[PATCH 4.9 7/9] kthread_worker: split code for canceling the delayed work timer

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>

commit 34b3d5344719d14fd2185b2d9459b3abcb8cf9d8 upstream.

Patch series "kthread_worker: Fix race between kthread_mod_delayed_work()
and kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync()".

This patchset fixes the race between kthread_mod_delayed_work() and
kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync() including proper return value
handling.

This patch (of 2):

Simple code refactoring as a preparation step for fixing a race between
kthread_mod_delayed_work() and kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync().

It does not modify the existing behavior.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210610133051.15337-2-pmladek@xxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: <jenhaochen@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Martin Liu <liumartin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
 kernel/kthread.c |   46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -952,6 +952,33 @@ void kthread_flush_work(struct kthread_w
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_flush_work);
 
 /*
+ * Make sure that the timer is neither set nor running and could
+ * not manipulate the work list_head any longer.
+ *
+ * The function is called under worker->lock. The lock is temporary
+ * released but the timer can't be set again in the meantime.
+ */
+static void kthread_cancel_delayed_work_timer(struct kthread_work *work,
+					      unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork =
+		container_of(work, struct kthread_delayed_work, work);
+	struct kthread_worker *worker = work->worker;
+
+	/*
+	 * del_timer_sync() must be called to make sure that the timer
+	 * callback is not running. The lock must be temporary released
+	 * to avoid a deadlock with the callback. In the meantime,
+	 * any queuing is blocked by setting the canceling counter.
+	 */
+	work->canceling++;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, *flags);
+	del_timer_sync(&dwork->timer);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, *flags);
+	work->canceling--;
+}
+
+/*
  * This function removes the work from the worker queue. Also it makes sure
  * that it won't get queued later via the delayed work's timer.
  *
@@ -965,23 +992,8 @@ static bool __kthread_cancel_work(struct
 				  unsigned long *flags)
 {
 	/* Try to cancel the timer if exists. */
-	if (is_dwork) {
-		struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork =
-			container_of(work, struct kthread_delayed_work, work);
-		struct kthread_worker *worker = work->worker;
-
-		/*
-		 * del_timer_sync() must be called to make sure that the timer
-		 * callback is not running. The lock must be temporary released
-		 * to avoid a deadlock with the callback. In the meantime,
-		 * any queuing is blocked by setting the canceling counter.
-		 */
-		work->canceling++;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, *flags);
-		del_timer_sync(&dwork->timer);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, *flags);
-		work->canceling--;
-	}
+	if (is_dwork)
+		kthread_cancel_delayed_work_timer(work, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * Try to remove the work from a worker list. It might either