3.8.13.24 -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Stuart Hayes <stuart.w.hayes@xxxxxxxxx> commit 6c6c0d5a1c949d2e084706f9e5fb1fccc175b265 upstream. If the last hrtimer interrupt detected a hang it sets hang_detected=1 and programs the clock event device with a delay to let the system make progress. If hang_detected == 1, we prevent reprogramming of the clock event device in hrtimer_reprogram() but not in hrtimer_force_reprogram(). This can lead to the following situation: hrtimer_interrupt() hang_detected = 1; program ce device to Xms from now (hang delay) We have two timers pending: T1 expires 50ms from now T2 expires 5s from now Now T1 gets canceled, which causes hrtimer_force_reprogram() to be invoked, which in turn programs the clock event device to T2 (5 seconds from now). Any hrtimer_start after that will not reprogram the hardware due to hang_detected still being set. So we effectivly block all timers until the T2 event fires and cleans up the hang situation. Add a check for hang_detected to hrtimer_force_reprogram() which prevents the reprogramming of the hang delay in the hardware timer. The subsequent hrtimer_interrupt will resolve all outstanding issues. [ tglx: Rewrote subject and changelog and fixed up the comment in hrtimer_force_reprogram() ] Signed-off-by: Stuart Hayes <stuart.w.hayes@xxxxxxxxx> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/53602DC6.2060101@xxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/hrtimer.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c index 60f7e32..3c29703 100644 --- a/kernel/hrtimer.c +++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c @@ -567,6 +567,23 @@ hrtimer_force_reprogram(struct hrtimer_cpu_base *cpu_base, int skip_equal) cpu_base->expires_next.tv64 = expires_next.tv64; + /* + * If a hang was detected in the last timer interrupt then we + * leave the hang delay active in the hardware. We want the + * system to make progress. That also prevents the following + * scenario: + * T1 expires 50ms from now + * T2 expires 5s from now + * + * T1 is removed, so this code is called and would reprogram + * the hardware to 5s from now. Any hrtimer_start after that + * will not reprogram the hardware due to hang_detected being + * set. So we'd effectivly block all timers until the T2 event + * fires. + */ + if (cpu_base->hang_detected) + return; + if (cpu_base->expires_next.tv64 != KTIME_MAX) tick_program_event(cpu_base->expires_next, 1); } -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html