If alarm_try_to_cancel() requires a retry, then depending on the priority setting the retry loop might prevent timer callback completion on RT. Prevent that by waiting for completion on RT, no change for a non RT kernel. Cc: stable-rt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/time/alarmtimer.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c index ec09ce9a6012..ede5ef787865 100644 --- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c +++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c @@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ int alarm_cancel(struct alarm *alarm) int ret = alarm_try_to_cancel(alarm); if (ret >= 0) return ret; - cpu_relax(); + hrtimer_wait_for_timer(&alarm->timer); } } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alarm_cancel); -- 2.16.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-users" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
