Fix timer stalls caused by incorrect handling of

the dev->next_event_forced flag.
 
 Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
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Merge tag 'timers-urgent-2026-04-20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull timer fix from Ingo Molnar:
 "Fix timer stalls caused by incorrect handling of the
  dev->next_event_forced flag"

* tag 'timers-urgent-2026-04-20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  clockevents: Add missing resets of the next_event_forced flag
This commit is contained in:
Linus Torvalds 2026-04-20 15:30:08 -07:00
commit ccbc9fdb32
2 changed files with 7 additions and 1 deletions

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@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ static int __clockevents_switch_state(struct clock_event_device *dev,
if (dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DUMMY)
return 0;
/* On state transitions clear the forced flag unconditionally */
dev->next_event_forced = 0;
/* Transition with new state-specific callbacks */
switch (state) {
case CLOCK_EVT_STATE_DETACHED:
@ -366,8 +369,10 @@ int clockevents_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev, ktime_t expires, b
if (delta > (int64_t)dev->min_delta_ns) {
delta = min(delta, (int64_t) dev->max_delta_ns);
cycles = ((u64)delta * dev->mult) >> dev->shift;
if (!dev->set_next_event((unsigned long) cycles, dev))
if (!dev->set_next_event((unsigned long) cycles, dev)) {
dev->next_event_forced = 0;
return 0;
}
}
if (dev->next_event_forced)

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@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ static struct clock_event_device *tick_get_oneshot_wakeup_device(int cpu)
static void tick_oneshot_wakeup_handler(struct clock_event_device *wd)
{
wd->next_event_forced = 0;
/*
* If we woke up early and the tick was reprogrammed in the
* meantime then this may be spurious but harmless.