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Merge tag 'timers-urgent-2026-04-20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull timer fix from Ingo Molnar:
"Fix timer stalls caused by incorrect handling of the
dev->next_event_forced flag"
* tag 'timers-urgent-2026-04-20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
clockevents: Add missing resets of the next_event_forced flag
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kernel/time/clockevents.c
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kernel/time/clockevents.c
···
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if (dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DUMMY)
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return 0;
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/* On state transitions clear the forced flag unconditionally */
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dev->next_event_forced = 0;
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/* Transition with new state-specific callbacks */
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switch (state) {
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case CLOCK_EVT_STATE_DETACHED:
···
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if (delta > (int64_t)dev->min_delta_ns) {
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delta = min(delta, (int64_t) dev->max_delta_ns);
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cycles = ((u64)delta * dev->mult) >> dev->shift;
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if (!dev->set_next_event((unsigned long) cycles, dev))
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if (!dev->set_next_event((unsigned long) cycles, dev)) {
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dev->next_event_forced = 0;
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return 0;
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}
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}
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if (dev->next_event_forced)
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kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
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kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c