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
        .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);
                  .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) &&