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diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 717fcb9fb14a..63a8ce7177dd 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ __mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires, unsigned int option
unsigned int idx = UINT_MAX;
int ret = 0;
- BUG_ON(!timer->function);
+ debug_assert_init(timer);
/*
* This is a common optimization triggered by the networking code - if
@@ -1044,6 +1044,14 @@ __mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires, unsigned int option
* dequeue/enqueue dance.
*/
base = lock_timer_base(timer, &flags);
+ /*
+ * Has @timer been shutdown? This needs to be evaluated
+ * while holding base lock to prevent a race against the
+ * shutdown code.
+ */
+ if (!timer->function)
+ goto out_unlock;
+
forward_timer_base(base);
if (timer_pending(timer) && (options & MOD_TIMER_REDUCE) &&
@@ -1070,6 +1078,14 @@ __mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires, unsigned int option
}
} else {
base = lock_timer_base(timer, &flags);
+ /*
+ * Has @timer been shutdown? This needs to be evaluated
+ * while holding base lock to prevent a race against the
+ * shutdown code.
+ */
+ if (!timer->function)
+ goto out_unlock;
+
forward_timer_base(base);
}
@@ -1083,7 +1099,7 @@ __mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires, unsigned int option
/*
* We are trying to schedule the timer on the new base.
* However we can't change timer's base while it is running,
- * otherwise del_timer_sync() can't detect that the timer's
+ * otherwise timer_delete_sync() can't detect that the timer's
* handler yet has not finished. This also guarantees that the
* timer is serialized wrt itself.
*/
@@ -1121,14 +1137,20 @@ out_unlock:
}
/**
- * mod_timer_pending - modify a pending timer's timeout
- * @timer: the pending timer to be modified
- * @expires: new timeout in jiffies
+ * mod_timer_pending - Modify a pending timer's timeout
+ * @timer: The pending timer to be modified
+ * @expires: New absolute timeout in jiffies
+ *
+ * mod_timer_pending() is the same for pending timers as mod_timer(), but
+ * will not activate inactive timers.
*
- * mod_timer_pending() is the same for pending timers as mod_timer(),
- * but will not re-activate and modify already deleted timers.
+ * If @timer->function == NULL then the start operation is silently
+ * discarded.
*
- * It is useful for unserialized use of timers.
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - The timer was inactive and not modified or was in
+ * shutdown state and the operation was discarded
+ * * %1 - The timer was active and requeued to expire at @expires
*/
int mod_timer_pending(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires)
{
@@ -1137,24 +1159,31 @@ int mod_timer_pending(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(mod_timer_pending);
/**
- * mod_timer - modify a timer's timeout
- * @timer: the timer to be modified
- * @expires: new timeout in jiffies
- *
- * mod_timer() is a more efficient way to update the expire field of an
- * active timer (if the timer is inactive it will be activated)
+ * mod_timer - Modify a timer's timeout
+ * @timer: The timer to be modified
+ * @expires: New absolute timeout in jiffies
*
* mod_timer(timer, expires) is equivalent to:
*
* del_timer(timer); timer->expires = expires; add_timer(timer);
*
+ * mod_timer() is more efficient than the above open coded sequence. In
+ * case that the timer is inactive, the del_timer() part is a NOP. The
+ * timer is in any case activated with the new expiry time @expires.
+ *
* Note that if there are multiple unserialized concurrent users of the
* same timer, then mod_timer() is the only safe way to modify the timeout,
* since add_timer() cannot modify an already running timer.
*
- * The function returns whether it has modified a pending timer or not.
- * (ie. mod_timer() of an inactive timer returns 0, mod_timer() of an
- * active timer returns 1.)
+ * If @timer->function == NULL then the start operation is silently
+ * discarded. In this case the return value is 0 and meaningless.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - The timer was inactive and started or was in shutdown
+ * state and the operation was discarded
+ * * %1 - The timer was active and requeued to expire at @expires or
+ * the timer was active and not modified because @expires did
+ * not change the effective expiry time
*/
int mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires)
{
@@ -1165,11 +1194,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mod_timer);
/**
* timer_reduce - Modify a timer's timeout if it would reduce the timeout
* @timer: The timer to be modified
- * @expires: New timeout in jiffies
+ * @expires: New absolute timeout in jiffies
*
* timer_reduce() is very similar to mod_timer(), except that it will only
- * modify a running timer if that would reduce the expiration time (it will
- * start a timer that isn't running).
+ * modify an enqueued timer if that would reduce the expiration time. If
+ * @timer is not enqueued it starts the timer.
+ *
+ * If @timer->function == NULL then the start operation is silently
+ * discarded.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - The timer was inactive and started or was in shutdown
+ * state and the operation was discarded
+ * * %1 - The timer was active and requeued to expire at @expires or
+ * the timer was active and not modified because @expires
+ * did not change the effective expiry time such that the
+ * timer would expire earlier than already scheduled
*/
int timer_reduce(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires)
{
@@ -1178,39 +1218,51 @@ int timer_reduce(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(timer_reduce);
/**
- * add_timer - start a timer
- * @timer: the timer to be added
+ * add_timer - Start a timer
+ * @timer: The timer to be started
*
- * The kernel will do a ->function(@timer) callback from the
- * timer interrupt at the ->expires point in the future. The
- * current time is 'jiffies'.
+ * Start @timer to expire at @timer->expires in the future. @timer->expires
+ * is the absolute expiry time measured in 'jiffies'. When the timer expires
+ * timer->function(timer) will be invoked from soft interrupt context.
*
- * The timer's ->expires, ->function fields must be set prior calling this
- * function.
+ * The @timer->expires and @timer->function fields must be set prior
+ * to calling this function.
*
- * Timers with an ->expires field in the past will be executed in the next
- * timer tick.
+ * If @timer->function == NULL then the start operation is silently
+ * discarded.
+ *
+ * If @timer->expires is already in the past @timer will be queued to
+ * expire at the next timer tick.
+ *
+ * This can only operate on an inactive timer. Attempts to invoke this on
+ * an active timer are rejected with a warning.
*/
void add_timer(struct timer_list *timer)
{
- BUG_ON(timer_pending(timer));
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(timer_pending(timer)))
+ return;
__mod_timer(timer, timer->expires, MOD_TIMER_NOTPENDING);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_timer);
/**
- * add_timer_on - start a timer on a particular CPU
- * @timer: the timer to be added
- * @cpu: the CPU to start it on
+ * add_timer_on - Start a timer on a particular CPU
+ * @timer: The timer to be started
+ * @cpu: The CPU to start it on
+ *
+ * Same as add_timer() except that it starts the timer on the given CPU.
*
- * This is not very scalable on SMP. Double adds are not possible.
+ * See add_timer() for further details.
*/
void add_timer_on(struct timer_list *timer, int cpu)
{
struct timer_base *new_base, *base;
unsigned long flags;
- BUG_ON(timer_pending(timer) || !timer->function);
+ debug_assert_init(timer);
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(timer_pending(timer)))
+ return;
new_base = get_timer_cpu_base(timer->flags, cpu);
@@ -1220,6 +1272,13 @@ void add_timer_on(struct timer_list *timer, int cpu)
* wrong base locked. See lock_timer_base().
*/
base = lock_timer_base(timer, &flags);
+ /*
+ * Has @timer been shutdown? This needs to be evaluated while
+ * holding base lock to prevent a race against the shutdown code.
+ */
+ if (!timer->function)
+ goto out_unlock;
+
if (base != new_base) {
timer->flags |= TIMER_MIGRATING;
@@ -1233,22 +1292,27 @@ void add_timer_on(struct timer_list *timer, int cpu)
debug_timer_activate(timer);
internal_add_timer(base, timer);
+out_unlock:
raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_timer_on);
/**
- * del_timer - deactivate a timer.
- * @timer: the timer to be deactivated
- *
- * del_timer() deactivates a timer - this works on both active and inactive
- * timers.
- *
- * The function returns whether it has deactivated a pending timer or not.
- * (ie. del_timer() of an inactive timer returns 0, del_timer() of an
- * active timer returns 1.)
+ * __timer_delete - Internal function: Deactivate a timer
+ * @timer: The timer to be deactivated
+ * @shutdown: If true, this indicates that the timer is about to be
+ * shutdown permanently.
+ *
+ * If @shutdown is true then @timer->function is set to NULL under the
+ * timer base lock which prevents further rearming of the time. In that
+ * case any attempt to rearm @timer after this function returns will be
+ * silently ignored.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - The timer was not pending
+ * * %1 - The timer was pending and deactivated
*/
-int del_timer(struct timer_list *timer)
+static int __timer_delete(struct timer_list *timer, bool shutdown)
{
struct timer_base *base;
unsigned long flags;
@@ -1256,24 +1320,90 @@ int del_timer(struct timer_list *timer)
debug_assert_init(timer);
- if (timer_pending(timer)) {
+ /*
+ * If @shutdown is set then the lock has to be taken whether the
+ * timer is pending or not to protect against a concurrent rearm
+ * which might hit between the lockless pending check and the lock
+ * aquisition. By taking the lock it is ensured that such a newly
+ * enqueued timer is dequeued and cannot end up with
+ * timer->function == NULL in the expiry code.
+ *
+ * If timer->function is currently executed, then this makes sure
+ * that the callback cannot requeue the timer.
+ */
+ if (timer_pending(timer) || shutdown) {
base = lock_timer_base(timer, &flags);
ret = detach_if_pending(timer, base, true);
+ if (shutdown)
+ timer->function = NULL;
raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);
}
return ret;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_timer);
/**
- * try_to_del_timer_sync - Try to deactivate a timer
- * @timer: timer to delete
+ * timer_delete - Deactivate a timer
+ * @timer: The timer to be deactivated
+ *
+ * The function only deactivates a pending timer, but contrary to
+ * timer_delete_sync() it does not take into account whether the timer's
+ * callback function is concurrently executed on a different CPU or not.
+ * It neither prevents rearming of the timer. If @timer can be rearmed
+ * concurrently then the return value of this function is meaningless.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - The timer was not pending
+ * * %1 - The timer was pending and deactivated
+ */
+int timer_delete(struct timer_list *timer)
+{
+ return __timer_delete(timer, false);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(timer_delete);
+
+/**
+ * timer_shutdown - Deactivate a timer and prevent rearming
+ * @timer: The timer to be deactivated
*
- * This function tries to deactivate a timer. Upon successful (ret >= 0)
- * exit the timer is not queued and the handler is not running on any CPU.
+ * The function does not wait for an eventually running timer callback on a
+ * different CPU but it prevents rearming of the timer. Any attempt to arm
+ * @timer after this function returns will be silently ignored.
+ *
+ * This function is useful for teardown code and should only be used when
+ * timer_shutdown_sync() cannot be invoked due to locking or context constraints.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - The timer was not pending
+ * * %1 - The timer was pending
*/
-int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
+int timer_shutdown(struct timer_list *timer)
+{
+ return __timer_delete(timer, true);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timer_shutdown);
+
+/**
+ * __try_to_del_timer_sync - Internal function: Try to deactivate a timer
+ * @timer: Timer to deactivate
+ * @shutdown: If true, this indicates that the timer is about to be
+ * shutdown permanently.
+ *
+ * If @shutdown is true then @timer->function is set to NULL under the
+ * timer base lock which prevents further rearming of the timer. Any
+ * attempt to rearm @timer after this function returns will be silently
+ * ignored.
+ *
+ * This function cannot guarantee that the timer cannot be rearmed
+ * right after dropping the base lock if @shutdown is false. That
+ * needs to be prevented by the calling code if necessary.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - The timer was not pending
+ * * %1 - The timer was pending and deactivated
+ * * %-1 - The timer callback function is running on a different CPU
+ */
+static int __try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer, bool shutdown)
{
struct timer_base *base;
unsigned long flags;
@@ -1285,11 +1415,34 @@ int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
if (base->running_timer != timer)
ret = detach_if_pending(timer, base, true);
+ if (shutdown)
+ timer->function = NULL;
raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);
return ret;
}
+
+/**
+ * try_to_del_timer_sync - Try to deactivate a timer
+ * @timer: Timer to deactivate
+ *
+ * This function tries to deactivate a timer. On success the timer is not
+ * queued and the timer callback function is not running on any CPU.
+ *
+ * This function does not guarantee that the timer cannot be rearmed right
+ * after dropping the base lock. That needs to be prevented by the calling
+ * code if necessary.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - The timer was not pending
+ * * %1 - The timer was pending and deactivated
+ * * %-1 - The timer callback function is running on a different CPU
+ */
+int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
+{
+ return __try_to_del_timer_sync(timer, false);
+}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_del_timer_sync);
#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
@@ -1365,44 +1518,29 @@ static inline void timer_sync_wait_running(struct timer_base *base) { }
static inline void del_timer_wait_running(struct timer_list *timer) { }
#endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_SMP) || defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT)
/**
- * del_timer_sync - deactivate a timer and wait for the handler to finish.
- * @timer: the timer to be deactivated
- *
- * This function only differs from del_timer() on SMP: besides deactivating
- * the timer it also makes sure the handler has finished executing on other
- * CPUs.
- *
- * Synchronization rules: Callers must prevent restarting of the timer,
- * otherwise this function is meaningless. It must not be called from
- * interrupt contexts unless the timer is an irqsafe one. The caller must
- * not hold locks which would prevent completion of the timer's
- * handler. The timer's handler must not call add_timer_on(). Upon exit the
- * timer is not queued and the handler is not running on any CPU.
- *
- * Note: For !irqsafe timers, you must not hold locks that are held in
- * interrupt context while calling this function. Even if the lock has
- * nothing to do with the timer in question. Here's why::
- *
- * CPU0 CPU1
- * ---- ----
- * <SOFTIRQ>
- * call_timer_fn();
- * base->running_timer = mytimer;
- * spin_lock_irq(somelock);
- * <IRQ>
- * spin_lock(somelock);
- * del_timer_sync(mytimer);
- * while (base->running_timer == mytimer);
- *
- * Now del_timer_sync() will never return and never release somelock.
- * The interrupt on the other CPU is waiting to grab somelock but
- * it has interrupted the softirq that CPU0 is waiting to finish.
- *
- * The function returns whether it has deactivated a pending timer or not.
+ * __timer_delete_sync - Internal function: Deactivate a timer and wait
+ * for the handler to finish.
+ * @timer: The timer to be deactivated
+ * @shutdown: If true, @timer->function will be set to NULL under the
+ * timer base lock which prevents rearming of @timer
+ *
+ * If @shutdown is not set the timer can be rearmed later. If the timer can
+ * be rearmed concurrently, i.e. after dropping the base lock then the
+ * return value is meaningless.
+ *
+ * If @shutdown is set then @timer->function is set to NULL under timer
+ * base lock which prevents rearming of the timer. Any attempt to rearm
+ * a shutdown timer is silently ignored.
+ *
+ * If the timer should be reused after shutdown it has to be initialized
+ * again.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - The timer was not pending
+ * * %1 - The timer was pending and deactivated
*/
-int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
+static int __timer_delete_sync(struct timer_list *timer, bool shutdown)
{
int ret;
@@ -1422,7 +1560,7 @@ int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
* don't use it in hardirq context, because it
* could lead to deadlock.
*/
- WARN_ON(in_irq() && !(timer->flags & TIMER_IRQSAFE));
+ WARN_ON(in_hardirq() && !(timer->flags & TIMER_IRQSAFE));
/*
* Must be able to sleep on PREEMPT_RT because of the slowpath in
@@ -1432,7 +1570,7 @@ int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
lockdep_assert_preemption_enabled();
do {
- ret = try_to_del_timer_sync(timer);
+ ret = __try_to_del_timer_sync(timer, shutdown);
if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
del_timer_wait_running(timer);
@@ -1442,8 +1580,96 @@ int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
return ret;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_timer_sync);
-#endif
+
+/**
+ * timer_delete_sync - Deactivate a timer and wait for the handler to finish.
+ * @timer: The timer to be deactivated
+ *
+ * Synchronization rules: Callers must prevent restarting of the timer,
+ * otherwise this function is meaningless. It must not be called from
+ * interrupt contexts unless the timer is an irqsafe one. The caller must
+ * not hold locks which would prevent completion of the timer's callback
+ * function. The timer's handler must not call add_timer_on(). Upon exit
+ * the timer is not queued and the handler is not running on any CPU.
+ *
+ * For !irqsafe timers, the caller must not hold locks that are held in
+ * interrupt context. Even if the lock has nothing to do with the timer in
+ * question. Here's why::
+ *
+ * CPU0 CPU1
+ * ---- ----
+ * <SOFTIRQ>
+ * call_timer_fn();
+ * base->running_timer = mytimer;
+ * spin_lock_irq(somelock);
+ * <IRQ>
+ * spin_lock(somelock);
+ * timer_delete_sync(mytimer);
+ * while (base->running_timer == mytimer);
+ *
+ * Now timer_delete_sync() will never return and never release somelock.
+ * The interrupt on the other CPU is waiting to grab somelock but it has
+ * interrupted the softirq that CPU0 is waiting to finish.
+ *
+ * This function cannot guarantee that the timer is not rearmed again by
+ * some concurrent or preempting code, right after it dropped the base
+ * lock. If there is the possibility of a concurrent rearm then the return
+ * value of the function is meaningless.
+ *
+ * If such a guarantee is needed, e.g. for teardown situations then use
+ * timer_shutdown_sync() instead.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - The timer was not pending
+ * * %1 - The timer was pending and deactivated
+ */
+int timer_delete_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
+{
+ return __timer_delete_sync(timer, false);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(timer_delete_sync);
+
+/**
+ * timer_shutdown_sync - Shutdown a timer and prevent rearming
+ * @timer: The timer to be shutdown
+ *
+ * When the function returns it is guaranteed that:
+ * - @timer is not queued
+ * - The callback function of @timer is not running
+ * - @timer cannot be enqueued again. Any attempt to rearm
+ * @timer is silently ignored.
+ *
+ * See timer_delete_sync() for synchronization rules.
+ *
+ * This function is useful for final teardown of an infrastructure where
+ * the timer is subject to a circular dependency problem.
+ *
+ * A common pattern for this is a timer and a workqueue where the timer can
+ * schedule work and work can arm the timer. On shutdown the workqueue must
+ * be destroyed and the timer must be prevented from rearming. Unless the
+ * code has conditionals like 'if (mything->in_shutdown)' to prevent that
+ * there is no way to get this correct with timer_delete_sync().
+ *
+ * timer_shutdown_sync() is solving the problem. The correct ordering of
+ * calls in this case is:
+ *
+ * timer_shutdown_sync(&mything->timer);
+ * workqueue_destroy(&mything->workqueue);
+ *
+ * After this 'mything' can be safely freed.
+ *
+ * This obviously implies that the timer is not required to be functional
+ * for the rest of the shutdown operation.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * %0 - The timer was not pending
+ * * %1 - The timer was pending
+ */
+int timer_shutdown_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
+{
+ return __timer_delete_sync(timer, true);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timer_shutdown_sync);
static void call_timer_fn(struct timer_list *timer,
void (*fn)(struct timer_list *),
@@ -1465,8 +1691,8 @@ static void call_timer_fn(struct timer_list *timer,
#endif
/*
* Couple the lock chain with the lock chain at
- * del_timer_sync() by acquiring the lock_map around the fn()
- * call here and in del_timer_sync().
+ * timer_delete_sync() by acquiring the lock_map around the fn()
+ * call here and in timer_delete_sync().
*/
lock_map_acquire(&lockdep_map);
@@ -1509,6 +1735,12 @@ static void expire_timers(struct timer_base *base, struct hlist_head *head)
fn = timer->function;
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!fn)) {
+ /* Should never happen. Emphasis on should! */
+ base->running_timer = NULL;
+ continue;
+ }
+
if (timer->flags & TIMER_IRQSAFE) {
raw_spin_unlock(&base->lock);
call_timer_fn(timer, fn, baseclk);
@@ -1933,7 +2165,7 @@ signed long __sched schedule_timeout(signed long timeout)
timer_setup_on_stack(&timer.timer, process_timeout, 0);
__mod_timer(&timer.timer, expire, MOD_TIMER_NOTPENDING);
schedule();
- del_singleshot_timer_sync(&timer.timer);
+ del_timer_sync(&timer.timer);
/* Remove the timer from the object tracker */
destroy_timer_on_stack(&timer.timer);
@@ -2017,8 +2249,6 @@ int timers_dead_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
struct timer_base *new_base;
int b, i;
- BUG_ON(cpu_online(cpu));
-
for (b = 0; b < NR_BASES; b++) {
old_base = per_cpu_ptr(&timer_bases[b], cpu);
new_base = get_cpu_ptr(&timer_bases[b]);
@@ -2035,7 +2265,8 @@ int timers_dead_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
*/
forward_timer_base(new_base);
- BUG_ON(old_base->running_timer);
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(old_base->running_timer);
+ old_base->running_timer = NULL;
for (i = 0; i < WHEEL_SIZE; i++)
migrate_timer_list(new_base, old_base->vectors + i);