@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(jiffies_64);
#define TVR_SIZE (1 << TVR_BITS)
#define TVN_MASK (TVN_SIZE - 1)
#define TVR_MASK (TVR_SIZE - 1)
+#define MAX_TVAL ((unsigned long)((1ULL << (TVR_BITS + 4*TVN_BITS)) - 1))
struct tvec {
struct list_head vec[TVN_SIZE];
@@ -356,11 +357,12 @@ static void internal_add_timer(struct tvec_base *base, struct timer_list *timer)
vec = base->tv1.vec + (base->timer_jiffies & TVR_MASK);
} else {
int i;
- /* If the timeout is larger than 0xffffffff on 64-bit
- * architectures then we use the maximum timeout:
+ /* If the timeout is larger than MAX_TVAL (on 64-bit
+ * architectures or with CONFIG_BASE_SMALL=1) then we
+ * use the maximum timeout.
*/
- if (idx > 0xffffffffUL) {
- idx = 0xffffffffUL;
+ if (idx > MAX_TVAL) {
+ idx = MAX_TVAL;
expires = idx + base->timer_jiffies;
}
i = (expires >> (TVR_BITS + 3 * TVN_BITS)) & TVN_MASK;
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled timers: Fix endless looping between cascade() and to the linux-3.5.y-queue branch of the 3.5.yuz extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.5.y-queue If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.5.yuz tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Herton ------ From 9723b2916cfe8780f4242e4c1a718b70b759a6d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Hildner, Christian" <christian.hildner@siemens.com> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 15:49:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] timers: Fix endless looping between cascade() and internal_add_timer() commit 26cff4e2aa4d666dc6a120ea34336b5057e3e187 upstream. Adding two (or more) timers with large values for "expires" (they have to reside within tv5 in the same list) leads to endless looping between cascade() and internal_add_timer() in case CONFIG_BASE_SMALL is one and jiffies are crossing the value 1 << 18. The bug was introduced between 2.6.11 and 2.6.12 (and survived for quite some time). This patch ensures that when cascade() is called timers within tv5 are not added endlessly to their own list again, instead they are added to the next lower tv level tv4 (as expected). Signed-off-by: Christian Hildner <christian.hildner@siemens.com> Reviewed-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/98673C87CB31274881CFFE0B65ECC87B0F5FC1963E@DEFTHW99EA4MSX.ww902.siemens.net Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton.krzesinski@canonical.com> --- kernel/timer.c | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) -- 1.7.9.5