[PATCH 01/13] timer: Convert schedule_timeout() to use from_timer()

From: Kees Cook
Date: Wed Oct 04 2017 - 19:28:02 EST


In preparation for unconditionally passing the struct timer_list pointer to
all timer callbacks, switch to using the new from_timer() helper and passing
the timer pointer explicitly. Since this special timer is on the stack, it
needs to have a wrapper structure to carry state once .data is eliminated.

Cc: John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/timer.h | 8 ++++++++
kernel/time/timer.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++-------
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/timer.h b/include/linux/timer.h
index 6383c528b148..5ef5c9e41a09 100644
--- a/include/linux/timer.h
+++ b/include/linux/timer.h
@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@ static inline void timer_setup(struct timer_list *timer,
(TIMER_DATA_TYPE)timer, flags);
}

+static inline void timer_setup_on_stack(struct timer_list *timer,
+ void (*callback)(struct timer_list *),
+ unsigned int flags)
+{
+ __setup_timer_on_stack(timer, (TIMER_FUNC_TYPE)callback,
+ (TIMER_DATA_TYPE)timer, flags);
+}
+
#define from_timer(var, callback_timer, timer_fieldname) \
container_of(callback_timer, typeof(*var), timer_fieldname)

diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index f2674a056c26..38613ced2324 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1668,9 +1668,20 @@ void run_local_timers(void)
raise_softirq(TIMER_SOFTIRQ);
}

-static void process_timeout(unsigned long __data)
+/*
+ * Since schedule_timeout()'s timer is defined on the stack, it must store
+ * the target task on the stack as well.
+ */
+struct process_timer {
+ struct timer_list timer;
+ struct task_struct *task;
+};
+
+static void process_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
{
- wake_up_process((struct task_struct *)__data);
+ struct process_timer *timeout = from_timer(timeout, t, timer);
+
+ wake_up_process(timeout->task);
}

/**
@@ -1704,7 +1715,7 @@ static void process_timeout(unsigned long __data)
*/
signed long __sched schedule_timeout(signed long timeout)
{
- struct timer_list timer;
+ struct process_timer timer;
unsigned long expire;

switch (timeout)
@@ -1738,13 +1749,14 @@ signed long __sched schedule_timeout(signed long timeout)

expire = timeout + jiffies;

- setup_timer_on_stack(&timer, process_timeout, (unsigned long)current);
- __mod_timer(&timer, expire, false);
+ timer.task = current;
+ timer_setup_on_stack(&timer.timer, process_timeout, 0);
+ __mod_timer(&timer.timer, expire, false);
schedule();
- del_singleshot_timer_sync(&timer);
+ del_singleshot_timer_sync(&timer.timer);

/* Remove the timer from the object tracker */
- destroy_timer_on_stack(&timer);
+ destroy_timer_on_stack(&timer.timer);

timeout = expire - jiffies;

--
2.7.4