clockevents: prevent endless loop in periodic broadcast handler

[pandora-kernel.git] / kernel / time / tick-broadcast.c

diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 31463d3..3044a88 100644 (file)
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ static void tick_do_periodic_broadcast(void)
  */
 static void tick_handle_periodic_broadcast(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
+       ktime_t next;
+
        tick_do_periodic_broadcast();
 
        /*
@@ -185,10 +187,13 @@ static void tick_handle_periodic_broadcast(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 
        /*
         * Setup the next period for devices, which do not have
-        * periodic mode:
+        * periodic mode. We read dev->next_event first and add to it
+        * when the event alrady expired. clockevents_program_event()
+        * sets dev->next_event only when the event is really
+        * programmed to the device.
         */
-       for (;;) {
-               ktime_t next = ktime_add(dev->next_event, tick_period);
+       for (next = dev->next_event; ;) {
+               next = ktime_add(next, tick_period);
 
                if (!clockevents_program_event(dev, next, ktime_get()))
                        return;