Re: [RFC][PATCH v2 10/31] timers: ipmi: Use del_timer_shutdown() before freeing timer

[Corey Minyard]

On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 11:05:35AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Before a timer is freed, del_timer_shutdown() must be called.

Thanks, this is in my queue, or:

Acked-by: Corey Minyard <cminyard@xxxxxxxxxx>

if you prefer that.

-corey

> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220407161745.7d6754b3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> Cc: Corey Minyard <minyard@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: openipmi-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c | 2 +-
>  drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c       | 4 ++--
>  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
> index 49a1707693c9..b577f66f3ca6 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
> @@ -5540,7 +5540,7 @@ static void __exit cleanup_ipmi(void)
>  		 * here.
>  		 */
>  		atomic_set(&stop_operation, 1);
> -		del_timer_sync(&ipmi_timer);
> +		del_timer_shutdown(&ipmi_timer);
>  
>  		initialized = false;
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
> index e1072809fe31..bb4df879a5ab 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
> @@ -1273,8 +1273,8 @@ static void shutdown_ssif(void *send_info)
>  		schedule_timeout(1);
>  
>  	ssif_info->stopping = true;
> -	del_timer_sync(&ssif_info->watch_timer);
> -	del_timer_sync(&ssif_info->retry_timer);
> +	del_timer_shutdown(&ssif_info->watch_timer);
> +	del_timer_shutdown(&ssif_info->retry_timer);
>  	if (ssif_info->thread) {
>  		complete(&ssif_info->wake_thread);
>  		kthread_stop(ssif_info->thread);
> -- 
> 2.35.1