1 files changed, 6 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
index 54af763518fe..0a367cd4121f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/synclink_gt.c
@@ -1825,8 +1825,7 @@ static void rx_async(struct slgt_info *info)
                 if (i < count) {
                         /* receive buffer not completed */
                         info->rbuf_index += i;
-                        info->rx_timer.expires = jiffies + 1;
-                        add_timer(&info->rx_timer);
+                        mod_timer(&info->rx_timer, jiffies + 1);
                         break;
                 }
 
@@ -3340,13 +3339,8 @@ static struct slgt_info *alloc_dev(int adapter_num, int port_num, struct pci_dev
                 info->adapter_num = adapter_num;
                 info->port_num = port_num;
 
-                init_timer(&info->tx_timer);
-                info->tx_timer.data = (unsigned long)info;
-                info->tx_timer.function = tx_timeout;
-
-                init_timer(&info->rx_timer);
-                info->rx_timer.data = (unsigned long)info;
-                info->rx_timer.function = rx_timeout;
+                setup_timer(&info->tx_timer, tx_timeout, (unsigned long)info);
+                setup_timer(&info->rx_timer, rx_timeout, (unsigned long)info);
 
                 /* Copy configuration info to device instance data */
                 info->pdev = pdev;
@@ -3794,10 +3788,9 @@ static void tx_start(struct slgt_info *info)
                                 }
                         }
 
-                        if (info->params.mode == MGSL_MODE_HDLC) {
-                                info->tx_timer.expires = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(5000);
-                                add_timer(&info->tx_timer);
-                        }
+                        if (info->params.mode == MGSL_MODE_HDLC)
+                                mod_timer(&info->tx_timer, jiffies +
+                                                msecs_to_jiffies(5000));
                 } else {
                         tdma_reset(info);
                         /* set 1st descriptor address */