linux/kernel
Linus Torvalds a53fcff8fc Updates for the NOHZ subsystem:
- Fix a long standing TOCTOU in get_cpu_sleep_time_us()
 
   - Make the CPU offline NOHZ handling more robust by disabling NOHZ on the
     outgoing CPU early instead of creating unneeded state which needs to be
     undone.
 
   - Unify idle CPU time accounting instead of having two different
     accounting mechanisms. These two different mechanisms are not really
     independent, but the different properties can in the worst case cause
     that gloabl idle time can be observed going backwards.
 
   - Consolidate the idle/iowait time retrieval interfaces instead of
     converting back and forth between them.
 
   - Make idle interrupt time accounting more robust. The original code
     assumes that interrupt time accouting is enabled and therefore stops
     elapsing idle time while an interrupt is handled in NOHZ dyntick
     state. That assumption is not correct as interrupt time accounting can
     be disabled at compile and runtime.
 
   - Fix an accounting error between dyntick idle time and dyntick idle
     steal time. The stolen time is not accounted and therefore idle time
     becomes inaccurate. The stolen time is now accounted after the fact as
     there is no way to predict the steal time upfront.
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Merge tag 'timers-nohz-2026-06-13' of gitolite.kernel.org:pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull NOHZ updates from Thomas Gleixner:

 - Fix a long standing TOCTOU in get_cpu_sleep_time_us()

 - Make the CPU offline NOHZ handling more robust by disabling NOHZ on
   the outgoing CPU early instead of creating unneeded state which needs
   to be undone.

 - Unify idle CPU time accounting instead of having two different
   accounting mechanisms. These two different mechanisms are not really
   independent, but the different properties can in the worst case cause
   that gloabl idle time can be observed going backwards.

 - Consolidate the idle/iowait time retrieval interfaces instead of
   converting back and forth between them.

 - Make idle interrupt time accounting more robust. The original code
   assumes that interrupt time accouting is enabled and therefore stops
   elapsing idle time while an interrupt is handled in NOHZ dyntick
   state. That assumption is not correct as interrupt time accounting
   can be disabled at compile and runtime.

 - Fix an accounting error between dyntick idle time and dyntick idle
   steal time. The stolen time is not accounted and therefore idle time
   becomes inaccurate. The stolen time is now accounted after the fact
   as there is no way to predict the steal time upfront.

* tag 'timers-nohz-2026-06-13' of gitolite.kernel.org:pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  sched/cputime: Handle dyntick-idle steal time correctly
  sched/cputime: Handle idle irqtime gracefully
  sched/cputime: Provide get_cpu_[idle|iowait]_time_us() off-case
  tick/sched: Consolidate idle time fetching APIs
  tick/sched: Account tickless idle cputime only when tick is stopped
  tick/sched: Remove unused fields
  tick/sched: Move dyntick-idle cputime accounting to cputime code
  tick/sched: Remove nohz disabled special case in cputime fetch
  tick/sched: Unify idle cputime accounting
  s390/time: Prepare to stop elapsing in dynticks-idle
  powerpc/time: Prepare to stop elapsing in dynticks-idle
  sched/cputime: Correctly support generic vtime idle time
  sched/cputime: Remove superfluous and error prone kcpustat_field() parameter
  sched/idle: Handle offlining first in idle loop
  tick/sched: Fix TOCTOU in nohz idle time fetch
2026-06-15 13:48:52 +05:30
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bpf vfs-7.2-rc1.xattr 2026-06-15 03:54:54 +05:30
cgroup cgroup: Fixes for v7.1-rc6 2026-06-03 08:59:24 -07:00
configs Remove WARN_ALL_UNSEEDED_RANDOM kernel config option 2026-02-23 11:18:48 -08:00
debug kgdb: update outdated references to kgdb_wait() 2026-04-21 16:41:54 +01:00
dma Driver core changes for 7.2-rc1 2026-06-15 12:41:17 +05:30
entry arm64 updates for 7.1: 2026-04-14 16:48:56 -07:00
events perf/core: Fix deadlock in perf_mmap() failure path 2026-05-05 12:47:20 +02:00
futex futex/requeue: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in remove_waiter() on self-deadlock 2026-06-02 22:27:04 +02:00
gcov Convert more 'alloc_obj' cases to default GFP_KERNEL arguments 2026-02-21 20:03:00 -08:00
irq Interrupt core code changes: 2026-06-15 13:19:41 +05:30
kcsan kcsan: test: Adjust "expect" allocation type for kmalloc_obj 2026-02-26 09:54:08 -08:00
livepatch Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
liveupdate kho: fix order calculation for kho_unpreserve_pages() 2026-05-26 11:01:49 +03:00
locking locking/rtmutex: Skip remove_waiter() when waiter is not enqueued 2026-06-03 22:11:53 +02:00
module module: Simplify warning on positive returns from module_init() 2026-04-04 00:04:48 +00:00
power Merge branches 'pm-sleep', 'pm-powercap' and 'pm-tools' 2026-06-11 21:42:36 +02:00
printk Merge branch 'rework/prb-fixes' into for-linus 2026-04-20 13:42:01 +02:00
rcu Updates for the NOHZ subsystem: 2026-06-15 13:48:52 +05:30
sched Updates for the NOHZ subsystem: 2026-06-15 13:48:52 +05:30
time Updates for the NOHZ subsystem: 2026-06-15 13:48:52 +05:30
trace runtime verifier fixes for v7.1: 2026-06-09 17:20:00 -07:00
unwind Convert more 'alloc_obj' cases to default GFP_KERNEL arguments 2026-02-21 20:03:00 -08:00
.gitignore kheaders: rebuild kheaders_data.tar.xz when a file is modified within a minute 2025-06-24 20:30:37 +09:00
acct.c fs: move SB_I_USERNS_VISIBLE to FS_USERNS_MOUNT_RESTRICTED 2026-05-11 23:13:01 +02:00
async.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
audit_fsnotify.c audit: widen ino fields to u64 2026-03-06 14:31:26 +01:00
audit_tree.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
audit_watch.c audit: widen ino fields to u64 2026-03-06 14:31:26 +01:00
audit.c audit: enforce AUDIT_LOCKED for AUDIT_TRIM and AUDIT_MAKE_EQUIV 2026-05-12 16:10:38 -04:00
audit.h audit: widen ino fields to u64 2026-03-06 14:31:26 +01:00
auditfilter.c audit: fix coding style issues 2026-03-05 22:16:08 -05:00
auditsc.c audit: fix incorrect inheritable capability in CAPSET records 2026-05-12 16:05:57 -04:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c x86/asm: Remove ANNOTATE_DATA_SPECIAL usage 2025-12-03 16:53:19 +01:00
capability.c
cfi.c cfi: Move BPF CFI types and helpers to generic code 2025-07-31 18:23:53 -07:00
compat.c
configs.c
context_tracking.c context_tracking: Remove rcu_task_trace_heavyweight_{enter,exit}() 2026-01-01 16:39:46 +08:00
cpu_pm.c syscore: Pass context data to callbacks 2025-11-14 10:01:52 +01:00
cpu.c driver core: Replace dev->offline + ->offline_disabled with accessors 2026-04-26 23:51:02 +02:00
crash_core_test.c crash: add KUnit tests for crash_exclude_mem_range 2025-09-13 17:32:55 -07:00
crash_core.c kernel/crash: remove inclusion of crypto/sha1.h 2026-03-27 21:19:46 -07:00
crash_dump_dm_crypt.c crash_dump/dm-crypt: don't print in arch-specific code 2026-04-02 23:36:24 -07:00
crash_reserve.c kernel/crash: remove inclusion of crypto/sha1.h 2026-03-27 21:19:46 -07:00
cred.c exec_state: relocate dumpable information 2026-05-26 11:02:01 +02:00
delayacct.c delayacct: fix uapi timespec64 definition 2026-02-08 00:13:32 -08:00
dma.c
elfcorehdr.c
exec_domain.c
exec_state.c exec_state: relocate dumpable information 2026-05-26 11:02:01 +02:00
exit.c exec_state: relocate dumpable information 2026-05-26 11:02:01 +02:00
exit.h
extable.c
fail_function.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
fork.c kernel-7.2-rc1.task_exec_state 2026-06-15 03:00:58 +05:30
freezer.c freezer: Clarify that only cgroup1 freezer uses PM freezer 2025-10-30 20:10:27 +01:00
gen_kheaders.sh kheaders: make it possible to override TAR 2025-08-06 10:23:36 +09:00
groups.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
hung_task.c hung_task: explicitly report I/O wait state in log output 2026-03-27 21:19:40 -07:00
iomem.c
irq_work.c irq_work: Fix use-after-free in irq_work_single() on PREEMPT_RT 2026-05-11 16:28:04 +02:00
jump_label.c jump_label: use ATOMIC_INIT() for initialization of .enabled 2026-03-16 13:16:48 +01:00
kallsyms_internal.h kallsyms: Get rid of kallsyms relative base 2026-01-22 15:58:22 -07:00
kallsyms_selftest.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kallsyms_selftest.h
kallsyms.c mm.git review status for linus..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-02-12 12:13:01 -08:00
kcmp.c
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.kexec liveupdate: kho: move to kernel/liveupdate 2025-11-27 14:24:33 -08:00
Kconfig.locks
Kconfig.preempt sched: Further restrict the preemption modes 2026-01-08 12:43:57 +01:00
kcov.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kexec_core.c kernel/kexec: remove inclusion of crypto/hash.h 2026-03-27 21:19:46 -07:00
kexec_elf.c
kexec_file.c kexec: derive purgatory entry from symbol 2026-01-31 16:16:07 -08:00
kexec_internal.h kexec: enable CMA based contiguous allocation 2025-08-02 12:01:38 -07:00
kexec.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kheaders.c
kprobes.c kprobes: Remove unneeded warnings from __arm_kprobe_ftrace() 2026-03-13 23:15:26 +09:00
kstack_erase.c sysctl: remove __user qualifier from stack_erasing_sysctl buffer argument 2025-11-27 15:44:53 +01:00
ksyms_common.c
ksysfs.c kernel: ksysfs: initialize kernel_kobj earlier 2026-04-03 19:39:52 +02:00
kthread.c exec_state: relocate dumpable information 2026-05-26 11:02:01 +02:00
latencytop.c
Makefile exec: introduce struct task_exec_state 2026-05-26 11:02:01 +02:00
module_signature.c module: Give 'enum pkey_id_type' a more specific name 2026-03-24 21:42:37 +00:00
notifier.c
nscommon.c nsfs: tighten permission checks for ns iteration ioctls 2026-02-27 22:00:08 +01:00
nsproxy.c vfs-7.1-rc1.mount.v2 2026-04-14 19:59:25 -07:00
nstree.c nstree: tighten permission checks for listing 2026-02-27 22:00:11 +01:00
padata.c padata: Put CPU offline callback in ONLINE section to allow failure 2026-03-22 11:17:59 +09:00
panic.c kernel/panic: mark init_taint_buf as __initdata and panic instead of warning in alloc_taint_buf() 2026-03-27 21:19:33 -07:00
params.c kernel: param: initialize module_kset in a pure_initcall 2026-06-08 23:27:56 +02:00
pid_namespace.c pid_namespace: allow opening pid_for_children before init was created 2026-03-20 14:44:26 +01:00
pid_sysctl.h
pid.c pidfd: refuse access to tasks that have started exiting harder 2026-05-19 08:57:47 +02:00
profile.c
ptrace.c exec_state: relocate dumpable information 2026-05-26 11:02:01 +02:00
range.c
reboot.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
regset.c
relay.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
resource_kunit.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
resource.c PCI: Align head space better 2026-03-27 10:19:08 -05:00
rseq.c rseq: Reenable performance optimizations conditionally 2026-05-06 17:40:27 +02:00
scftorture.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
scs.c scs: fix a wrong parameter in __scs_magic 2025-11-12 10:00:13 -08:00
seccomp.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
signal.c signal: clear JOBCTL_PENDING_MASK for caller in zap_other_threads() 2026-05-22 15:19:31 +02:00
smp.c tracing updates for v7.1: 2026-04-17 09:43:12 -07:00
smpboot.c sched/smp: Use the SMP version of idle_thread_set_boot_cpu() 2025-06-13 08:47:20 +02:00
smpboot.h
softirq.c softirq: Prepare for deferred hrtimer rearming 2026-02-27 16:40:13 +01:00
stacktrace.c
static_call_inline.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
static_call.c
stop_machine.c sched/core: Fix migrate_swap() vs. hotplug 2025-07-01 15:02:03 +02:00
sys_ni.c rseq: Implement sys_rseq_slice_yield() 2026-01-22 11:11:17 +01:00
sys.c exec_state: relocate dumpable information 2026-05-26 11:02:01 +02:00
sysctl-test.c sysctl: move u8 register test to lib/test_sysctl.c 2025-04-14 14:13:41 +02:00
sysctl.c sysctl: fix uninitialized variable in proc_do_large_bitmap 2026-03-26 09:32:19 +01:00
task_work.c task_work: Fix NMI race condition 2025-10-29 10:29:54 +01:00
taskstats.c taskstats: set version in TGID exit notifications 2026-04-15 02:15:02 -07:00
torture.c torture: Add torture_sched_set_normal() for user-specified nice values 2026-05-24 09:38:47 +02:00
tracepoint.c tracepoint: balance regfunc() on func_add() failure in tracepoint_add_func() 2026-04-14 05:17:02 -04:00
tsacct.c tsacct: skip all kernel threads 2026-01-26 19:07:13 -08:00
ucount.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
uid16.c
uid16.h
umh.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
up.c
user_namespace.c Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses 2026-02-22 08:26:33 -08:00
user-return-notifier.c
user.c ns: drop custom reference count initialization for initial namespaces 2025-11-11 10:01:32 +01:00
utsname_sysctl.c
utsname.c namespace-6.18-rc1 2025-09-29 11:20:29 -07:00
vhost_task.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
vmcore_info.c mm.git review status for linus..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-04-16 20:11:56 -07:00
watch_queue.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
watchdog_buddy.c watchdog/hardlockup: improve buddy system detection timeliness 2026-03-27 21:19:47 -07:00
watchdog_perf.c watchdog/hardlockup: simplify perf event probe and remove per-cpu dependency 2026-02-08 00:13:35 -08:00
watchdog.c watchdog/hardlockup: improve buddy system detection timeliness 2026-03-27 21:19:47 -07:00
workqueue_internal.h workqueue: Show in-flight work item duration in stall diagnostics 2026-03-05 07:27:48 -10:00
workqueue.c workqueue: Fix wq->cpu_pwq leak in alloc_and_link_pwqs() WQ_UNBOUND path 2026-05-08 07:59:44 -10:00