Replace the separate declaration of 'resource_list' and subsequent
INIT_LIST_HEAD() call with LIST_HEAD(), which declares and initializes
the list head in one idiomatic step. This reduces code verbosity and
aligns with common kernel coding patterns, without functional change.

Signed-off-by: Can Peng <pengcan@kylinos.cn>
---
 drivers/acpi/acpi_watchdog.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_watchdog.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_watchdog.c
index 14b24157799c..709993c535d1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_watchdog.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void __init acpi_watchdog_init(void)
 {
 	const struct acpi_wdat_entry *entries;
 	const struct acpi_table_wdat *wdat;
-	struct list_head resource_list;
+	LIST_HEAD(resource_list);
 	struct resource_entry *rentry;
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
 	struct resource *resources;
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ void __init acpi_watchdog_init(void)
 	    wdat->pci_device != 0xff || wdat->pci_function != 0xff)
 		goto fail_put_wdat;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&resource_list);
-
 	entries = (struct acpi_wdat_entry *)(wdat + 1);
 	for (i = 0; i < wdat->entries; i++) {
 		const struct acpi_generic_address *gas;
-- 
2.25.1

On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM Can Peng <pengcan@kylinos.cn> wrote:
>
> Replace the separate declaration of 'resource_list' and subsequent
> INIT_LIST_HEAD() call with LIST_HEAD(), which declares and initializes
> the list head in one idiomatic step. This reduces code verbosity and
> aligns with common kernel coding patterns, without functional change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Can Peng <pengcan@kylinos.cn>
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/acpi_watchdog.c | 4 +---
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_watchdog.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_watchdog.c
> index 14b24157799c..709993c535d1 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_watchdog.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_watchdog.c
> @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void __init acpi_watchdog_init(void)
>  {
>         const struct acpi_wdat_entry *entries;
>         const struct acpi_table_wdat *wdat;
> -       struct list_head resource_list;
> +       LIST_HEAD(resource_list);
>         struct resource_entry *rentry;
>         struct platform_device *pdev;
>         struct resource *resources;
> @@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ void __init acpi_watchdog_init(void)
>             wdat->pci_device != 0xff || wdat->pci_function != 0xff)
>                 goto fail_put_wdat;
>
> -       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&resource_list);
> -
>         entries = (struct acpi_wdat_entry *)(wdat + 1);
>         for (i = 0; i < wdat->entries; i++) {
>                 const struct acpi_generic_address *gas;
> --

Applied as 6.20 material, thanks!