linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Convert timers to use timer

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Date:   Thu, 5 Oct 2017 11:29:32 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Convert timers to use timer_setup()

On Wed, Oct 04, 2017 at 05:54:25PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> In preparation for unconditionally passing the struct timer_list pointer to
> all timer callbacks, switch to using the new timer_setup() and from_timer()
> to pass the timer pointer explicitly. Adjust sanity-check WARN to make sure
> the triggering timer matches the current CPU timer.
> 
> Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> Cc: linux-edac@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
> This requires commit 686fef928bba ("timer: Prepare to change timer
> callback argument type") in v4.14-rc3, but should be otherwise
> stand-alone.
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c | 13 +++++--------
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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