/* initialize ulog_buffers */
        for (i = 0; i < EBT_ULOG_MAXNLGROUPS; i++) {
-               init_timer(&ulog_buffers[i].timer);
-               ulog_buffers[i].timer.function = ulog_timer;
-               ulog_buffers[i].timer.data = i;
+               setup_timer(&ulog_buffers[i].timer, ulog_timer, i);
                spin_lock_init(&ulog_buffers[i].lock);
        }
 
 
        }
 
        /* initialize ulog_buffers */
-       for (i = 0; i < ULOG_MAXNLGROUPS; i++) {
-               init_timer(&ulog_buffers[i].timer);
-               ulog_buffers[i].timer.function = ulog_timer;
-               ulog_buffers[i].timer.data = i;
-       }
+       for (i = 0; i < ULOG_MAXNLGROUPS; i++)
+               setup_timer(&ulog_buffers[i].timer, ulog_timer, i);
 
        nflognl = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_NFLOG, ULOG_MAXNLGROUPS, NULL,
                                        THIS_MODULE);
 
        ipv6_addr_copy(&fq->saddr, src);
        ipv6_addr_copy(&fq->daddr, dst);
 
-       init_timer(&fq->timer);
-       fq->timer.function = nf_ct_frag6_expire;
-       fq->timer.data = (long) fq;
+       setup_timer(&fq->timer, nf_ct_frag6_expire, (unsigned long)fq);
        spin_lock_init(&fq->lock);
        atomic_set(&fq->refcnt, 1);
 
        nf_ct_frag6_hash_rnd = (u32) ((num_physpages ^ (num_physpages>>7)) ^
                                   (jiffies ^ (jiffies >> 6)));
 
-       init_timer(&nf_ct_frag6_secret_timer);
-       nf_ct_frag6_secret_timer.function = nf_ct_frag6_secret_rebuild;
+       setup_timer(&nf_ct_frag6_secret_timer, nf_ct_frag6_secret_rebuild, 0);
        nf_ct_frag6_secret_timer.expires = jiffies
                                           + nf_ct_frag6_secret_interval;
        add_timer(&nf_ct_frag6_secret_timer);
 
        conntrack->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple = *orig;
        conntrack->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple = *repl;
        /* Don't set timer yet: wait for confirmation */
-       init_timer(&conntrack->timeout);
-       conntrack->timeout.data = (unsigned long)conntrack;
-       conntrack->timeout.function = death_by_timeout;
+       setup_timer(&conntrack->timeout, death_by_timeout,
+                   (unsigned long)conntrack);
        read_unlock_bh(&nf_ct_cache_lock);
 
        return conntrack;
 
        master_help->expecting++;
        list_add(&exp->list, &nf_conntrack_expect_list);
 
-       init_timer(&exp->timeout);
-       exp->timeout.data = (unsigned long)exp;
-       exp->timeout.function = expectation_timed_out;
+       setup_timer(&exp->timeout, expectation_timed_out, (unsigned long)exp);
        exp->timeout.expires = jiffies + master_help->helper->timeout * HZ;
        add_timer(&exp->timeout);
 
 
        /* needs to be two, since we _put() after creation */
        atomic_set(&inst->use, 2);
 
-       init_timer(&inst->timer);
-       inst->timer.function = nfulnl_timer;
-       inst->timer.data = (unsigned long)inst;
-       /* don't start timer yet. (re)start it  with every packet */
+       setup_timer(&inst->timer, nfulnl_timer, (unsigned long)inst);
 
        inst->peer_pid = pid;
        inst->group_num = group_num;
 
        hinfo->pde->proc_fops = &dl_file_ops;
        hinfo->pde->data = hinfo;
 
-       init_timer(&hinfo->timer);
+       setup_timer(&hinfo->timer, htable_gc, (unsigned long )hinfo);
        hinfo->timer.expires = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(hinfo->cfg.gc_interval);
-       hinfo->timer.data = (unsigned long )hinfo;
-       hinfo->timer.function = htable_gc;
        add_timer(&hinfo->timer);
 
        spin_lock_bh(&hashlimit_lock);