lec_arp_expire_arp,
-			(unsigned long)to_return);
+	timer_setup(&to_return->timer, lec_arp_expire_arp, 0);
 	to_return->last_used = jiffies;
 	to_return->priv = priv;
 	skb_queue_head_init(&to_return->tx_wait);
@@ -1569,11 +1568,11 @@ static struct lec_arp_table *make_entry(struct lec_priv *priv,
 }
 
 /* Arp sent timer expired */
-static void lec_arp_expire_arp(unsigned long data)
+static void lec_arp_expire_arp(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct lec_arp_table *entry;
 
-	entry = (struct lec_arp_table *)data;
+	entry = from_timer(entry, t, timer);
 
 	pr_debug("\n");
 	if (entry->status == ESI_ARP_PENDING) {
@@ -1591,10 +1590,10 @@ static void lec_arp_expire_arp(unsigned long data)
 }
 
 /* Unknown/unused vcc expire, remove associated entry */
-static void lec_arp_expire_vcc(unsigned long data)
+static void lec_arp_expire_vcc(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	struct lec_arp_table *to_remove = (struct lec_arp_table *)data;
+	struct lec_arp_table *to_remove = from_timer(to_remove, t, timer);
 	struct lec_priv *priv = to_remove->priv;
 
 	del_timer(&to_remove->timer);
@@ -1799,7 +1798,7 @@ static struct atm_vcc *lec_arp_resolve(struct lec_priv *priv,
 		else
 			send_to_lecd(priv, l_arp_xmt, mac_to_find, NULL, NULL);
 		entry->timer.expires = jiffies + (1 * HZ);
-		entry->timer.function = lec_arp_expire_arp;
+		entry->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)lec_arp_expire_arp;
 		add_timer(&entry->timer);
 		found = priv->mcast_vcc;
 	}
@@ -1999,7 +1998,7 @@ lec_vcc_added(struct lec_priv *priv, const struct atmlec_ioc *ioc_data,
 		entry->old_recv_push = old_push;
 		entry->status = ESI_UNKNOWN;
 		entry->timer.expires = jiffies + priv->vcc_timeout_period;
-		entry->timer.function = lec_arp_expire_vcc;
+		entry->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)lec_arp_expire_vcc;
 		hlist_add_head(&entry->next, &priv->lec_no_forward);
 		add_timer(&entry->timer);
 		dump_arp_table(priv);
@@ -2083,7 +2082,7 @@ lec_vcc_added(struct lec_priv *priv, const struct atmlec_ioc *ioc_data,
 	entry->status = ESI_UNKNOWN;
 	hlist_add_head(&entry->next, &priv->lec_arp_empty_ones);
 	entry->timer.expires = jiffies + priv->vcc_timeout_period;
-	entry->timer.function = lec_arp_expire_vcc;
+	entry->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)lec_arp_expire_vcc;
 	add_timer(&entry->timer);
 	pr_debug("After vcc was added\n");
 	dump_arp_table(priv);
diff --git a/net/atm/mpc.c b/net/atm/mpc.c
index 5677147209e8181ce2e9eff308bc0ed82b548e45..b43d99430eb64aeaee868eed0bcf923de1646553 100644
--- a/net/atm/mpc.c
+++ b/net/atm/mpc.c
@@ -799,7 +799,6 @@ static int atm_mpoa_mpoad_attach(struct atm_vcc *vcc, int arg)
 	int err;
 
 	if (mpcs == NULL) {
-		init_timer(&mpc_timer);
 		mpc_timer_refresh();
 
 		/* This lets us now how our LECs are doing */
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 88edac0f3e366398d0c1e0de023b90b0669498f9..1f75e11ac35ae288a59897ebed1b966fc3656802 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -882,8 +882,8 @@ static int can_pernet_init(struct net *net)
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROC_FS)) {
 		/* the statistics are updated every second (timer triggered) */
 		if (stats_timer) {
-			setup_timer(&net->can.can_stattimer, can_stat_update,
-				    (unsigned long)net);
+			timer_setup(&net->can.can_stattimer, can_stat_update,
+				    0);
 			mod_timer(&net->can.can_stattimer,
 				  round_jiffies(jiffies + HZ));
 		}
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.h b/net/can/af_can.h
index d0ef45bb2a72748e95f4ed0c0156e723ea01b7a3..eca6463c6213fdeb3bc964713d244e3f0ca25ad1 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.h
+++ b/net/can/af_can.h
@@ -113,6 +113,6 @@ struct s_pstats {
 /* function prototypes for the CAN networklayer procfs (proc.c) */
 void can_init_proc(struct net *net);
 void can_remove_proc(struct net *net);
-void can_stat_update(unsigned long data);
+void can_stat_update(struct timer_list *t);
 
 #endif /* AF_CAN_H */
diff --git a/net/can/proc.c b/net/can/proc.c
index 83045f00c63c147dd4664c76b17a98a9e040c45e..d979b3dc49a6b9a2ef9e1ee9c262c9bb9bd9f253 100644
--- a/net/can/proc.c
+++ b/net/can/proc.c
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ static unsigned long calc_rate(unsigned long oldjif, unsigned long newjif,
 	return rate;
 }
 
-void can_stat_update(unsigned long data)
+void can_stat_update(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net *net = (struct net *)data;
+	struct net *net = from_timer(net, t, can.can_stattimer);
 	struct s_stats *can_stats = net->can.can_stats;
 	unsigned long j = jiffies; /* snapshot */
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int can_stats_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 
 	seq_putc(m, '\n');
 
-	if (net->can.can_stattimer.function == can_stat_update) {
+	if (net->can.can_stattimer.function == (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)can_stat_update) {
 		seq_printf(m, " %8ld %% total match ratio (RXMR)\n",
 				can_stats->total_rx_match_ratio);
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static int can_reset_stats_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 
 	user_reset = 1;
 
-	if (net->can.can_stattimer.function == can_stat_update) {
+	if (net->can.can_stattimer.function == (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)can_stat_update) {
 		seq_printf(m, "Scheduled statistic reset #%ld.\n",
 				can_pstats->stats_reset + 1);
 	} else {
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 23953b741a41fbcf4a6ffb0dd5bf05bd5266b99d..35656a9e4e445d53f73419c678e683470fc61e35 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2683,7 +2683,7 @@ void sock_init_data(struct socket *sock, struct sock *sk)
 	sk_init_common(sk);
 	sk->sk_send_head	=	NULL;
 
-	init_timer(&sk->sk_timer);
+	timer_setup(&sk->sk_timer, NULL, 0);
 
 	sk->sk_allocation	=	GFP_KERNEL;
 	sk->sk_rcvbuf		=	sysctl_rmem_default;
diff --git a/net/dccp/timer.c b/net/dccp/timer.c
index 3a2c3402775860b3d1aeeffaf52f951b1b9c9272..1e35526bf4368e4d2f69e0059e6bdf44154ac79e 100644
--- a/net/dccp/timer.c
+++ b/net/dccp/timer.c
@@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ static void dccp_retransmit_timer(struct sock *sk)
 		__sk_dst_reset(sk);
 }
 
-static void dccp_write_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void dccp_write_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)data;
-	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
+	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk =
+			from_timer(icsk, t, icsk_retransmit_timer);
+	struct sock *sk = &icsk->icsk_inet.sk;
 	int event = 0;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
@@ -161,19 +162,20 @@ static void dccp_write_timer(unsigned long data)
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
-static void dccp_keepalive_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void dccp_keepalive_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)data;
+	struct sock *sk = from_timer(sk, t, sk_timer);
 
 	pr_err("dccp should not use a keepalive timer !\n");
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
 /* This is the same as tcp_delack_timer, sans prequeue & mem_reclaim stuff */
-static void dccp_delack_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void dccp_delack_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)data;
-	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
+	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk =
+			from_timer(icsk, t, icsk_delack_timer);
+	struct sock *sk = &icsk->icsk_inet.sk;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index 73a0399dc7a277178b0a432a067172131dce99ee..d4c9a8bbad3e3b07a9ce4d0e200124df90f9c431 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -533,10 +533,6 @@ static struct sock *dn_alloc_sock(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, gfp_t gf
 	scp->keepalive = 10 * HZ;
 	scp->keepalive_fxn = dn_keepalive;
 
-	init_timer(&scp->delack_timer);
-	scp->delack_pending = 0;
-	scp->delack_fxn = dn_nsp_delayed_ack;
-
 	dn_start_slow_timer(sk);
 out:
 	return sk;
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index 4d339de56862ce5c9bdf7a82f2bc3506553d43a0..92dbaa3f1eaec6b73d8cd850df99d4075604ba19 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -1038,14 +1038,14 @@ static void dn_eth_down(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static void dn_dev_set_timer(struct net_device *dev);
 
-static void dn_dev_timer_func(unsigned long arg)
+static void dn_dev_timer_func(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)arg;
-	struct dn_dev *dn_db;
+	struct dn_dev *dn_db = from_timer(dn_db, t, timer);
+	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct dn_ifaddr *ifa;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	dn_db = rcu_dereference(dev->dn_ptr);
+	dev = dn_db->dev;
 	if (dn_db->t3 <= dn_db->parms.t2) {
 		if (dn_db->parms.timer3) {
 			for (ifa = rcu_dereference(dn_db->ifa_list);
@@ -1070,8 +1070,6 @@ static void dn_dev_set_timer(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (dn_db->parms.t2 > dn_db->parms.t3)
 		dn_db->parms.t2 = dn_db->parms.t3;
 
-	dn_db->timer.data = (unsigned long)dev;
-	dn_db->timer.function = dn_dev_timer_func;
 	dn_db->timer.expires = jiffies + (dn_db->parms.t2 * HZ);
 
 	add_timer(&dn_db->timer);
@@ -1100,7 +1098,7 @@ static struct dn_dev *dn_dev_create(struct net_device *dev, int *err)
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->dn_ptr, dn_db);
 	dn_db->dev = dev;
-	init_timer(&dn_db->timer);
+	timer_setup(&dn_db->timer, dn_dev_timer_func, 0);
 
 	dn_db->uptime = jiffies;
 
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_nsp_out.c b/net/decnet/dn_nsp_out.c
index 66f035e476eae12d6877801f98b6f4b722c9137c..e50a4adfcf7e700385a5733478f3bddd22bbf017 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_nsp_out.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_nsp_out.c
@@ -491,17 +491,6 @@ void dn_send_conn_ack (struct sock *sk)
 	dn_nsp_send(skb);
 }
 
-void dn_nsp_delayed_ack(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	struct dn_scp *scp = DN_SK(sk);
-
-	if (scp->ackxmt_oth != scp->numoth_rcv)
-		dn_nsp_send_oth_ack(sk);
-
-	if (scp->ackxmt_dat != scp->numdat_rcv)
-		dn_nsp_send_data_ack(sk);
-}
-
 static int dn_nsp_retrans_conn_conf(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct dn_scp *scp = DN_SK(sk);
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
index f85b08baff160307516d8367a1f60dfc555f3c6c..85bf86ad6b1801066a4252af18b5b511070a9e08 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
@@ -80,12 +80,13 @@ static void lowpan_frag_init(struct inet_frag_queue *q, const void *a)
 	fq->daddr = *arg->dst;
 }
 
-static void lowpan_frag_expire(unsigned long data)
+static void lowpan_frag_expire(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct inet_frag_queue *frag = from_timer(frag, t, timer);
 	struct frag_queue *fq;
 	struct net *net;
 
-	fq = container_of((struct inet_frag_queue *)data, struct frag_queue, q);
+	fq = container_of(frag, struct frag_queue, q);
 	net = container_of(fq->q.net, struct net, ieee802154_lowpan.frags);
 
 	spin_lock(&fq->q.lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 8a91ebbf0c017a1e64522b26b58b8afbe0682fa2..5c965ecc96a04bce0838964726f98e8627f91ce9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -494,17 +494,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_csk_accept);
  * to optimize.
  */
 void inet_csk_init_xmit_timers(struct sock *sk,
-			       void (*retransmit_handler)(unsigned long),
-			       void (*delack_handler)(unsigned long),
-			       void (*keepalive_handler)(unsigned long))
+			       void (*retransmit_handler)(struct timer_list *t),
+			       void (*delack_handler)(struct timer_list *t),
+			       void (*keepalive_handler)(struct timer_list *t))
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 
-	setup_timer(&icsk->icsk_retransmit_timer, retransmit_handler,
-			(unsigned long)sk);
-	setup_timer(&icsk->icsk_delack_timer, delack_handler,
-			(unsigned long)sk);
-	setup_timer(&sk->sk_timer, keepalive_handler, (unsigned long)sk);
+	timer_setup(&icsk->icsk_retransmit_timer, retransmit_handler, 0);
+	timer_setup(&icsk->icsk_delack_timer, delack_handler, 0);
+	timer_setup(&sk->sk_timer, keepalive_handler, 0);
 	icsk->icsk_pending = icsk->icsk_ack.pending = 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_csk_init_xmit_timers);
@@ -676,9 +674,9 @@ void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put);
 
-static void reqsk_timer_handler(unsigned long data)
+static void reqsk_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct request_sock *req = (struct request_sock *)data;
+	struct request_sock *req = from_timer(req, t, rsk_timer);
 	struct sock *sk_listener = req->rsk_listener;
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk_listener);
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk_listener);
@@ -749,8 +747,7 @@ static void reqsk_queue_hash_req(struct request_sock *req,
 	req->num_timeout = 0;
 	req->sk = NULL;
 
-	setup_pinned_timer(&req->rsk_timer, reqsk_timer_handler,
-			    (unsigned long)req);
+	timer_setup(&req->rsk_timer, reqsk_timer_handler, TIMER_PINNED);
 	mod_timer(&req->rsk_timer, jiffies + timeout);
 
 	inet_ehash_insert(req_to_sk(req), NULL);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
index af74d0433453d9751e1b6e26bcbe251d173bee4b..7f3ef5c287a10d107577377db2718b676949b021 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ inet_evict_bucket(struct inet_frags *f, struct inet_frag_bucket *hb)
 	spin_unlock(&hb->chain_lock);
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(fq, n, &expired, list_evictor)
-		f->frag_expire((unsigned long) fq);
+		f->frag_expire(&fq->timer);
 
 	return evicted;
 }
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static struct inet_frag_queue *inet_frag_alloc(struct netns_frags *nf,
 	f->constructor(q, arg);
 	add_frag_mem_limit(nf, f->qsize);
 
-	setup_timer(&q->timer, f->frag_expire, (unsigned long)q);
+	timer_setup(&q->timer, f->frag_expire, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&q->lock);
 	refcount_set(&q->refcnt, 1);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
index 5b039159e67a60c13bc2399ae140c90d31ae3dc5..a4bab81f1462c1c61bc1185f5e10146a03a139f2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ void __inet_twsk_hashdance(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw, struct sock *sk,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__inet_twsk_hashdance);
 
-static void tw_timer_handler(unsigned long data)
+static void tw_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct inet_timewait_sock *tw = (struct inet_timewait_sock *)data;
+	struct inet_timewait_sock *tw = from_timer(tw, t, tw_timer);
 
 	if (tw->tw_kill)
 		__NET_INC_STATS(twsk_net(tw), LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITKILLED);
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ struct inet_timewait_sock *inet_twsk_alloc(const struct sock *sk,
 		tw->tw_prot	    = sk->sk_prot_creator;
 		atomic64_set(&tw->tw_cookie, atomic64_read(&sk->sk_cookie));
 		twsk_net_set(tw, sock_net(sk));
-		setup_pinned_timer(&tw->tw_timer, tw_timer_handler,
-				   (unsigned long)tw);
+		timer_setup(&tw->tw_timer, tw_timer_handler, TIMER_PINNED);
 		/*
 		 * Because we use RCU lookups, we should not set tw_refcnt
 		 * to a non null value before everything is setup for this
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
index 46408c220d9dcb59380b15a17c1ce3f277c9ba8f..9215654a401fe25a4899ec75773c4ab1bb70d2a0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
@@ -190,12 +190,13 @@ static bool frag_expire_skip_icmp(u32 user)
 /*
  * Oops, a fragment queue timed out.  Kill it and send an ICMP reply.
  */
-static void ip_expire(unsigned long arg)
+static void ip_expire(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct inet_frag_queue *frag = from_timer(frag, t, timer);
 	struct ipq *qp;
 	struct net *net;
 
-	qp = container_of((struct inet_frag_queue *) arg, struct ipq, q);
+	qp = container_of(frag, struct ipq, q);
 	net = container_of(qp->q.net, struct net, ipv4.frags);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index 7014cc00c74c7107b8dd1ffcbdfeef8092792ba2..804a8d34ce86cc17472c918c00c25de88b85184f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -288,15 +288,17 @@ void tcp_delack_timer_handler(struct sock *sk)
  *
  *  Returns: Nothing (void)
  */
-static void tcp_delack_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void tcp_delack_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)data;
+	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk =
+			from_timer(icsk, t, icsk_delack_timer);
+	struct sock *sk = &icsk->icsk_inet.sk;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
 		tcp_delack_timer_handler(sk);
 	} else {
-		inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ack.blocked = 1;
+		icsk->icsk_ack.blocked = 1;
 		__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_DELAYEDACKLOCKED);
 		/* deleguate our work to tcp_release_cb() */
 		if (!test_and_set_bit(TCP_DELACK_TIMER_DEFERRED, &sk->sk_tsq_flags))
@@ -576,9 +578,11 @@ void tcp_write_timer_handler(struct sock *sk)
 	sk_mem_reclaim(sk);
 }
 
-static void tcp_write_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void tcp_write_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)data;
+	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk =
+			from_timer(icsk, t, icsk_retransmit_timer);
+	struct sock *sk = &icsk->icsk_inet.sk;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
@@ -613,9 +617,9 @@ void tcp_set_keepalive(struct sock *sk, int val)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tcp_set_keepalive);
 
 
-static void tcp_keepalive_timer (unsigned long data)
+static void tcp_keepalive_timer (struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *) data;
+	struct sock *sk = from_timer(sk, t, sk_timer);
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	u32 elapsed;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
index b263bf3a19f7aba9452f511030fc8a3dfdeaf0fa..977d8900cfd1261dd958631aadb4394776e24acc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
@@ -169,12 +169,13 @@ static unsigned int nf_hashfn(const struct inet_frag_queue *q)
 	return nf_hash_frag(nq->id, &nq->saddr, &nq->daddr);
 }
 
-static void nf_ct_frag6_expire(unsigned long data)
+static void nf_ct_frag6_expire(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct inet_frag_queue *frag = from_timer(frag, t, timer);
 	struct frag_queue *fq;
 	struct net *net;
 
-	fq = container_of((struct inet_frag_queue *)data, struct frag_queue, q);
+	fq = container_of(frag, struct frag_queue, q);
 	net = container_of(fq->q.net, struct net, nf_frag.frags);
 
 	ip6_expire_frag_queue(net, fq, &nf_frags);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index 846012eae52680e00108deb65c356f5024f94552..afbc000ad4f2912acd475246e2ff2368c1bbeacb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -170,12 +170,13 @@ void ip6_expire_frag_queue(struct net *net, struct frag_queue *fq,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip6_expire_frag_queue);
 
-static void ip6_frag_expire(unsigned long data)
+static void ip6_frag_expire(struct timer_list *t)
 {
+	struct inet_frag_queue *frag = from_timer(frag, t, timer);
 	struct frag_queue *fq;
 	struct net *net;
 
-	fq = container_of((struct inet_frag_queue *)data, struct frag_queue, q);
+	fq = container_of(frag, struct frag_queue, q);
 	net = container_of(fq->q.net, struct net, ipv6.frags);
 
 	ip6_expire_frag_queue(net, fq, &ip6_frags);
diff --git a/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c b/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c
index e15314e3b464b5f23bd8ee80fce10acc2ba64d05..db6e0afe3a20b632d2abd7b69316d54f1d1c0c58 100644
--- a/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c
+++ b/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ static struct lapb_cb *lapb_create_cb(void)
 	skb_queue_head_init(&lapb->write_queue);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&lapb->ack_queue);
 
-	init_timer(&lapb->t1timer);
-	init_timer(&lapb->t2timer);
+	timer_setup(&lapb->t1timer, NULL, 0);
+	timer_setup(&lapb->t2timer, NULL, 0);
 
 	lapb->t1      = LAPB_DEFAULT_T1;
 	lapb->t2      = LAPB_DEFAULT_T2;
diff --git a/net/lapb/lapb_timer.c b/net/lapb/lapb_timer.c
index 1a5535bc3b8d889ef237232f8e8ea00f373a3865..8bb469cb3abeb239a9b89e997dd1104a38c455aa 100644
--- a/net/lapb/lapb_timer.c
+++ b/net/lapb/lapb_timer.c
@@ -35,15 +35,14 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <net/lapb.h>
 
-static void lapb_t1timer_expiry(unsigned long);
-static void lapb_t2timer_expiry(unsigned long);
+static void lapb_t1timer_expiry(struct timer_list *);
+static void lapb_t2timer_expiry(struct timer_list *);
 
 void lapb_start_t1timer(struct lapb_cb *lapb)
 {
 	del_timer(&lapb->t1timer);
 
-	lapb->t1timer.data     = (unsigned long)lapb;
-	lapb->t1timer.function = &lapb_t1timer_expiry;
+	lapb->t1timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)lapb_t1timer_expiry;
 	lapb->t1timer.expires  = jiffies + lapb->t1;
 
 	add_timer(&lapb->t1timer);
@@ -53,8 +52,7 @@ void lapb_start_t2timer(struct lapb_cb *lapb)
 {
 	del_timer(&lapb->t2timer);
 
-	lapb->t2timer.data     = (unsigned long)lapb;
-	lapb->t2timer.function = &lapb_t2timer_expiry;
+	lapb->t2timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)lapb_t2timer_expiry;
 	lapb->t2timer.expires  = jiffies + lapb->t2;
 
 	add_timer(&lapb->t2timer);
@@ -75,9 +73,9 @@ int lapb_t1timer_running(struct lapb_cb *lapb)
 	return timer_pending(&lapb->t1timer);
 }
 
-static void lapb_t2timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void lapb_t2timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct lapb_cb *lapb = (struct lapb_cb *)param;
+	struct lapb_cb *lapb = from_timer(lapb, t, t2timer);
 
 	if (lapb->condition & LAPB_ACK_PENDING_CONDITION) {
 		lapb->condition &= ~LAPB_ACK_PENDING_CONDITION;
@@ -85,9 +83,9 @@ static void lapb_t2timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
 	}
 }
 
-static void lapb_t1timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void lapb_t1timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct lapb_cb *lapb = (struct lapb_cb *)param;
+	struct lapb_cb *lapb = from_timer(lapb, t, t1timer);
 
 	switch (lapb->state) {
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h
index 8ad2b52a0b328249688656c1fa80a7135b932c02..5ca18f07683b504db6333aaab20ec56e0ff45e7f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_gen.h
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
 #define get_ext(set, map, id)	((map)->extensions + ((set)->dsize * (id)))
 
 static void
-mtype_gc_init(struct ip_set *set, void (*gc)(unsigned long ul_set))
+mtype_gc_init(struct ip_set *set, void (*gc)(struct timer_list *t))
 {
 	struct mtype *map = set->data;
 
-	setup_timer(&map->gc, gc, (unsigned long)set);
+	timer_setup(&map->gc, gc, 0);
 	mod_timer(&map->gc, jiffies + IPSET_GC_PERIOD(set->timeout) * HZ);
 }
 
@@ -272,10 +272,10 @@ mtype_list(const struct ip_set *set,
 }
 
 static void
-mtype_gc(unsigned long ul_set)
+mtype_gc(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct ip_set *set = (struct ip_set *)ul_set;
-	struct mtype *map = set->data;
+	struct mtype *map = from_timer(map, t, gc);
+	struct ip_set *set = map->set;
 	void *x;
 	u32 id;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ip.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ip.c
index 4783efff0bde6b7c70707c8153563669308d995a..d8975a0b4282e8e4a66cc02bccc98f5a74eddf14 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ip.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct bitmap_ip {
 	size_t memsize;		/* members size */
 	u8 netmask;		/* subnet netmask */
 	struct timer_list gc;	/* garbage collection */
+	struct ip_set *set;	/* attached to this ip_set */
 	unsigned char extensions[0]	/* data extensions */
 		__aligned(__alignof__(u64));
 };
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ init_map_ip(struct ip_set *set, struct bitmap_ip *map,
 	map->netmask = netmask;
 	set->timeout = IPSET_NO_TIMEOUT;
 
+	map->set = set;
 	set->data = map;
 	set->family = NFPROTO_IPV4;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ipmac.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ipmac.c
index 9a065f672d3a56f33a22e38937780ab59d318c13..4c279fbd2d5de4965dd637150697f4ce2770eec6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ipmac.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ipmac.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct bitmap_ipmac {
 	u32 elements;		/* number of max elements in the set */
 	size_t memsize;		/* members size */
 	struct timer_list gc;	/* garbage collector */
+	struct ip_set *set;	/* attached to this ip_set */
 	unsigned char extensions[0]	/* MAC + data extensions */
 		__aligned(__alignof__(u64));
 };
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ init_map_ipmac(struct ip_set *set, struct bitmap_ipmac *map,
 	map->elements = elements;
 	set->timeout = IPSET_NO_TIMEOUT;
 
+	map->set = set;
 	set->data = map;
 	set->family = NFPROTO_IPV4;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_port.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_port.c
index 7f0c733358a428225e15afe611aad1edcd52812a..7f9bbd7c98b551b8c937cc26287293b8eaeffc09 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_port.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_port.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct bitmap_port {
 	u32 elements;		/* number of max elements in the set */
 	size_t memsize;		/* members size */
 	struct timer_list gc;	/* garbage collection */
+	struct ip_set *set;	/* attached to this ip_set */
 	unsigned char extensions[0]	/* data extensions */
 		__aligned(__alignof__(u64));
 };
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ init_map_port(struct ip_set *set, struct bitmap_port *map,
 	map->last_port = last_port;
 	set->timeout = IPSET_NO_TIMEOUT;
 
+	map->set = set;
 	set->data = map;
 	set->family = NFPROTO_UNSPEC;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_gen.h b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_gen.h
index 51063d9ed0f75d53be7a59738bf859570cd67d9b..efffc8eabafea69658f17e6f15b7e2a1994055d1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_gen.h
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_hash_gen.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ htable_bits(u32 hashsize)
 struct htype {
 	struct htable __rcu *table; /* the hash table */
 	struct timer_list gc;	/* garbage collection when timeout enabled */
+	struct ip_set *set;	/* attached to this ip_set */
 	u32 maxelem;		/* max elements in the hash */
 	u32 initval;		/* random jhash init value */
 #ifdef IP_SET_HASH_WITH_MARKMASK
@@ -429,11 +430,11 @@ mtype_destroy(struct ip_set *set)
 }
 
 static void
-mtype_gc_init(struct ip_set *set, void (*gc)(unsigned long ul_set))
+mtype_gc_init(struct ip_set *set, void (*gc)(struct timer_list *t))
 {
 	struct htype *h = set->data;
 
-	setup_timer(&h->gc, gc, (unsigned long)set);
+	timer_setup(&h->gc, gc, 0);
 	mod_timer(&h->gc, jiffies + IPSET_GC_PERIOD(set->timeout) * HZ);
 	pr_debug("gc initialized, run in every %u\n",
 		 IPSET_GC_PERIOD(set->timeout));
@@ -526,10 +527,10 @@ mtype_expire(struct ip_set *set, struct htype *h)
 }
 
 static void
-mtype_gc(unsigned long ul_set)
+mtype_gc(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct ip_set *set = (struct ip_set *)ul_set;
-	struct htype *h = set->data;
+	struct htype *h = from_timer(h, t, gc);
+	struct ip_set *set = h->set;
 
 	pr_debug("called\n");
 	spin_lock_bh(&set->lock);
@@ -1314,6 +1315,7 @@ IPSET_TOKEN(HTYPE, _create)(struct net *net, struct ip_set *set,
 	t->htable_bits = hbits;
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(h->table, t);
 
+	h->set = set;
 	set->data = h;
 #ifndef IP_SET_PROTO_UNDEF
 	if (set->family == NFPROTO_IPV4) {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
index 178d4eba013b480ede5a54e121e5b0b92fc2edc1..c9b4e05ad940cea1565c180329717b45a2150759 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct set_adt_elem {
 struct list_set {
 	u32 size;		/* size of set list array */
 	struct timer_list gc;	/* garbage collection */
+	struct ip_set *set;	/* attached to this ip_set */
 	struct net *net;	/* namespace */
 	struct list_head members; /* the set members */
 };
@@ -571,10 +572,10 @@ static const struct ip_set_type_variant set_variant = {
 };
 
 static void
-list_set_gc(unsigned long ul_set)
+list_set_gc(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct ip_set *set = (struct ip_set *)ul_set;
-	struct list_set *map = set->data;
+	struct list_set *map = from_timer(map, t, gc);
+	struct ip_set *set = map->set;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&set->lock);
 	set_cleanup_entries(set);
@@ -585,11 +586,11 @@ list_set_gc(unsigned long ul_set)
 }
 
 static void
-list_set_gc_init(struct ip_set *set, void (*gc)(unsigned long ul_set))
+list_set_gc_init(struct ip_set *set, void (*gc)(struct timer_list *t))
 {
 	struct list_set *map = set->data;
 
-	setup_timer(&map->gc, gc, (unsigned long)set);
+	timer_setup(&map->gc, gc, 0);
 	mod_timer(&map->gc, jiffies + IPSET_GC_PERIOD(set->timeout) * HZ);
 }
 
@@ -606,6 +607,7 @@ init_list_set(struct net *net, struct ip_set *set, u32 size)
 
 	map->size = size;
 	map->net = net;
+	map->set = set;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&map->members);
 	set->data = map;
 
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index ebf16f7f90892dd3029e643835859459baec4507..2dec3583c97d00df654de19752db89c256f7de6d 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ void nr_destroy_socket(struct sock *);
 /*
  *	Handler for deferred kills.
  */
-static void nr_destroy_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void nr_destroy_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk=(struct sock *)data;
+	struct sock *sk = from_timer(sk, t, sk_timer);
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	sock_hold(sk);
 	nr_destroy_socket(sk);
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void nr_destroy_socket(struct sock *sk)
 
 	if (sk_has_allocations(sk)) {
 		/* Defer: outstanding buffers */
-		sk->sk_timer.function = nr_destroy_timer;
+		sk->sk_timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)nr_destroy_timer;
 		sk->sk_timer.expires  = jiffies + 2 * HZ;
 		add_timer(&sk->sk_timer);
 	} else
diff --git a/net/netrom/nr_timer.c b/net/netrom/nr_timer.c
index 94d05806a9a2431c662452cea5f7cab428620dc2..43569aea0f5e2d9bcd941247e2df3be0d79913a8 100644
--- a/net/netrom/nr_timer.c
+++ b/net/netrom/nr_timer.c
@@ -29,24 +29,23 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <net/netrom.h>
 
-static void nr_heartbeat_expiry(unsigned long);
-static void nr_t1timer_expiry(unsigned long);
-static void nr_t2timer_expiry(unsigned long);
-static void nr_t4timer_expiry(unsigned long);
-static void nr_idletimer_expiry(unsigned long);
+static void nr_heartbeat_expiry(struct timer_list *);
+static void nr_t1timer_expiry(struct timer_list *);
+static void nr_t2timer_expiry(struct timer_list *);
+static void nr_t4timer_expiry(struct timer_list *);
+static void nr_idletimer_expiry(struct timer_list *);
 
 void nr_init_timers(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct nr_sock *nr = nr_sk(sk);
 
-	setup_timer(&nr->t1timer, nr_t1timer_expiry, (unsigned long)sk);
-	setup_timer(&nr->t2timer, nr_t2timer_expiry, (unsigned long)sk);
-	setup_timer(&nr->t4timer, nr_t4timer_expiry, (unsigned long)sk);
-	setup_timer(&nr->idletimer, nr_idletimer_expiry, (unsigned long)sk);
+	timer_setup(&nr->t1timer, nr_t1timer_expiry, 0);
+	timer_setup(&nr->t2timer, nr_t2timer_expiry, 0);
+	timer_setup(&nr->t4timer, nr_t4timer_expiry, 0);
+	timer_setup(&nr->idletimer, nr_idletimer_expiry, 0);
 
 	/* initialized by sock_init_data */
-	sk->sk_timer.data     = (unsigned long)sk;
-	sk->sk_timer.function = &nr_heartbeat_expiry;
+	sk->sk_timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)nr_heartbeat_expiry;
 }
 
 void nr_start_t1timer(struct sock *sk)
@@ -113,9 +112,9 @@ int nr_t1timer_running(struct sock *sk)
 	return timer_pending(&nr_sk(sk)->t1timer);
 }
 
-static void nr_heartbeat_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void nr_heartbeat_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)param;
+	struct sock *sk = from_timer(sk, t, sk_timer);
 	struct nr_sock *nr = nr_sk(sk);
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
@@ -152,10 +151,10 @@ static void nr_heartbeat_expiry(unsigned long param)
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 }
 
-static void nr_t2timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void nr_t2timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)param;
-	struct nr_sock *nr = nr_sk(sk);
+	struct nr_sock *nr = from_timer(nr, t, t2timer);
+	struct sock *sk = &nr->sock;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	if (nr->condition & NR_COND_ACK_PENDING) {
@@ -165,19 +164,20 @@ static void nr_t2timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 }
 
-static void nr_t4timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void nr_t4timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)param;
+	struct nr_sock *nr = from_timer(nr, t, t4timer);
+	struct sock *sk = &nr->sock;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	nr_sk(sk)->condition &= ~NR_COND_PEER_RX_BUSY;
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 }
 
-static void nr_idletimer_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void nr_idletimer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)param;
-	struct nr_sock *nr = nr_sk(sk);
+	struct nr_sock *nr = from_timer(nr, t, idletimer);
+	struct sock *sk = &nr->sock;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ static void nr_idletimer_expiry(unsigned long param)
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 }
 
-static void nr_t1timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void nr_t1timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)param;
-	struct nr_sock *nr = nr_sk(sk);
+	struct nr_sock *nr = from_timer(nr, t, t1timer);
+	struct sock *sk = &nr->sock;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	switch (nr->state) {
diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index 4a9729257023676565a0ff8c140ef56823b6d374..6a5c4992cf618a9b646e78dc621244214d2bccc7 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -318,9 +318,11 @@ void rose_destroy_socket(struct sock *);
 /*
  *	Handler for deferred kills.
  */
-static void rose_destroy_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void rose_destroy_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	rose_destroy_socket((struct sock *)data);
+	struct sock *sk = from_timer(sk, t, sk_timer);
+
+	rose_destroy_socket(sk);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -353,8 +355,7 @@ void rose_destroy_socket(struct sock *sk)
 
 	if (sk_has_allocations(sk)) {
 		/* Defer: outstanding buffers */
-		setup_timer(&sk->sk_timer, rose_destroy_timer,
-				(unsigned long)sk);
+		timer_setup(&sk->sk_timer, rose_destroy_timer, 0);
 		sk->sk_timer.expires  = jiffies + 10 * HZ;
 		add_timer(&sk->sk_timer);
 	} else
@@ -538,8 +539,8 @@ static int rose_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	sock->ops    = &rose_proto_ops;
 	sk->sk_protocol = protocol;
 
-	init_timer(&rose->timer);
-	init_timer(&rose->idletimer);
+	timer_setup(&rose->timer, NULL, 0);
+	timer_setup(&rose->idletimer, NULL, 0);
 
 	rose->t1   = msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_rose_call_request_timeout);
 	rose->t2   = msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_rose_reset_request_timeout);
@@ -582,8 +583,8 @@ static struct sock *rose_make_new(struct sock *osk)
 	sk->sk_state    = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
 	sock_copy_flags(sk, osk);
 
-	init_timer(&rose->timer);
-	init_timer(&rose->idletimer);
+	timer_setup(&rose->timer, NULL, 0);
+	timer_setup(&rose->idletimer, NULL, 0);
 
 	orose		= rose_sk(osk);
 	rose->t1	= orose->t1;
diff --git a/net/rose/rose_link.c b/net/rose/rose_link.c
index c76638cc2cd533764bb78cef7f8bc24fb9312c3c..cda4c6678ef16708c185b220f24647ee308f9a93 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_link.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_link.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <net/rose.h>
 
-static void rose_ftimer_expiry(unsigned long);
-static void rose_t0timer_expiry(unsigned long);
+static void rose_ftimer_expiry(struct timer_list *);
+static void rose_t0timer_expiry(struct timer_list *);
 
 static void rose_transmit_restart_confirmation(struct rose_neigh *neigh);
 static void rose_transmit_restart_request(struct rose_neigh *neigh);
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ void rose_start_ftimer(struct rose_neigh *neigh)
 {
 	del_timer(&neigh->ftimer);
 
-	neigh->ftimer.data     = (unsigned long)neigh;
-	neigh->ftimer.function = &rose_ftimer_expiry;
+	neigh->ftimer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)rose_ftimer_expiry;
 	neigh->ftimer.expires  =
 		jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_rose_link_fail_timeout);
 
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@ static void rose_start_t0timer(struct rose_neigh *neigh)
 {
 	del_timer(&neigh->t0timer);
 
-	neigh->t0timer.data     = (unsigned long)neigh;
-	neigh->t0timer.function = &rose_t0timer_expiry;
+	neigh->t0timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)rose_t0timer_expiry;
 	neigh->t0timer.expires  =
 		jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_rose_restart_request_timeout);
 
@@ -77,13 +75,13 @@ static int rose_t0timer_running(struct rose_neigh *neigh)
 	return timer_pending(&neigh->t0timer);
 }
 
-static void rose_ftimer_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void rose_ftimer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 }
 
-static void rose_t0timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void rose_t0timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct rose_neigh *neigh = (struct rose_neigh *)param;
+	struct rose_neigh *neigh = from_timer(neigh, t, t0timer);
 
 	rose_transmit_restart_request(neigh);
 
diff --git a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
index 344456206b70bfbfdfdac7a342687687db4cb0c8..7af4f99c4a9321bb3eef8d77f7e2dedf981e19f3 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ static struct sk_buff_head loopback_queue;
 static struct timer_list loopback_timer;
 
 static void rose_set_loopback_timer(void);
+static void rose_loopback_timer(struct timer_list *unused);
 
 void rose_loopback_init(void)
 {
 	skb_queue_head_init(&loopback_queue);
 
-	init_timer(&loopback_timer);
+	timer_setup(&loopback_timer, rose_loopback_timer, 0);
 }
 
 static int rose_loopback_running(void)
@@ -50,20 +51,16 @@ int rose_loopback_queue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct rose_neigh *neigh)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static void rose_loopback_timer(unsigned long);
 
 static void rose_set_loopback_timer(void)
 {
 	del_timer(&loopback_timer);
 
-	loopback_timer.data     = 0;
-	loopback_timer.function = &rose_loopback_timer;
 	loopback_timer.expires  = jiffies + 10;
-
 	add_timer(&loopback_timer);
 }
 
-static void rose_loopback_timer(unsigned long param)
+static void rose_loopback_timer(struct timer_list *unused)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct net_device *dev;
diff --git a/net/rose/rose_route.c b/net/rose/rose_route.c
index 452bbb38d9432b5139be52b7a0b8b8d261135e93..65921cd103233e4082dc1faa93d5660caaabe774 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_route.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_route.c
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ static int __must_check rose_add_node(struct rose_route_struct *rose_route,
 
 		skb_queue_head_init(&rose_neigh->queue);
 
-		init_timer(&rose_neigh->ftimer);
-		init_timer(&rose_neigh->t0timer);
+		timer_setup(&rose_neigh->ftimer, NULL, 0);
+		timer_setup(&rose_neigh->t0timer, NULL, 0);
 
 		if (rose_route->ndigis != 0) {
 			rose_neigh->digipeat =
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ void rose_add_loopback_neigh(void)
 
 	skb_queue_head_init(&sn->queue);
 
-	init_timer(&sn->ftimer);
-	init_timer(&sn->t0timer);
+	timer_setup(&sn->ftimer, NULL, 0);
+	timer_setup(&sn->t0timer, NULL, 0);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&rose_neigh_list_lock);
 	sn->next = rose_neigh_list;
diff --git a/net/rose/rose_timer.c b/net/rose/rose_timer.c
index bc5469d6d9cb5cdf6e7995e3ee605f97d2dd2616..ea613b2a97358a9c60a21b7744e7d564f1eb7d4c 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_timer.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_timer.c
@@ -28,16 +28,15 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <net/rose.h>
 
-static void rose_heartbeat_expiry(unsigned long);
-static void rose_timer_expiry(unsigned long);
-static void rose_idletimer_expiry(unsigned long);
+static void rose_heartbeat_expiry(struct timer_list *t);
+static void rose_timer_expiry(struct timer_list *);
+static void rose_idletimer_expiry(struct timer_list *);
 
 void rose_start_heartbeat(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	del_timer(&sk->sk_timer);
 
-	sk->sk_timer.data     = (unsigned long)sk;
-	sk->sk_timer.function = &rose_heartbeat_expiry;
+	sk->sk_timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)rose_heartbeat_expiry;
 	sk->sk_timer.expires  = jiffies + 5 * HZ;
 
 	add_timer(&sk->sk_timer);
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@ void rose_start_t1timer(struct sock *sk)
 
 	del_timer(&rose->timer);
 
-	rose->timer.data     = (unsigned long)sk;
-	rose->timer.function = &rose_timer_expiry;
+	rose->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)rose_timer_expiry;
 	rose->timer.expires  = jiffies + rose->t1;
 
 	add_timer(&rose->timer);
@@ -62,8 +60,7 @@ void rose_start_t2timer(struct sock *sk)
 
 	del_timer(&rose->timer);
 
-	rose->timer.data     = (unsigned long)sk;
-	rose->timer.function = &rose_timer_expiry;
+	rose->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)rose_timer_expiry;
 	rose->timer.expires  = jiffies + rose->t2;
 
 	add_timer(&rose->timer);
@@ -75,8 +72,7 @@ void rose_start_t3timer(struct sock *sk)
 
 	del_timer(&rose->timer);
 
-	rose->timer.data     = (unsigned long)sk;
-	rose->timer.function = &rose_timer_expiry;
+	rose->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)rose_timer_expiry;
 	rose->timer.expires  = jiffies + rose->t3;
 
 	add_timer(&rose->timer);
@@ -88,8 +84,7 @@ void rose_start_hbtimer(struct sock *sk)
 
 	del_timer(&rose->timer);
 
-	rose->timer.data     = (unsigned long)sk;
-	rose->timer.function = &rose_timer_expiry;
+	rose->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)rose_timer_expiry;
 	rose->timer.expires  = jiffies + rose->hb;
 
 	add_timer(&rose->timer);
@@ -102,8 +97,7 @@ void rose_start_idletimer(struct sock *sk)
 	del_timer(&rose->idletimer);
 
 	if (rose->idle > 0) {
-		rose->idletimer.data     = (unsigned long)sk;
-		rose->idletimer.function = &rose_idletimer_expiry;
+		rose->idletimer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)rose_idletimer_expiry;
 		rose->idletimer.expires  = jiffies + rose->idle;
 
 		add_timer(&rose->idletimer);
@@ -125,9 +119,9 @@ void rose_stop_idletimer(struct sock *sk)
 	del_timer(&rose_sk(sk)->idletimer);
 }
 
-static void rose_heartbeat_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void rose_heartbeat_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)param;
+	struct sock *sk = from_timer(sk, t, sk_timer);
 	struct rose_sock *rose = rose_sk(sk);
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
@@ -163,10 +157,10 @@ static void rose_heartbeat_expiry(unsigned long param)
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 }
 
-static void rose_timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void rose_timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)param;
-	struct rose_sock *rose = rose_sk(sk);
+	struct rose_sock *rose = from_timer(rose, t, timer);
+	struct sock *sk = &rose->sock;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	switch (rose->state) {
@@ -192,9 +186,10 @@ static void rose_timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 }
 
-static void rose_idletimer_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void rose_idletimer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)param;
+	struct rose_sock *rose = from_timer(rose, t, idletimer);
+	struct sock *sk = &rose->sock;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	rose_clear_queues(sk);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flow.c b/net/sched/cls_flow.c
index f3be6667a253657ed48020478306ad85d39f2167..6b29cef90becf92e87ef77cc495e233705e08821 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flow.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flow.c
@@ -345,9 +345,9 @@ static int flow_classify(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static void flow_perturbation(unsigned long arg)
+static void flow_perturbation(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct flow_filter *f = (struct flow_filter *)arg;
+	struct flow_filter *f = from_timer(f, t, perturb_timer);
 
 	get_random_bytes(&f->hashrnd, 4);
 	if (f->perturb_period)
@@ -505,8 +505,7 @@ static int flow_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 		get_random_bytes(&fnew->hashrnd, 4);
 	}
 
-	setup_deferrable_timer(&fnew->perturb_timer, flow_perturbation,
-			       (unsigned long)fnew);
+	timer_setup(&fnew->perturb_timer, flow_perturbation, TIMER_DEFERRABLE);
 
 	netif_keep_dst(qdisc_dev(tp->q));
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index a0a198768aad7c81e1797094d3d8ad1508773a2b..6ced7c89c141c5fed6ded090751a3763440ca439 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@ unsigned long dev_trans_start(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_trans_start);
 
-static void dev_watchdog(unsigned long arg)
+static void dev_watchdog(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)arg;
+	struct net_device *dev = from_timer(dev, t, watchdog_timer);
 
 	netif_tx_lock(dev);
 	if (!qdisc_tx_is_noop(dev)) {
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ void dev_init_scheduler(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (dev_ingress_queue(dev))
 		dev_init_scheduler_queue(dev, dev_ingress_queue(dev), &noop_qdisc);
 
-	setup_timer(&dev->watchdog_timer, dev_watchdog, (unsigned long)dev);
+	timer_setup(&dev->watchdog_timer, dev_watchdog, 0);
 }
 
 static void shutdown_scheduler_queue(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_pie.c b/net/sched/sch_pie.c
index 6c2791d6102dae67fe006b17723d6f50edc07885..776c694c77c71f14795cc0e0033bdedb7c461e7f 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_pie.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_pie.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct pie_sched_data {
 	struct pie_vars vars;
 	struct pie_stats stats;
 	struct timer_list adapt_timer;
+	struct Qdisc *sch;
 };
 
 static void pie_params_init(struct pie_params *params)
@@ -422,10 +423,10 @@ static void calculate_probability(struct Qdisc *sch)
 		pie_vars_init(&q->vars);
 }
 
-static void pie_timer(unsigned long arg)
+static void pie_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct Qdisc *sch = (struct Qdisc *)arg;
-	struct pie_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
+	struct pie_sched_data *q = from_timer(q, t, adapt_timer);
+	struct Qdisc *sch = q->sch;
 	spinlock_t *root_lock = qdisc_lock(qdisc_root_sleeping(sch));
 
 	spin_lock(root_lock);
@@ -446,7 +447,8 @@ static int pie_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 	pie_vars_init(&q->vars);
 	sch->limit = q->params.limit;
 
-	setup_timer(&q->adapt_timer, pie_timer, (unsigned long)sch);
+	q->sch = sch;
+	timer_setup(&q->adapt_timer, pie_timer, 0);
 
 	if (opt) {
 		int err = pie_change(sch, opt);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_red.c b/net/sched/sch_red.c
index 93b9d70a9b28f8ae423f63a57b345ab5da047b6a..fdfdb56aaae263e4042e1e343f9d36fd8cc105cc 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_red.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_red.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct red_sched_data {
 	u32			limit;		/* HARD maximal queue length */
 	unsigned char		flags;
 	struct timer_list	adapt_timer;
+	struct Qdisc		*sch;
 	struct red_parms	parms;
 	struct red_vars		vars;
 	struct red_stats	stats;
@@ -221,10 +222,10 @@ static int red_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void red_adaptative_timer(unsigned long arg)
+static inline void red_adaptative_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct Qdisc *sch = (struct Qdisc *)arg;
-	struct red_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
+	struct red_sched_data *q = from_timer(q, t, adapt_timer);
+	struct Qdisc *sch = q->sch;
 	spinlock_t *root_lock = qdisc_lock(qdisc_root_sleeping(sch));
 
 	spin_lock(root_lock);
@@ -238,7 +239,8 @@ static int red_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 	struct red_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 
 	q->qdisc = &noop_qdisc;
-	setup_timer(&q->adapt_timer, red_adaptative_timer, (unsigned long)sch);
+	q->sch = sch;
+	timer_setup(&q->adapt_timer, red_adaptative_timer, 0);
 	return red_change(sch, opt);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
index 123a53af2506bdbc61669640cb3df588d4048892..5a9c95149c5c16987af57c58e9bfe546cddcc15d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ struct sfq_sched_data {
 	int		perturb_period;
 	unsigned int	quantum;	/* Allotment per round: MUST BE >= MTU */
 	struct timer_list perturb_timer;
+	struct Qdisc	*sch;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -604,10 +605,10 @@ static void sfq_rehash(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(sch, dropped, drop_len);
 }
 
-static void sfq_perturbation(unsigned long arg)
+static void sfq_perturbation(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct Qdisc *sch = (struct Qdisc *)arg;
-	struct sfq_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
+	struct sfq_sched_data *q = from_timer(q, t, perturb_timer);
+	struct Qdisc *sch = q->sch;
 	spinlock_t *root_lock = qdisc_lock(qdisc_root_sleeping(sch));
 
 	spin_lock(root_lock);
@@ -722,8 +723,7 @@ static int sfq_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 	int i;
 	int err;
 
-	setup_deferrable_timer(&q->perturb_timer, sfq_perturbation,
-			       (unsigned long)sch);
+	timer_setup(&q->perturb_timer, sfq_perturbation, TIMER_DEFERRABLE);
 
 	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list, sch);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index 0cc83839c13c3621a70a4b9e8ded773217a2edf3..5dea47eb31bba79adac47e9e13c8af32dfd20659 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static mempool_t	*rpc_buffer_mempool __read_mostly;
 
 static void			rpc_async_schedule(struct work_struct *);
 static void			 rpc_release_task(struct rpc_task *task);
-static void __rpc_queue_timer_fn(unsigned long ptr);
+static void __rpc_queue_timer_fn(struct timer_list *t);
 
 /*
  * RPC tasks sit here while waiting for conditions to improve.
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void __rpc_init_priority_wait_queue(struct rpc_wait_queue *queue, const c
 	queue->maxpriority = nr_queues - 1;
 	rpc_reset_waitqueue_priority(queue);
 	queue->qlen = 0;
-	setup_timer(&queue->timer_list.timer, __rpc_queue_timer_fn, (unsigned long)queue);
+	timer_setup(&queue->timer_list.timer, __rpc_queue_timer_fn, 0);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->timer_list.list);
 	rpc_assign_waitqueue_name(queue, qname);
 }
@@ -635,9 +635,9 @@ void rpc_wake_up_status(struct rpc_wait_queue *queue, int status)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_wake_up_status);
 
-static void __rpc_queue_timer_fn(unsigned long ptr)
+static void __rpc_queue_timer_fn(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct rpc_wait_queue *queue = (struct rpc_wait_queue *)ptr;
+	struct rpc_wait_queue *queue = from_timer(queue, t, timer_list.timer);
 	struct rpc_task *task, *n;
 	unsigned long expires, now, timeo;
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index aa04666f929db314b6daa46d206e1d405170e2b6..33f4ae68426d65837b15a9e91b625bfc36ca05c4 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ __svc_create(struct svc_program *prog, unsigned int bufsize, int npools,
 	serv->sv_xdrsize   = xdrsize;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&serv->sv_tempsocks);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&serv->sv_permsocks);
-	init_timer(&serv->sv_temptimer);
+	timer_setup(&serv->sv_temptimer, NULL, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&serv->sv_lock);
 
 	__svc_init_bc(serv);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
index d16a8b423c20b613fa2bf8b8fbbd87b5ecb95033..71de77bd44236dee6bd7ea1e86b8e317aee65060 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module_param(svc_rpc_per_connection_limit, uint, 0644);
 static struct svc_deferred_req *svc_deferred_dequeue(struct svc_xprt *xprt);
 static int svc_deferred_recv(struct svc_rqst *rqstp);
 static struct cache_deferred_req *svc_defer(struct cache_req *req);
-static void svc_age_temp_xprts(unsigned long closure);
+static void svc_age_temp_xprts(struct timer_list *t);
 static void svc_delete_xprt(struct svc_xprt *xprt);
 
 /* apparently the "standard" is that clients close
@@ -785,8 +785,7 @@ static void svc_add_new_temp_xprt(struct svc_serv *serv, struct svc_xprt *newxpt
 	serv->sv_tmpcnt++;
 	if (serv->sv_temptimer.function == NULL) {
 		/* setup timer to age temp transports */
-		setup_timer(&serv->sv_temptimer, svc_age_temp_xprts,
-			    (unsigned long)serv);
+		serv->sv_temptimer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)svc_age_temp_xprts;
 		mod_timer(&serv->sv_temptimer,
 			  jiffies + svc_conn_age_period * HZ);
 	}
@@ -960,9 +959,9 @@ int svc_send(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
  * Timer function to close old temporary transports, using
  * a mark-and-sweep algorithm.
  */
-static void svc_age_temp_xprts(unsigned long closure)
+static void svc_age_temp_xprts(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct svc_serv *serv = (struct svc_serv *)closure;
+	struct svc_serv *serv = from_timer(serv, t, sv_temptimer);
 	struct svc_xprt *xprt;
 	struct list_head *le, *next;
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index e741ec2b4d8e6ea5d08a8e942e3021e5a20e4c6a..4b00302e18674d632639a547bf079d038ece04f7 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -696,9 +696,9 @@ xprt_schedule_autodisconnect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 }
 
 static void
-xprt_init_autodisconnect(unsigned long data)
+xprt_init_autodisconnect(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = (struct rpc_xprt *)data;
+	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = from_timer(xprt, t, timer);
 
 	spin_lock(&xprt->transport_lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&xprt->recv))
@@ -1422,10 +1422,9 @@ struct rpc_xprt *xprt_create_transport(struct xprt_create *args)
 		xprt->idle_timeout = 0;
 	INIT_WORK(&xprt->task_cleanup, xprt_autoclose);
 	if (xprt_has_timer(xprt))
-		setup_timer(&xprt->timer, xprt_init_autodisconnect,
-			    (unsigned long)xprt);
+		timer_setup(&xprt->timer, xprt_init_autodisconnect, 0);
 	else
-		init_timer(&xprt->timer);
+		timer_setup(&xprt->timer, NULL, 0);
 
 	if (strlen(args->servername) > RPC_MAXNETNAMELEN) {
 		xprt_destroy(xprt);
diff --git a/net/x25/af_x25.c b/net/x25/af_x25.c
index ac095936552d945d864facdb6b7bacd48655b47f..ea87143314f3048f8f08ae6974f7f9938e306350 100644
--- a/net/x25/af_x25.c
+++ b/net/x25/af_x25.c
@@ -374,9 +374,11 @@ static void __x25_destroy_socket(struct sock *);
 /*
  *	handler for deferred kills.
  */
-static void x25_destroy_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void x25_destroy_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	x25_destroy_socket_from_timer((struct sock *)data);
+	struct sock *sk = from_timer(sk, t, sk_timer);
+
+	x25_destroy_socket_from_timer(sk);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -413,8 +415,7 @@ static void __x25_destroy_socket(struct sock *sk)
 	if (sk_has_allocations(sk)) {
 		/* Defer: outstanding buffers */
 		sk->sk_timer.expires  = jiffies + 10 * HZ;
-		sk->sk_timer.function = x25_destroy_timer;
-		sk->sk_timer.data = (unsigned long)sk;
+		sk->sk_timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)x25_destroy_timer;
 		add_timer(&sk->sk_timer);
 	} else {
 		/* drop last reference so sock_put will free */
diff --git a/net/x25/x25_timer.c b/net/x25/x25_timer.c
index 5c5db1a36399d1ef26d24df168ceb47b871b1e3d..1dfba3c23459e9f00904592857e74e730fd49216 100644
--- a/net/x25/x25_timer.c
+++ b/net/x25/x25_timer.c
@@ -26,18 +26,17 @@
 #include <net/tcp_states.h>
 #include <net/x25.h>
 
-static void x25_heartbeat_expiry(unsigned long);
-static void x25_timer_expiry(unsigned long);
+static void x25_heartbeat_expiry(struct timer_list *t);
+static void x25_timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t);
 
 void x25_init_timers(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct x25_sock *x25 = x25_sk(sk);
 
-	setup_timer(&x25->timer, x25_timer_expiry, (unsigned long)sk);
+	timer_setup(&x25->timer, x25_timer_expiry, 0);
 
 	/* initialized by sock_init_data */
-	sk->sk_timer.data     = (unsigned long)sk;
-	sk->sk_timer.function = &x25_heartbeat_expiry;
+	sk->sk_timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)x25_heartbeat_expiry;
 }
 
 void x25_start_heartbeat(struct sock *sk)
@@ -93,9 +92,9 @@ unsigned long x25_display_timer(struct sock *sk)
 	return x25->timer.expires - jiffies;
 }
 
-static void x25_heartbeat_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void x25_heartbeat_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)param;
+	struct sock *sk = from_timer(sk, t, sk_timer);
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) /* can currently only occur in state 3 */
@@ -160,9 +159,10 @@ static inline void x25_do_timer_expiry(struct sock * sk)
 	}
 }
 
-static void x25_timer_expiry(unsigned long param)
+static void x25_timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)param;
+	struct x25_sock *x25 = from_timer(x25, t, timer);
+	struct sock *sk = &x25->sk;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) { /* can currently only occur in state 3 */
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index f06253969972aa3489e557faf1ef76f54b1eb3d3..4838329bb43a78ab44cdd4ae3470c8dcf098d108 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static __read_mostly seqcount_t xfrm_policy_hash_generation;
 static void xfrm_init_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst);
 static int stale_bundle(struct dst_entry *dst);
 static int xfrm_bundle_ok(struct xfrm_dst *xdst);
-static void xfrm_policy_queue_process(unsigned long arg);
+static void xfrm_policy_queue_process(struct timer_list *t);
 
 static void __xfrm_policy_link(struct xfrm_policy *pol, int dir);
 static struct xfrm_policy *__xfrm_policy_unlink(struct xfrm_policy *pol,
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ static inline unsigned long make_jiffies(long secs)
 		return secs*HZ;
 }
 
-static void xfrm_policy_timer(unsigned long data)
+static void xfrm_policy_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct xfrm_policy *xp = (struct xfrm_policy *)data;
+	struct xfrm_policy *xp = from_timer(xp, t, timer);
 	unsigned long now = get_seconds();
 	long next = LONG_MAX;
 	int warn = 0;
@@ -267,10 +267,9 @@ struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_alloc(struct net *net, gfp_t gfp)
 		rwlock_init(&policy->lock);
 		refcount_set(&policy->refcnt, 1);
 		skb_queue_head_init(&policy->polq.hold_queue);
-		setup_timer(&policy->timer, xfrm_policy_timer,
-				(unsigned long)policy);
-		setup_timer(&policy->polq.hold_timer, xfrm_policy_queue_process,
-			    (unsigned long)policy);
+		timer_setup(&policy->timer, xfrm_policy_timer, 0);
+		timer_setup(&policy->polq.hold_timer,
+			    xfrm_policy_queue_process, 0);
 	}
 	return policy;
 }
@@ -1852,12 +1851,12 @@ xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle(struct xfrm_policy **pols, int num_pols,
 	return xdst;
 }
 
-static void xfrm_policy_queue_process(unsigned long arg)
+static void xfrm_policy_queue_process(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
-	struct xfrm_policy *pol = (struct xfrm_policy *)arg;
+	struct xfrm_policy *pol = from_timer(pol, t, polq.hold_timer);
 	struct net *net = xp_net(pol);
 	struct xfrm_policy_queue *pq = &pol->polq;
 	struct flowi fl;