[PATCH 12/12] hrtimer: Add a helper to retrieve a hrtimer from its timerqueue node

From: Thomas Weißschuh (Schneider Electric)

Date: Wed Mar 11 2026 - 06:20:16 EST


The container_of() call is open-coded multiple times.

Add a helper macro.

Use container_of_const() to preserve constness.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh (Schneider Electric) <thomas.weissschuh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/time/hrtimer.c | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index d350bceb3c95..94955f967207 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ static inline void debug_activate(struct hrtimer *timer, enum hrtimer_mode mode,
for (bool done = false; !done; active &= ~(1U << idx)) \
for (base = &cpu_base->clock_base[idx]; !done; done = true)

+#define hrtimer_from_timerqueue_node(_n) container_of_const(_n, struct hrtimer, node)
+
#if defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON)
/*
* Same as hrtimer_bases_next_event() below, but skips the excluded timer and
@@ -578,7 +580,7 @@ static __always_inline struct hrtimer *clock_base_next_timer(struct hrtimer_cloc
{
struct timerqueue_linked_node *next = timerqueue_linked_first(&base->active);

- return container_of(next, struct hrtimer, node);
+ return hrtimer_from_timerqueue_node(next);
}

/* Find the base with the earliest expiry */
@@ -1960,7 +1962,7 @@ static __always_inline struct hrtimer *clock_base_next_timer_safe(struct hrtimer
{
struct timerqueue_linked_node *next = timerqueue_linked_first(&base->active);

- return next ? container_of(next, struct hrtimer, node) : NULL;
+ return next ? hrtimer_from_timerqueue_node(next) : NULL;
}

static void __hrtimer_run_queues(struct hrtimer_cpu_base *cpu_base, ktime_t now,
@@ -2438,7 +2440,7 @@ static void migrate_hrtimer_list(struct hrtimer_clock_base *old_base,
struct hrtimer *timer;

while ((node = timerqueue_linked_first(&old_base->active))) {
- timer = container_of(node, struct hrtimer, node);
+ timer = hrtimer_from_timerqueue_node(node);
BUG_ON(hrtimer_callback_running(timer));
debug_hrtimer_deactivate(timer);


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