if (res == _SUCCESS) {
                pmlmepriv->scan_start_time = jiffies;
 
-               _set_timer(&pmlmepriv->scan_to_timer, SCANNING_TIMEOUT);
+               mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->scan_to_timer,
+                         jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SCANNING_TIMEOUT));
 
                rtw_led_control(padapter, LED_CTL_SITE_SURVEY);
 
        if (pcmd->res == H2C_DROPPED) {
                /* TODO: cancel timer and do timeout handler directly... */
                /* need to make timeout handlerOS independent */
-               _set_timer(&pmlmepriv->scan_to_timer, 1);
+               mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->scan_to_timer,
+                         jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1));
        } else if (pcmd->res != H2C_SUCCESS) {
-               _set_timer(&pmlmepriv->scan_to_timer, 1);
+               mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->scan_to_timer,
+                         jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1));
                RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_cmd_c_, _drv_err_, ("\n ********Error: MgntActrtw_set_802_11_bssid_LIST_SCAN Fail ************\n\n."));
        }
 
        if (pcmd->res == H2C_DROPPED) {
                /* TODO: cancel timer and do timeout handler directly... */
                /* need to make timeout handlerOS independent */
-               _set_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer, 1);
+               mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer,
+                         jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1));
        } else if (pcmd->res != H2C_SUCCESS) {
                RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_cmd_c_, _drv_err_, ("********Error:rtw_select_and_join_from_scanned_queue Wait Sema  Fail ************\n"));
-               _set_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer, 1);
+               mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer,
+                         jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1));
        }
 
        rtw_free_cmd_obj(pcmd);
 
        if (pcmd->res != H2C_SUCCESS) {
                RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_cmd_c_, _drv_err_, ("\n ********Error: rtw_createbss_cmd_callback  Fail ************\n\n."));
-               _set_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer, 1);
+               mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer,
+                         jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1));
        }
 
        del_timer_sync(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer);
 
                select_ret = rtw_select_and_join_from_scanned_queue(pmlmepriv);
                if (select_ret == _SUCCESS) {
                        pmlmepriv->to_join = false;
-                       _set_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer, MAX_JOIN_TIMEOUT);
+                       mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer,
+                                 jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(MAX_JOIN_TIMEOUT));
                } else {
                        if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_STATE) == true) {
                                /*  submit createbss_cmd to change to a ADHOC_MASTER */
 
                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                else
                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-               _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_NO_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+               mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                         msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_NO_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                break;
        case LED_BLINK_NORMAL:
                if (pLed->bLedOn)
                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                else
                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-               _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+               mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                         msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                break;
        case LED_BLINK_SCAN:
                pLed->BlinkTimes--;
                                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                                else
                                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                               _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                               mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                         msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                                RT_TRACE(_module_rtl8712_led_c_, _drv_info_, ("CurrLedState %d\n", pLed->CurrLedState));
                        } else if (!check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED)) {
                                pLed->bLedNoLinkBlinkInProgress = true;
                                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                                else
                                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                               _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_NO_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                               mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                         msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_NO_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                                RT_TRACE(_module_rtl8712_led_c_, _drv_info_, ("CurrLedState %d\n", pLed->CurrLedState));
                        }
                        pLed->bLedScanBlinkInProgress = false;
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                        else
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                       _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_SCAN_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                       mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                 msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_SCAN_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                }
                break;
        case LED_BLINK_TXRX:
                                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                                else
                                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                               _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                               mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                         msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                                RT_TRACE(_module_rtl8712_led_c_, _drv_info_, ("CurrLedState %d\n", pLed->CurrLedState));
                        } else if (!check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED)) {
                                pLed->bLedNoLinkBlinkInProgress = true;
                                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                                else
                                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                               _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_NO_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                               mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                         msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_NO_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                                RT_TRACE(_module_rtl8712_led_c_, _drv_info_, ("CurrLedState %d\n", pLed->CurrLedState));
                        }
                        pLed->BlinkTimes = 0;
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                        else
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                       _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_FASTER_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                       mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                 msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_FASTER_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                }
                break;
        case LED_BLINK_WPS:
                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                else
                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-               _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_SCAN_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+               mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                         msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_SCAN_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                break;
        case LED_BLINK_WPS_STOP:        /* WPS success */
                if (pLed->BlinkingLedState == RTW_LED_ON)
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                        else
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                       _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                       mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                 msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                        RT_TRACE(_module_rtl8712_led_c_, _drv_info_, ("CurrLedState %d\n", pLed->CurrLedState));
 
                        pLed->bLedWPSBlinkInProgress = false;
                } else {
                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
-                       _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer),
-                                  LED_BLINK_WPS_SUCCESS_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                       mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                 msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_WPS_SUCCESS_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                }
                break;
        default:
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                        else
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                       _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_NO_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                       mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                 msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_NO_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                }
                break;
        case LED_CTL_LINK:
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                        else
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                       _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                       mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                 msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                }
                break;
        case LED_CTL_SITE_SURVEY:
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                        else
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                       _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_SCAN_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                       mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                 msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_SCAN_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                 }
                break;
        case LED_CTL_TX:
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                        else
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                       _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_FASTER_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                       mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                 msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_FASTER_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                }
                break;
        case LED_CTL_START_WPS: /* wait until xinpin finish */
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                        else
                                pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                       _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_SCAN_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                       mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                 msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_SCAN_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                 }
                break;
        case LED_CTL_STOP_WPS:
                pLed->CurrLedState = LED_BLINK_WPS_STOP;
                if (pLed->bLedOn) {
                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
-                       _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer),
-                                  LED_BLINK_WPS_SUCCESS_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+                       mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                                 msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_WPS_SUCCESS_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                } else {
                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-                       _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), 0);
+                       mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer,
+                                 jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(0));
                }
                break;
        case LED_CTL_STOP_WPS_FAIL:
                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
                else
                        pLed->BlinkingLedState = RTW_LED_ON;
-               _set_timer(&(pLed->BlinkTimer), LED_BLINK_NO_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA);
+               mod_timer(&pLed->BlinkTimer, jiffies +
+                         msecs_to_jiffies(LED_BLINK_NO_LINK_INTERVAL_ALPHA));
                break;
        case LED_CTL_POWER_OFF:
                pLed->CurrLedState = RTW_LED_OFF;
 
                                set_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_UNDER_LINKING);
 
                                if (rtw_select_and_join_from_scanned_queue(pmlmepriv) == _SUCCESS) {
-                                       _set_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer, MAX_JOIN_TIMEOUT);
+                                       mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer,
+                                                 jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(MAX_JOIN_TIMEOUT));
                                } else {
                                        struct wlan_bssid_ex    *pdev_network = &(adapter->registrypriv.dev_network);
                                        u8 *pibss = adapter->registrypriv.dev_network.MacAddress;
                        pmlmepriv->to_join = false;
                        s_ret = rtw_select_and_join_from_scanned_queue(pmlmepriv);
                        if (_SUCCESS == s_ret) {
-                            _set_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer, MAX_JOIN_TIMEOUT);
+                            mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer,
+                                      jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(MAX_JOIN_TIMEOUT));
                        } else if (s_ret == 2) { /* there is no need to wait for join */
                                _clr_fwstate_(pmlmepriv, _FW_UNDER_LINKING);
                                rtw_indicate_connect(adapter);
 
        } else if (pnetwork->join_res == -4) {
                rtw_reset_securitypriv(adapter);
-               _set_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer, 1);
+               mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer,
+                         jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1));
 
                if ((check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_UNDER_LINKING)) == true) {
                        RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_mlme_c_, _drv_err_, ("fail! clear _FW_UNDER_LINKING ^^^fw_state=%x\n", get_fwstate(pmlmepriv)));
                        _clr_fwstate_(pmlmepriv, _FW_UNDER_LINKING);
                }
        } else { /* if join_res < 0 (join fails), then try again */
-               _set_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer, 1);
+               mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer,
+                         jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1));
                _clr_fwstate_(pmlmepriv, _FW_UNDER_LINKING);
        }
 
                rtw_auto_scan_handler(adapter);
        }
 exit:
-       _set_timer(&adapter->mlmepriv.dynamic_chk_timer, 2000);
+       mod_timer(&adapter->mlmepriv.dynamic_chk_timer,
+                 jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(2000));
 }
 
 #define RTW_SCAN_RESULT_EXPIRE 2000
 
                /* and enable a timer */
                beacon_timeout = decide_wait_for_beacon_timeout(pmlmeinfo->bcn_interval);
                set_link_timer(pmlmeext, beacon_timeout);
-               _set_timer(&padapter->mlmepriv.assoc_timer,
-                          (REAUTH_TO * REAUTH_LIMIT) + (REASSOC_TO*REASSOC_LIMIT) + beacon_timeout);
+               mod_timer(&padapter->mlmepriv.assoc_timer, jiffies +
+                         msecs_to_jiffies((REAUTH_TO * REAUTH_LIMIT) + (REASSOC_TO * REASSOC_LIMIT) + beacon_timeout));
 
                pmlmeinfo->state = WIFI_FW_AUTH_NULL | WIFI_FW_STATION_STATE;
        } else if (caps&cap_IBSS) { /* adhoc client */
        if (((pmlmeinfo->state & WIFI_FW_ASSOC_SUCCESS) && (pmlmeinfo->HT_enable)) ||
            ((pmlmeinfo->state&0x03) == WIFI_FW_AP_STATE)) {
                issue_action_BA(padapter, pparm->addr, RTW_WLAN_ACTION_ADDBA_REQ, (u16)pparm->tid);
-               _set_timer(&psta->addba_retry_timer, ADDBA_TO);
+               mod_timer(&psta->addba_retry_timer,
+                         jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(ADDBA_TO));
        } else {
                psta->htpriv.candidate_tid_bitmap &= ~BIT(pparm->tid);
        }
 
 
        /* recv_indicatepkts_in_order(padapter, preorder_ctrl, true); */
        if (recv_indicatepkts_in_order(padapter, preorder_ctrl, false)) {
-               _set_timer(&preorder_ctrl->reordering_ctrl_timer, REORDER_WAIT_TIME);
+               mod_timer(&preorder_ctrl->reordering_ctrl_timer,
+                         jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(REORDER_WAIT_TIME));
                spin_unlock_bh(&ppending_recvframe_queue->lock);
        } else {
                spin_unlock_bh(&ppending_recvframe_queue->lock);
        spin_lock_bh(&ppending_recvframe_queue->lock);
 
        if (recv_indicatepkts_in_order(padapter, preorder_ctrl, true) == true)
-               _set_timer(&preorder_ctrl->reordering_ctrl_timer, REORDER_WAIT_TIME);
+               mod_timer(&preorder_ctrl->reordering_ctrl_timer,
+                         jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(REORDER_WAIT_TIME));
 
        spin_unlock_bh(&ppending_recvframe_queue->lock);
 }
 
        init_timer(ptimer);
 }
 
-static inline void _set_timer(struct timer_list *ptimer, u32 delay_time)
-{
-       mod_timer(ptimer , (jiffies+msecs_to_jiffies(delay_time)));
-}
-
 #define RTW_TIMER_HDL_ARGS void *FunctionContext
 #define RTW_TIMER_HDL_NAME(name) rtw_##name##_timer_hdl
 #define RTW_DECLARE_TIMER_HDL(name) \
 
 void addba_timer_hdl(void *function_context);
 
 #define set_survey_timer(mlmeext, ms) \
-       do { \
-               _set_timer(&(mlmeext)->survey_timer, (ms)); \
-       } while (0)
+       mod_timer(&mlmeext->survey_timer, jiffies +     \
+                 msecs_to_jiffies(ms))
 
 #define set_link_timer(mlmeext, ms) \
-       do { \
-               _set_timer(&(mlmeext)->link_timer, (ms)); \
-       } while (0)
+       mod_timer(&mlmeext->link_timer, jiffies +       \
+                 msecs_to_jiffies(ms))
 
 int cckrates_included(unsigned char *rate, int ratelen);
 int cckratesonly_included(unsigned char *rate, int ratelen);
 
 #define RTW_PWR_STATE_CHK_INTERVAL 2000
 
 #define _rtw_set_pwr_state_check_timer(pwrctrlpriv, ms) \
-       do { \
-               _set_timer(&(pwrctrlpriv)->pwr_state_check_timer, (ms)); \
-       } while (0)
+       mod_timer(&pwrctrlpriv->pwr_state_check_timer,  \
+                 jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(ms))
 
 #define rtw_set_pwr_state_check_timer(pwrctrl)                 \
        _rtw_set_pwr_state_check_timer((pwrctrl),               \
 
 };
 
 #define rtw_set_signal_stat_timer(recvpriv)                    \
-       _set_timer(&(recvpriv)->signal_stat_timer,              \
-                  (recvpriv)->signal_stat_sampling_interval)
+       mod_timer(&(recvpriv)->signal_stat_timer, jiffies +     \
+                 msecs_to_jiffies((recvpriv)->signal_stat_sampling_interval))
 
 struct sta_recv_priv {
        spinlock_t lock;
 
        }
        padapter->net_closed = false;
 
-       _set_timer(&padapter->mlmepriv.dynamic_chk_timer, 2000);
+       mod_timer(&padapter->mlmepriv.dynamic_chk_timer,
+                 jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(2000));
 
        padapter->pwrctrlpriv.bips_processing = false;
        rtw_set_pwr_state_check_timer(&padapter->pwrctrlpriv);
                padapter->intf_start(padapter);
 
        rtw_set_pwr_state_check_timer(&padapter->pwrctrlpriv);
-       _set_timer(&padapter->mlmepriv.dynamic_chk_timer, 5000);
+       mod_timer(&padapter->mlmepriv.dynamic_chk_timer,
+                 jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(5000));
 
         return _SUCCESS;