[patch 8/8] posix-timers: Handle exit in do_exit() completely
From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Fri Sep 04 2026 - 08:22:45 EST
Now that POSIX CPU timers cannot be enqueued on a task after PF_EXITING is
set and process wide timers cannot be enqueued when PF_EXITING is set and
the last thread in the group is exiting, it is possible to mop up POSIX
timers in do_exit() completely.
This requires to cancel an eventually pending POSIX CPU timer task work
right there because do_exit() invokes exit_task_work() later, which would
be acting on torn down data.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/posix-timers.h | 6 ++----
kernel/exit.c | 10 ++--------
kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
kernel/time/posix-timers.c | 15 +++++++++------
kernel/time/posix-timers.h | 3 +++
5 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
--- a/include/linux/posix-timers.h
+++ b/include/linux/posix-timers.h
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ struct k_itimer {
} ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
void run_posix_cpu_timers(void);
-void posix_cpu_timers_exit(struct task_struct *task);
-void posix_cpu_timers_exit_group(struct task_struct *task);
void set_process_cpu_timer(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int clock_idx,
u64 *newval, u64 *oldval);
@@ -201,7 +199,7 @@ int update_rlimit_cpu(struct task_struct
#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS
void posixtimer_exec(void);
-void posixtimer_exit(void);
+void posixtimer_exit(bool group_dead);
static inline void posixtimer_putref(struct k_itimer *tmr)
{
@@ -231,7 +229,7 @@ static inline bool posixtimer_valid(cons
}
#else /* CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS */
static inline void posixtimer_exec(void) { }
-static inline void posixtimer_exit(void) { }
+static inline void posixtimer_exit(bool group_dead) { }
static inline void posixtimer_sigqueue_getref(struct sigqueue *q) { }
static inline void posixtimer_sigqueue_putref(struct sigqueue *q) { }
#endif /* !CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS */
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -167,12 +167,6 @@ static void __exit_signal(struct release
lockdep_tasklist_lock_is_held());
spin_lock(&sighand->siglock);
-#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS
- posix_cpu_timers_exit(tsk);
- if (group_dead)
- posix_cpu_timers_exit_group(tsk);
-#endif
-
if (group_dead) {
tty = sig->tty;
sig->tty = NULL;
@@ -963,12 +957,12 @@ void __noreturn do_exit(long code)
panic("Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x%08x\n",
tsk->signal->group_exit_code ?: (int)code);
- posixtimer_exit();
-
if (tsk->mm)
setmax_mm_hiwater_rss(&tsk->signal->maxrss, tsk->mm);
}
+ posixtimer_exit(group_dead);
+
acct_collect(code, group_dead);
if (group_dead)
tty_audit_exit();
--- a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -661,18 +661,29 @@ static void cleanup_timers(struct posix_
cleanup_timerqueue(&pct->bases[CPUCLOCK_SCHED].tqhead);
}
+static inline void posix_cpu_timers_exit_work(void);
+
/*
- * These are both called with the siglock held, when the current thread
- * is being reaped. When the final (leader) thread in the group is reaped,
- * posix_cpu_timers_exit_group will be called after posix_cpu_timers_exit.
+ * Invoked from posixtimer_exit_task() after PF_EXITING was set in tsk::flags or
+ * from posixtimer_exec_cleanup().
*/
-void posix_cpu_timers_exit(struct task_struct *tsk)
+void posix_cpu_timers_exit_task(void)
{
- cleanup_timers(&tsk->posix_cputimers);
+ posix_cpu_timers_exit_work();
+
+ guard(spinlock_irq)(¤t->sighand->siglock);
+ cleanup_timers(¤t->posix_cputimers);
}
-void posix_cpu_timers_exit_group(struct task_struct *tsk)
+
+/*
+ * Invoked from posixtimer_exit_group() after PF_EXITING was set in tsk::flags.
+ */
+void posix_cpu_timers_exit_group(void)
{
- cleanup_timers(&tsk->signal->posix_cputimers);
+ posix_cpu_timers_exit_task();
+
+ guard(spinlock_irq)(¤t->sighand->siglock);
+ cleanup_timers(¤t->signal->posix_cputimers);
}
static inline bool task_can_enqueue(struct k_itimer *timer, struct task_struct *p)
@@ -1256,6 +1267,17 @@ static void posix_cpu_timers_work(struct
mutex_unlock(&cw->mutex);
}
+static inline void posix_cpu_timers_exit_work(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * current->flags has PF_EXITING set so this can be done lockless and
+ * with interrupts enabled as PF_EXITING prevents the interrupt from
+ * scheduling the work.
+ */
+ if (current->posix_cputimers_work.scheduled)
+ task_work_cancel(current, ¤t->posix_cputimers_work.work);
+}
+
/*
* Invoked from the posix-timer core when a cancel operation failed because
* the timer is marked firing. The caller holds rcu_read_lock(), which
@@ -1386,6 +1408,8 @@ static inline void __run_posix_cpu_timer
lockdep_posixtimer_exit();
}
+static inline void posix_cpu_timers_exit_work(void) { }
+
static void posix_cpu_timer_wait_running(struct k_itimer *timr)
{
cpu_relax();
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
@@ -1116,17 +1116,20 @@ static void posixtimer_delete_timers(voi
}
}
-void posixtimer_exit(void)
+void posixtimer_exit(bool group_dead)
{
- hrtimer_cancel(¤t->signal->real_timer);
- posixtimer_delete_timers();
+ if (group_dead) {
+ hrtimer_cancel(¤t->signal->real_timer);
+ posix_cpu_timers_exit_group();
+ posixtimer_delete_timers();
+ } else {
+ posix_cpu_timers_exit_task();
+ }
}
void posixtimer_exec(void)
{
- scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, ¤t->sighand->siglock)
- posix_cpu_timers_exit(current);
-
+ posix_cpu_timers_exit_task();
posixtimer_delete_timers();
flush_itimer_signals();
}
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.h
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.h
@@ -51,3 +51,6 @@ int common_timer_set(struct k_itimer *ti
struct itimerspec64 *old_setting);
void posix_timer_set_common(struct k_itimer *timer, struct itimerspec64 *new_setting);
int common_timer_del(struct k_itimer *timer);
+
+void posix_cpu_timers_exit_task(void);
+void posix_cpu_timers_exit_group(void);