INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vport->rcv_buffer_list);
        spin_lock_init(&vport->work_port_lock);
 
-       init_timer(&vport->fc_disctmo);
-       vport->fc_disctmo.function = lpfc_disc_timeout;
-       vport->fc_disctmo.data = (unsigned long)vport;
+       setup_timer(&vport->fc_disctmo, lpfc_disc_timeout,
+                       (unsigned long)vport);
 
-       init_timer(&vport->els_tmofunc);
-       vport->els_tmofunc.function = lpfc_els_timeout;
-       vport->els_tmofunc.data = (unsigned long)vport;
+       setup_timer(&vport->els_tmofunc, lpfc_els_timeout,
+                       (unsigned long)vport);
 
-       init_timer(&vport->delayed_disc_tmo);
-       vport->delayed_disc_tmo.function = lpfc_delayed_disc_tmo;
-       vport->delayed_disc_tmo.data = (unsigned long)vport;
+       setup_timer(&vport->delayed_disc_tmo, lpfc_delayed_disc_tmo,
+                       (unsigned long)vport);
 
        error = scsi_add_host_with_dma(shost, dev, &phba->pcidev->dev);
        if (error)
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&phba->luns);
 
        /* MBOX heartbeat timer */
-       init_timer(&psli->mbox_tmo);
-       psli->mbox_tmo.function = lpfc_mbox_timeout;
-       psli->mbox_tmo.data = (unsigned long) phba;
+       setup_timer(&psli->mbox_tmo, lpfc_mbox_timeout, (unsigned long)phba);
        /* Fabric block timer */
-       init_timer(&phba->fabric_block_timer);
-       phba->fabric_block_timer.function = lpfc_fabric_block_timeout;
-       phba->fabric_block_timer.data = (unsigned long) phba;
+       setup_timer(&phba->fabric_block_timer, lpfc_fabric_block_timeout,
+                       (unsigned long)phba);
        /* EA polling mode timer */
-       init_timer(&phba->eratt_poll);
-       phba->eratt_poll.function = lpfc_poll_eratt;
-       phba->eratt_poll.data = (unsigned long) phba;
+       setup_timer(&phba->eratt_poll, lpfc_poll_eratt,
+                       (unsigned long)phba);
        /* Heartbeat timer */
-       init_timer(&phba->hb_tmofunc);
-       phba->hb_tmofunc.function = lpfc_hb_timeout;
-       phba->hb_tmofunc.data = (unsigned long)phba;
+       setup_timer(&phba->hb_tmofunc, lpfc_hb_timeout, (unsigned long)phba);
 
        return 0;
 }
         */
 
        /* FCP polling mode timer */
-       init_timer(&phba->fcp_poll_timer);
-       phba->fcp_poll_timer.function = lpfc_poll_timeout;
-       phba->fcp_poll_timer.data = (unsigned long) phba;
+       setup_timer(&phba->fcp_poll_timer, lpfc_poll_timeout,
+                       (unsigned long)phba);
 
        /* Host attention work mask setup */
        phba->work_ha_mask = (HA_ERATT | HA_MBATT | HA_LATT);
         * Initialize timers used by driver
         */
 
-       init_timer(&phba->rrq_tmr);
-       phba->rrq_tmr.function = lpfc_rrq_timeout;
-       phba->rrq_tmr.data = (unsigned long)phba;
+       setup_timer(&phba->rrq_tmr, lpfc_rrq_timeout, (unsigned long)phba);
 
        /* FCF rediscover timer */
-       init_timer(&phba->fcf.redisc_wait);
-       phba->fcf.redisc_wait.function = lpfc_sli4_fcf_redisc_wait_tmo;
-       phba->fcf.redisc_wait.data = (unsigned long)phba;
+       setup_timer(&phba->fcf.redisc_wait, lpfc_sli4_fcf_redisc_wait_tmo,
+                       (unsigned long)phba);
 
        /*
         * Control structure for handling external multi-buffer mailbox