Merge branch 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull scheduler fix from Thomas Gleixner:
 "Fix a potential deadlock versus hrtimers"

* 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  sched: Fix HRTICK

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 9b1f2e5..0d8eb45 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -370,13 +370,6 @@ static struct rq *this_rq_lock(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_HRTICK
 /*
  * Use HR-timers to deliver accurate preemption points.
- *
- * Its all a bit involved since we cannot program an hrt while holding the
- * rq->lock. So what we do is store a state in in rq->hrtick_* and ask for a
- * reschedule event.
- *
- * When we get rescheduled we reprogram the hrtick_timer outside of the
- * rq->lock.
  */
 
 static void hrtick_clear(struct rq *rq)
@@ -404,6 +397,15 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart hrtick(struct hrtimer *timer)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+
+static int __hrtick_restart(struct rq *rq)
+{
+	struct hrtimer *timer = &rq->hrtick_timer;
+	ktime_t time = hrtimer_get_softexpires(timer);
+
+	return __hrtimer_start_range_ns(timer, time, 0, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED, 0);
+}
+
 /*
  * called from hardirq (IPI) context
  */
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ static void __hrtick_start(void *arg)
 	struct rq *rq = arg;
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&rq->lock);
-	hrtimer_restart(&rq->hrtick_timer);
+	__hrtick_restart(rq);
 	rq->hrtick_csd_pending = 0;
 	raw_spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
 }
@@ -430,7 +432,7 @@ void hrtick_start(struct rq *rq, u64 delay)
 	hrtimer_set_expires(timer, time);
 
 	if (rq == this_rq()) {
-		hrtimer_restart(timer);
+		__hrtick_restart(rq);
 	} else if (!rq->hrtick_csd_pending) {
 		__smp_call_function_single(cpu_of(rq), &rq->hrtick_csd, 0);
 		rq->hrtick_csd_pending = 1;