[PATCH] hrtimer: Fix softirq base check in update_needs_ipi()

From: Thomas Weißschuh

Date: Wed Jan 07 2026 - 05:39:29 EST


The 'clockid' field is not the correct way to check for a softirq base.

Fix the check to correctly compare the base type instead of the clockid.

Fixes: 1e7f7fbcd40c ("hrtimer: Avoid more SMP function calls in clock_was_set()")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/time/hrtimer.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index f8ea8c8fc895..d0c59fc0beb4 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ static bool update_needs_ipi(struct hrtimer_cpu_base *cpu_base,
return true;

/* Extra check for softirq clock bases */
- if (base->clockid < HRTIMER_BASE_MONOTONIC_SOFT)
+ if (base->index < HRTIMER_BASE_MONOTONIC_SOFT)
continue;
if (cpu_base->softirq_activated)
continue;

---
base-commit: 8f0b4cce4481fb22653697cced8d0d04027cb1e8
change-id: 20260105-hrtimer-clock-base-check-b91d586b70f7

Best regards,
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Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>