[PATCH 9/9] softirq, timer: Use softirq_needs_break()

From: Liu Jian
Date: Fri May 05 2023 - 07:25:13 EST


In the while loop of __run_timers(), because there are too many timers or
improper timer handler functions, if the processing time of the expired
timers is always greater than the time wheel's next_expiry, the function
will loop infinitely.

To prevent this, use the timeout/break logic provided by SoftIRQs. If the
running time exceeds the limit, break the loop and an additional
TIMER_SOFTIRQ is triggered.

Signed-off-by: Liu Jian <liujian56@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/time/timer.c | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 63a8ce7177dd..70744a469a39 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ void timer_clear_idle(void)
* __run_timers - run all expired timers (if any) on this CPU.
* @base: the timer vector to be processed.
*/
-static inline void __run_timers(struct timer_base *base)
+static inline void __run_timers(struct timer_base *base, struct softirq_action *h)
{
struct hlist_head heads[LVL_DEPTH];
int levels;
@@ -2020,6 +2020,12 @@ static inline void __run_timers(struct timer_base *base)

while (levels--)
expire_timers(base, heads + levels);
+
+ if (softirq_needs_break(h)) {
+ if (time_after_eq(jiffies, base->next_expiry))
+ __raise_softirq_irqoff(TIMER_SOFTIRQ);
+ break;
+ }
}
raw_spin_unlock_irq(&base->lock);
timer_base_unlock_expiry(base);
@@ -2032,9 +2038,9 @@ static __latent_entropy void run_timer_softirq(struct softirq_action *h)
{
struct timer_base *base = this_cpu_ptr(&timer_bases[BASE_STD]);

- __run_timers(base);
+ __run_timers(base, h);
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON))
- __run_timers(this_cpu_ptr(&timer_bases[BASE_DEF]));
+ __run_timers(this_cpu_ptr(&timer_bases[BASE_DEF]), h);
}

/*
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