diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index d268fdc23c64..497ad2dcb699 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void input_start_autorepeat(struct input_dev *dev, int code)
 {
 	if (test_bit(EV_REP, dev->evbit) &&
 	    dev->rep[REP_PERIOD] && dev->rep[REP_DELAY] &&
-	    dev->timer.data) {
+	    dev->timer.function) {
 		dev->repeat_key = code;
 		mod_timer(&dev->timer,
 			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(dev->rep[REP_DELAY]));
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ static void input_pass_event(struct input_dev *dev,
  * dev->event_lock here to avoid racing with input_event
  * which may cause keys get "stuck".
  */
-static void input_repeat_key(unsigned long data)
+static void input_repeat_key(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct input_dev *dev = (void *) data;
+	struct input_dev *dev = from_timer(dev, t, timer);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ struct input_dev *input_allocate_device(void)
 		device_initialize(&dev->dev);
 		mutex_init(&dev->mutex);
 		spin_lock_init(&dev->event_lock);
-		init_timer(&dev->timer);
+		timer_setup(&dev->timer, NULL, 0);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->h_list);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->node);
 
@@ -2053,8 +2053,8 @@ static void devm_input_device_unregister(struct device *dev, void *res)
  */
 void input_enable_softrepeat(struct input_dev *dev, int delay, int period)
 {
-	dev->timer.data = (unsigned long) dev;
-	dev->timer.function = input_repeat_key;
+	dev->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)input_repeat_key;
+	dev->timer_data = 0;
 	dev->rep[REP_DELAY] = delay;
 	dev->rep[REP_PERIOD] = period;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110.h b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110.h
index 347827925c14..b98a4f3006df 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110.h
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ struct infrared {
 	u8			inversion;
 	u16			last_key;
 	u16			last_toggle;
-	u8			delay_timer_finished;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110_ir.c b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110_ir.c
index ca05198de2c2..a883caa6488c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110_ir.c
@@ -155,16 +155,16 @@ static void av7110_emit_key(unsigned long parm)
 	if (timer_pending(&ir->keyup_timer)) {
 		del_timer(&ir->keyup_timer);
 		if (ir->last_key != keycode || toggle != ir->last_toggle) {
-			ir->delay_timer_finished = 0;
+			ir->input_dev->timer_data = 0;
 			input_event(ir->input_dev, EV_KEY, ir->last_key, 0);
 			input_event(ir->input_dev, EV_KEY, keycode, 1);
 			input_sync(ir->input_dev);
-		} else if (ir->delay_timer_finished) {
+		} else if (ir->input_dev->timer_data) {
 			input_event(ir->input_dev, EV_KEY, keycode, 2);
 			input_sync(ir->input_dev);
 		}
 	} else {
-		ir->delay_timer_finished = 0;
+		ir->input_dev->timer_data = 0;
 		input_event(ir->input_dev, EV_KEY, keycode, 1);
 		input_sync(ir->input_dev);
 	}
@@ -206,11 +206,12 @@ static void input_register_keys(struct infrared *ir)
 
 
 /* called by the input driver after rep[REP_DELAY] ms */
-static void input_repeat_key(unsigned long parm)
+static void input_repeat_key(struct timer_list *t)
 {
-	struct infrared *ir = (struct infrared *) parm;
+	struct input_dev *dev = from_timer(dev, t, timer);
 
-	ir->delay_timer_finished = 1;
+	/* Key repeat started */
+	dev->timer_data = 1;
 }
 
 
@@ -365,8 +366,7 @@ int av7110_ir_init(struct av7110 *av7110)
 		input_free_device(input_dev);
 		return err;
 	}
-	input_dev->timer.function = input_repeat_key;
-	input_dev->timer.data = (unsigned long) &av7110->ir;
+	input_dev->timer.function = (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)input_repeat_key;
 
 	if (av_cnt == 1) {
 		e = proc_create("av7110_ir", S_IWUSR, NULL, &av7110_ir_proc_fops);
diff --git a/include/linux/input.h b/include/linux/input.h
index fb5e23c7ed98..dcd117bf1027 100644
--- a/include/linux/input.h
+++ b/include/linux/input.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ struct input_value {
  * @repeat_key: stores key code of the last key pressed; used to implement
  *	software autorepeat
  * @timer: timer for software autorepeat
+ * @timer_data: timer data for software autorepeat overrides
  * @rep: current values for autorepeat parameters (delay, rate)
  * @mt: pointer to multitouch state
  * @absinfo: array of &struct input_absinfo elements holding information
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ struct input_dev {
 
 	unsigned int repeat_key;
 	struct timer_list timer;
+	unsigned long timer_data;
 
 	int rep[REP_CNT];
 
