WorkStruct: Pass the work_struct pointer instead of context data

Pass the work_struct pointer to the work function rather than context data.
The work function can use container_of() to work out the data.

For the cases where the container of the work_struct may go away the moment the
pending bit is cleared, it is made possible to defer the release of the
structure by deferring the clearing of the pending bit.

To make this work, an extra flag is introduced into the management side of the
work_struct.  This governs auto-release of the structure upon execution.

Ordinarily, the work queue executor would release the work_struct for further
scheduling or deallocation by clearing the pending bit prior to jumping to the
work function.  This means that, unless the driver makes some guarantee itself
that the work_struct won't go away, the work function may not access anything
else in the work_struct or its container lest they be deallocated..  This is a
problem if the auxiliary data is taken away (as done by the last patch).

However, if the pending bit is *not* cleared before jumping to the work
function, then the work function *may* access the work_struct and its container
with no problems.  But then the work function must itself release the
work_struct by calling work_release().

In most cases, automatic release is fine, so this is the default.  Special
initiators exist for the non-auto-release case (ending in _NAR).


Signed-Off-By: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>

18 files changed, 89 insertions, 88 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 068fe4f100b..02b30ae6a68 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("osl")
 struct acpi_os_dpc {
 	acpi_osd_exec_callback function;
 	void *context;
+	struct work_struct work;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT
@@ -564,12 +565,9 @@ void acpi_os_derive_pci_id(acpi_handle rhandle,	/* upper bound  */
 	acpi_os_derive_pci_id_2(rhandle, chandle, id, &is_bridge, &bus_number);
 }
 
-static void acpi_os_execute_deferred(void *context)
+static void acpi_os_execute_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct acpi_os_dpc *dpc = NULL;
-
-
-	dpc = (struct acpi_os_dpc *)context;
+	struct acpi_os_dpc *dpc = container_of(work, struct acpi_os_dpc, work);
 	if (!dpc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Invalid (NULL) context\n");
 		return;
@@ -602,7 +600,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_os_execute(acpi_execute_type type,
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	struct acpi_os_dpc *dpc;
-	struct work_struct *task;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("os_queue_for_execution");
 
@@ -615,28 +612,22 @@ acpi_status acpi_os_execute(acpi_execute_type type,
 
 	/*
 	 * Allocate/initialize DPC structure.  Note that this memory will be
-	 * freed by the callee.  The kernel handles the tq_struct list  in a
+	 * freed by the callee.  The kernel handles the work_struct list  in a
 	 * way that allows us to also free its memory inside the callee.
 	 * Because we may want to schedule several tasks with different
 	 * parameters we can't use the approach some kernel code uses of
-	 * having a static tq_struct.
-	 * We can save time and code by allocating the DPC and tq_structs
-	 * from the same memory.
+	 * having a static work_struct.
 	 */
 
-	dpc =
-	    kmalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_os_dpc) + sizeof(struct work_struct),
-		    GFP_ATOMIC);
+	dpc = kmalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_os_dpc), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!dpc)
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 
 	dpc->function = function;
 	dpc->context = context;
 
-	task = (void *)(dpc + 1);
-	INIT_WORK(task, acpi_os_execute_deferred, (void *)dpc);
-
-	if (!queue_work(kacpid_wq, task)) {
+	INIT_WORK(&dpc->work, acpi_os_execute_deferred);
+	if (!queue_work(kacpid_wq, &dpc->work)) {
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ERROR,
 				  "Call to queue_work() failed.\n"));
 		kfree(dpc);
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 0bb4b4dced7..b5f2da6ac80 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ static unsigned int ata_id_xfermask(const u16 *id)
  *	ata_port_queue_task - Queue port_task
  *	@ap: The ata_port to queue port_task for
  *	@fn: workqueue function to be scheduled
- *	@data: data value to pass to workqueue function
+ *	@data: data for @fn to use
  *	@delay: delay time for workqueue function
  *
  *	Schedule @fn(@data) for execution after @delay jiffies using
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ static unsigned int ata_id_xfermask(const u16 *id)
  *	LOCKING:
  *	Inherited from caller.
  */
-void ata_port_queue_task(struct ata_port *ap, void (*fn)(void *), void *data,
+void ata_port_queue_task(struct ata_port *ap, work_func_t fn, void *data,
 			 unsigned long delay)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -937,7 +937,8 @@ void ata_port_queue_task(struct ata_port *ap, void (*fn)(void *), void *data,
 	if (ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FLUSH_PORT_TASK)
 		return;
 
-	PREPARE_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->port_task, fn, data);
+	PREPARE_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->port_task, fn);
+	ap->port_task_data = data;
 
 	rc = queue_delayed_work(ata_wq, &ap->port_task, delay);
 
@@ -4292,10 +4293,11 @@ fsm_start:
 	return poll_next;
 }
 
-static void ata_pio_task(void *_data)
+static void ata_pio_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = _data;
-	struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
+	struct ata_port *ap =
+		container_of(work, struct ata_port, port_task.work);
+	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = ap->port_task_data;
 	u8 status;
 	int poll_next;
 
@@ -5317,9 +5319,9 @@ void ata_port_init(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_host *host,
 	ap->msg_enable = ATA_MSG_DRV | ATA_MSG_ERR | ATA_MSG_WARN;
 #endif
 
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->port_task, NULL, NULL);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->hotplug_task, ata_scsi_hotplug, ap);
-	INIT_WORK(&ap->scsi_rescan_task, ata_scsi_dev_rescan, ap);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->port_task, NULL);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->hotplug_task, ata_scsi_hotplug);
+	INIT_WORK(&ap->scsi_rescan_task, ata_scsi_dev_rescan);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ap->eh_done_q);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ap->eh_wait_q);
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 5c1fc467fc7..c872b324dbd 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -3079,7 +3079,7 @@ static void ata_scsi_remove_dev(struct ata_device *dev)
 
 /**
  *	ata_scsi_hotplug - SCSI part of hotplug
- *	@data: Pointer to ATA port to perform SCSI hotplug on
+ *	@work: Pointer to ATA port to perform SCSI hotplug on
  *
  *	Perform SCSI part of hotplug.  It's executed from a separate
  *	workqueue after EH completes.  This is necessary because SCSI
@@ -3089,9 +3089,10 @@ static void ata_scsi_remove_dev(struct ata_device *dev)
  *	LOCKING:
  *	Kernel thread context (may sleep).
  */
-void ata_scsi_hotplug(void *data)
+void ata_scsi_hotplug(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct ata_port *ap = data;
+	struct ata_port *ap =
+		container_of(work, struct ata_port, hotplug_task.work);
 	int i;
 
 	if (ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_UNLOADING) {
@@ -3190,7 +3191,7 @@ static int ata_scsi_user_scan(struct Scsi_Host *shost, unsigned int channel,
 
 /**
  *	ata_scsi_dev_rescan - initiate scsi_rescan_device()
- *	@data: Pointer to ATA port to perform scsi_rescan_device()
+ *	@work: Pointer to ATA port to perform scsi_rescan_device()
  *
  *	After ATA pass thru (SAT) commands are executed successfully,
  *	libata need to propagate the changes to SCSI layer.  This
@@ -3200,9 +3201,10 @@ static int ata_scsi_user_scan(struct Scsi_Host *shost, unsigned int channel,
  *	LOCKING:
  *	Kernel thread context (may sleep).
  */
-void ata_scsi_dev_rescan(void *data)
+void ata_scsi_dev_rescan(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct ata_port *ap = data;
+	struct ata_port *ap =
+		container_of(work, struct ata_port, scsi_rescan_task);
 	struct ata_device *dev;
 	unsigned int i;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index 0ed263be652..7e0f3aff873 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ extern struct scsi_transport_template ata_scsi_transport_template;
 
 extern void ata_scsi_scan_host(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_scsi_offline_dev(struct ata_device *dev);
-extern void ata_scsi_hotplug(void *data);
+extern void ata_scsi_hotplug(struct work_struct *work);
 extern unsigned int ata_scsiop_inq_std(struct ata_scsi_args *args, u8 *rbuf,
 			       unsigned int buflen);
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ extern void ata_scsi_rbuf_fill(struct ata_scsi_args *args,
                         unsigned int (*actor) (struct ata_scsi_args *args,
                                            u8 *rbuf, unsigned int buflen));
 extern void ata_schedule_scsi_eh(struct Scsi_Host *shost);
-extern void ata_scsi_dev_rescan(void *data);
+extern void ata_scsi_dev_rescan(struct work_struct *work);
 extern int ata_bus_probe(struct ata_port *ap);
 
 /* libata-eh.c */
diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index aa1eb4466f9..3f1b38276e9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -992,11 +992,11 @@ static void empty(void)
 {
 }
 
-static DECLARE_WORK(floppy_work, NULL, NULL);
+static DECLARE_WORK(floppy_work, NULL);
 
 static void schedule_bh(void (*handler) (void))
 {
-	PREPARE_WORK(&floppy_work, (work_func_t)handler, NULL);
+	PREPARE_WORK(&floppy_work, (work_func_t)handler);
 	schedule_work(&floppy_work);
 }
 
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ static void cancel_activity(void)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&floppy_lock, flags);
 	do_floppy = NULL;
-	PREPARE_WORK(&floppy_work, (work_func_t)empty, NULL);
+	PREPARE_WORK(&floppy_work, (work_func_t)empty);
 	del_timer(&fd_timer);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&floppy_lock, flags);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index f2ab61f3e8a..fa764688cad 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1422,9 +1422,9 @@ static struct keydata {
 
 static unsigned int ip_cnt;
 
-static void rekey_seq_generator(void *private_);
+static void rekey_seq_generator(struct work_struct *work);
 
-static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(rekey_work, rekey_seq_generator, NULL);
+static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(rekey_work, rekey_seq_generator);
 
 /*
  * Lock avoidance:
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(rekey_work, rekey_seq_generator, NULL);
  * happen, and even if that happens only a not perfectly compliant
  * ISN is generated, nothing fatal.
  */
-static void rekey_seq_generator(void *private_)
+static void rekey_seq_generator(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct keydata *keyptr = &ip_keydata[1 ^ (ip_cnt & 1)];
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/sysrq.c b/drivers/char/sysrq.c
index 5f49280779f..c64f5bcff94 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sysrq.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sysrq.c
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ static struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_term_op = {
 	.enable_mask	= SYSRQ_ENABLE_SIGNAL,
 };
 
-static void moom_callback(void *ignored)
+static void moom_callback(struct work_struct *ignored)
 {
 	out_of_memory(&NODE_DATA(0)->node_zonelists[ZONE_NORMAL],
 			GFP_KERNEL, 0);
 }
 
-static DECLARE_WORK(moom_work, moom_callback, NULL);
+static DECLARE_WORK(moom_work, moom_callback);
 
 static void sysrq_handle_moom(int key, struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index 7297acfe520..83e9e7d9b58 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_ldisc_flush);
 	
 /**
  *	do_tty_hangup		-	actual handler for hangup events
- *	@data: tty device
+ *	@work: tty device
  *
  *	This can be called by the "eventd" kernel thread.  That is process
  *	synchronous but doesn't hold any locks, so we need to make sure we
@@ -1274,9 +1274,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_ldisc_flush);
  *		tasklist_lock to walk task list for hangup event
  *
  */
-static void do_tty_hangup(void *data)
+static void do_tty_hangup(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty = (struct tty_struct *) data;
+	struct tty_struct *tty =
+		container_of(work, struct tty_struct, hangup_work);
 	struct file * cons_filp = NULL;
 	struct file *filp, *f = NULL;
 	struct task_struct *p;
@@ -1433,7 +1434,7 @@ void tty_vhangup(struct tty_struct * tty)
 
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s vhangup...\n", tty_name(tty, buf));
 #endif
-	do_tty_hangup((void *) tty);
+	do_tty_hangup(&tty->hangup_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_vhangup);
 
@@ -3304,12 +3305,13 @@ int tty_ioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * file,
  * Nasty bug: do_SAK is being called in interrupt context.  This can
  * deadlock.  We punt it up to process context.  AKPM - 16Mar2001
  */
-static void __do_SAK(void *arg)
+static void __do_SAK(struct work_struct *work)
 {
+	struct tty_struct *tty =
+		container_of(work, struct tty_struct, SAK_work);
 #ifdef TTY_SOFT_SAK
 	tty_hangup(tty);
 #else
-	struct tty_struct *tty = arg;
 	struct task_struct *g, *p;
 	int session;
 	int		i;
@@ -3388,7 +3390,7 @@ void do_SAK(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	if (!tty)
 		return;
-	PREPARE_WORK(&tty->SAK_work, __do_SAK, tty);
+	PREPARE_WORK(&tty->SAK_work, __do_SAK);
 	schedule_work(&tty->SAK_work);
 }
 
@@ -3396,7 +3398,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_SAK);
 
 /**
  *	flush_to_ldisc
- *	@private_: tty structure passed from work queue.
+ *	@work: tty structure passed from work queue.
  *
  *	This routine is called out of the software interrupt to flush data
  *	from the buffer chain to the line discipline.
@@ -3406,9 +3408,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_SAK);
  *	receive_buf method is single threaded for each tty instance.
  */
  
-static void flush_to_ldisc(void *private_)
+static void flush_to_ldisc(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *tty = (struct tty_struct *) private_;
+	struct tty_struct *tty =
+		container_of(work, struct tty_struct, buf.work.work);
 	unsigned long 	flags;
 	struct tty_ldisc *disc;
 	struct tty_buffer *tbuf, *head;
@@ -3553,7 +3556,7 @@ void tty_flip_buffer_push(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tty->buf.lock, flags);
 
 	if (tty->low_latency)
-		flush_to_ldisc((void *) tty);
+		flush_to_ldisc(&tty->buf.work.work);
 	else
 		schedule_delayed_work(&tty->buf.work, 1);
 }
@@ -3580,17 +3583,17 @@ static void initialize_tty_struct(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	tty->overrun_time = jiffies;
 	tty->buf.head = tty->buf.tail = NULL;
 	tty_buffer_init(tty);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&tty->buf.work, flush_to_ldisc, tty);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&tty->buf.work, flush_to_ldisc);
 	init_MUTEX(&tty->buf.pty_sem);
 	mutex_init(&tty->termios_mutex);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&tty->write_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&tty->read_wait);
-	INIT_WORK(&tty->hangup_work, do_tty_hangup, tty);
+	INIT_WORK(&tty->hangup_work, do_tty_hangup);
 	mutex_init(&tty->atomic_read_lock);
 	mutex_init(&tty->atomic_write_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&tty->read_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tty->tty_files);
-	INIT_WORK(&tty->SAK_work, NULL, NULL);
+	INIT_WORK(&tty->SAK_work, NULL);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 8e4413f6fba..8ee04adc37f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static void con_flush_chars(struct tty_struct *tty);
 static void set_vesa_blanking(char __user *p);
 static void set_cursor(struct vc_data *vc);
 static void hide_cursor(struct vc_data *vc);
-static void console_callback(void *ignored);
+static void console_callback(struct work_struct *ignored);
 static void blank_screen_t(unsigned long dummy);
 static void set_palette(struct vc_data *vc);
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int vesa_blank_mode; /* 0:none 1:suspendV 2:suspendH 3:powerdown */
 static int blankinterval = 10*60*HZ;
 static int vesa_off_interval;
 
-static DECLARE_WORK(console_work, console_callback, NULL);
+static DECLARE_WORK(console_work, console_callback);
 
 /*
  * fg_console is the current virtual console,
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@ out:
  * with other console code and prevention of re-entrancy is
  * ensured with console_sem.
  */
-static void console_callback(void *ignored)
+static void console_callback(struct work_struct *ignored)
 {
 	acquire_console_sem();
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index dd0c2623e27..7a7c6e6dfe4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cpufreq_driver_lock);
 
 /* internal prototypes */
 static int __cpufreq_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int event);
-static void handle_update(void *data);
+static void handle_update(struct work_struct *work);
 
 /**
  * Two notifier lists: the "policy" list is involved in the
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev (struct sys_device * sys_dev)
 	mutex_init(&policy->lock);
 	mutex_lock(&policy->lock);
 	init_completion(&policy->kobj_unregister);
-	INIT_WORK(&policy->update, handle_update, (void *)(long)cpu);
+	INIT_WORK(&policy->update, handle_update);
 
 	/* call driver. From then on the cpufreq must be able
 	 * to accept all calls to ->verify and ->setpolicy for this CPU
@@ -895,9 +895,11 @@ static int cpufreq_remove_dev (struct sys_device * sys_dev)
 }
 
 
-static void handle_update(void *data)
+static void handle_update(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	unsigned int cpu = (unsigned int)(long)data;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy =
+		container_of(work, struct cpufreq_policy, update);
+	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
 	dprintk("handle_update for cpu %u called\n", cpu);
 	cpufreq_update_policy(cpu);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
index cbb93669d1c..8451b29a3db 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
@@ -567,9 +567,9 @@ static int atkbd_set_leds(struct atkbd *atkbd)
  * interrupt context.
  */
 
-static void atkbd_event_work(void *data)
+static void atkbd_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct atkbd *atkbd = data;
+	struct atkbd *atkbd = container_of(work, struct atkbd, event_work);
 
 	mutex_lock(&atkbd->event_mutex);
 
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ static int atkbd_connect(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
 
 	atkbd->dev = dev;
 	ps2_init(&atkbd->ps2dev, serio);
-	INIT_WORK(&atkbd->event_work, atkbd_event_work, atkbd);
+	INIT_WORK(&atkbd->event_work, atkbd_event_work);
 	mutex_init(&atkbd->event_mutex);
 
 	switch (serio->id.type) {
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/libps2.c b/drivers/input/serio/libps2.c
index e5b1b60757b..b3e84d3bb7f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/libps2.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/libps2.c
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ps2_command);
  * ps2_schedule_command(), to a PS/2 device (keyboard, mouse, etc.)
  */
 
-static void ps2_execute_scheduled_command(void *data)
+static void ps2_execute_scheduled_command(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct ps2work *ps2work = data;
+	struct ps2work *ps2work = container_of(work, struct ps2work, work);
 
 	ps2_command(ps2work->ps2dev, ps2work->param, ps2work->command);
 	kfree(ps2work);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ int ps2_schedule_command(struct ps2dev *ps2dev, unsigned char *param, int comman
 	ps2work->ps2dev = ps2dev;
 	ps2work->command = command;
 	memcpy(ps2work->param, param, send);
-	INIT_WORK(&ps2work->work, ps2_execute_scheduled_command, ps2work);
+	INIT_WORK(&ps2work->work, ps2_execute_scheduled_command);
 
 	if (!schedule_work(&ps2work->work)) {
 		kfree(ps2work);
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 726ec5e88ab..03294400bc9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void e1000_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev);
 static void e1000_enter_82542_rst(struct e1000_adapter *adapter);
 static void e1000_leave_82542_rst(struct e1000_adapter *adapter);
 static void e1000_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev);
-static void e1000_reset_task(struct net_device *dev);
+static void e1000_reset_task(struct work_struct *work);
 static void e1000_smartspeed(struct e1000_adapter *adapter);
 static int e1000_82547_fifo_workaround(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
                                        struct sk_buff *skb);
@@ -908,8 +908,7 @@ e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	adapter->phy_info_timer.function = &e1000_update_phy_info;
 	adapter->phy_info_timer.data = (unsigned long) adapter;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&adapter->reset_task,
-		(void (*)(void *))e1000_reset_task, netdev);
+	INIT_WORK(&adapter->reset_task, e1000_reset_task);
 
 	e1000_check_options(adapter);
 
@@ -3154,9 +3153,10 @@ e1000_tx_timeout(struct net_device *netdev)
 }
 
 static void
-e1000_reset_task(struct net_device *netdev)
+e1000_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct e1000_adapter *adapter =
+		container_of(work, struct e1000_adapter, reset_task);
 
 	e1000_reinit_locked(adapter);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv.c
index 04c43ef529a..55866b6b26f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static struct aer_rpc* aer_alloc_rpc(struct pcie_device *dev)
 	rpc->e_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
 
 	rpc->rpd = dev;
-	INIT_WORK(&rpc->dpc_handler, aer_isr, (void *)dev);
+	INIT_WORK(&rpc->dpc_handler, aer_isr);
 	rpc->prod_idx = rpc->cons_idx = 0;
 	mutex_init(&rpc->rpc_mutex);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&rpc->wait_release);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv.h b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv.h
index daf0cad88fc..3c0a58f64dd 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ extern struct bus_type pcie_port_bus_type;
 extern void aer_enable_rootport(struct aer_rpc *rpc);
 extern void aer_delete_rootport(struct aer_rpc *rpc);
 extern int aer_init(struct pcie_device *dev);
-extern void aer_isr(void *context);
+extern void aer_isr(struct work_struct *work);
 extern void aer_print_error(struct pci_dev *dev, struct aer_err_info *info);
 extern int aer_osc_setup(struct pci_dev *dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_core.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_core.c
index 1c7e660d653..08e13033ced 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_core.c
@@ -690,14 +690,14 @@ static void aer_isr_one_error(struct pcie_device *p_device,
 
 /**
  * aer_isr - consume errors detected by root port
- * @context: pointer to a private data of pcie device
+ * @work: definition of this work item
  *
  * Invoked, as DPC, when root port records new detected error
  **/
-void aer_isr(void *context)
+void aer_isr(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct pcie_device *p_device = (struct pcie_device *) context;
-	struct aer_rpc *rpc = get_service_data(p_device);
+	struct aer_rpc *rpc = container_of(work, struct aer_rpc, dpc_handler);
+	struct pcie_device *p_device = rpc->rpd;
 	struct aer_err_source *e_src;
 
 	mutex_lock(&rpc->rpc_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 94a274645f6..d3c5e964c96 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -362,9 +362,10 @@ static struct scsi_target *scsi_alloc_target(struct device *parent,
 	goto retry;
 }
 
-static void scsi_target_reap_usercontext(void *data)
+static void scsi_target_reap_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct scsi_target *starget = data;
+	struct scsi_target *starget =
+		container_of(work, struct scsi_target, ew.work);
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(starget->dev.parent);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ void scsi_target_reap(struct scsi_target *starget)
 		starget->state = STARGET_DEL;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 		execute_in_process_context(scsi_target_reap_usercontext,
-					   starget, &starget->ew);
+					   &starget->ew);
 		return;
 
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index e1a91665d1c..259c90cfa36 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -218,16 +218,16 @@ static void scsi_device_cls_release(struct class_device *class_dev)
 	put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 }
 
-static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(void *data)
+static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct device *dev = data;
 	struct scsi_device *sdev;
 	struct device *parent;
 	struct scsi_target *starget;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	parent = dev->parent;
-	sdev = to_scsi_device(dev);
+	sdev = container_of(work, struct scsi_device, ew.work);
+
+	parent = sdev->sdev_gendev.parent;
 	starget = to_scsi_target(parent);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(sdev->host->host_lock, flags);
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(void *data)
 static void scsi_device_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct scsi_device *sdp = to_scsi_device(dev);
-	execute_in_process_context(scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext, dev,
+	execute_in_process_context(scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext,
 				   &sdp->ew);
 }