adapter->state = ADAPT_UP;
        if (!card->loadtimerset) {
-               init_timer(&card->loadtimer);
+               setup_timer(&card->loadtimer, &slic_timer_load_check,
+                           (ulong)card);
                card->loadtimer.expires =
                    jiffies + (SLIC_LOADTIMER_PERIOD * HZ);
-               card->loadtimer.data = (ulong) card;
-               card->loadtimer.function = &slic_timer_load_check;
                add_timer(&card->loadtimer);
 
                card->loadtimerset = 1;
        }
 
        if (!adapter->pingtimerset) {
-               init_timer(&adapter->pingtimer);
+               setup_timer(&adapter->pingtimer, &slic_timer_ping, (ulong)dev);
                adapter->pingtimer.expires =
                    jiffies + (PING_TIMER_INTERVAL * HZ);
-               adapter->pingtimer.data = (ulong) dev;
-               adapter->pingtimer.function = &slic_timer_ping;
                add_timer(&adapter->pingtimer);
                adapter->pingtimerset = 1;
                adapter->card->pingstatus = ISR_PINGMASK;