struct netem_sched_data {
        struct Qdisc    *qdisc;
-       struct timer_list timer;
+       struct qdisc_watchdog watchdog;
 
        u32 latency;
        u32 loss;
                        sch->flags &= ~TCQ_F_THROTTLED;
                        return skb;
                } else {
-                       psched_tdiff_t delay = PSCHED_TDIFF(cb->time_to_send, now);
+                       qdisc_watchdog_schedule(&q->watchdog, cb->time_to_send);
 
                        if (q->qdisc->ops->requeue(skb, q->qdisc) != NET_XMIT_SUCCESS) {
                                qdisc_tree_decrease_qlen(q->qdisc, 1);
                                printk(KERN_ERR "netem: queue discpline %s could not requeue\n",
                                       q->qdisc->ops->id);
                        }
-
-                       mod_timer(&q->timer, jiffies + PSCHED_US2JIFFIE(delay));
-                       sch->flags |= TCQ_F_THROTTLED;
                }
        }
 
        return NULL;
 }
 
-static void netem_watchdog(unsigned long arg)
-{
-       struct Qdisc *sch = (struct Qdisc *)arg;
-
-       pr_debug("netem_watchdog qlen=%d\n", sch->q.qlen);
-       sch->flags &= ~TCQ_F_THROTTLED;
-       netif_schedule(sch->dev);
-}
-
 static void netem_reset(struct Qdisc *sch)
 {
        struct netem_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 
        qdisc_reset(q->qdisc);
        sch->q.qlen = 0;
-       sch->flags &= ~TCQ_F_THROTTLED;
-       del_timer_sync(&q->timer);
+       qdisc_watchdog_cancel(&q->watchdog);
 }
 
 /* Pass size change message down to embedded FIFO */
        if (!opt)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       init_timer(&q->timer);
-       q->timer.function = netem_watchdog;
-       q->timer.data = (unsigned long) sch;
+       qdisc_watchdog_init(&q->watchdog, sch);
 
        q->qdisc = qdisc_create_dflt(sch->dev, &tfifo_qdisc_ops,
                                     TC_H_MAKE(sch->handle, 1));
 {
        struct netem_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 
-       del_timer_sync(&q->timer);
+       qdisc_watchdog_cancel(&q->watchdog);
        qdisc_destroy(q->qdisc);
        kfree(q->delay_dist);
 }