[PATCH 2/4] timens: Simplify some calls to put_time_ns()

From: Thomas Weißschuh

Date: Mon Mar 30 2026 - 03:15:14 EST


Use the new __free() based cleanup helpers to simplify some functions.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/time/namespace.c | 21 +++++++--------------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/time/namespace.c b/kernel/time/namespace.c
index 42302cc3f3fb..ae9a3a5d53ab 100644
--- a/kernel/time/namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/time/namespace.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#include <linux/cred.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>

#include "namespace_internal.h"

@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ static void show_offset(struct seq_file *m, int clockid, struct timespec64 *ts)
void proc_timens_show_offsets(struct task_struct *p, struct seq_file *m)
{
struct ns_common *ns;
- struct time_namespace *time_ns;
+ struct time_namespace *time_ns __free(time_ns) = NULL;

ns = timens_for_children_get(p);
if (!ns)
@@ -261,14 +262,13 @@ void proc_timens_show_offsets(struct task_struct *p, struct seq_file *m)

show_offset(m, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &time_ns->offsets.monotonic);
show_offset(m, CLOCK_BOOTTIME, &time_ns->offsets.boottime);
- put_time_ns(time_ns);
}

int proc_timens_set_offset(struct file *file, struct task_struct *p,
struct proc_timens_offset *offsets, int noffsets)
{
struct ns_common *ns;
- struct time_namespace *time_ns;
+ struct time_namespace *time_ns __free(time_ns) = NULL;
struct timespec64 tp;
int i, err;

@@ -277,10 +277,8 @@ int proc_timens_set_offset(struct file *file, struct task_struct *p,
return -ESRCH;
time_ns = to_time_ns(ns);

- if (!file_ns_capable(file, time_ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_TIME)) {
- put_time_ns(time_ns);
+ if (!file_ns_capable(file, time_ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_TIME))
return -EPERM;
- }

for (i = 0; i < noffsets; i++) {
struct proc_timens_offset *off = &offsets[i];
@@ -293,15 +291,12 @@ int proc_timens_set_offset(struct file *file, struct task_struct *p,
ktime_get_boottime_ts64(&tp);
break;
default:
- err = -EINVAL;
- goto out;
+ return -EINVAL;
}

- err = -ERANGE;
-
if (off->val.tv_sec > KTIME_SEC_MAX ||
off->val.tv_sec < -KTIME_SEC_MAX)
- goto out;
+ return -ERANGE;

tp = timespec64_add(tp, off->val);
/*
@@ -309,7 +304,7 @@ int proc_timens_set_offset(struct file *file, struct task_struct *p,
* still unreachable.
*/
if (tp.tv_sec < 0 || tp.tv_sec > KTIME_SEC_MAX / 2)
- goto out;
+ return -ERANGE;
}

mutex_lock(&timens_offset_lock);
@@ -338,8 +333,6 @@ int proc_timens_set_offset(struct file *file, struct task_struct *p,

out_unlock:
mutex_unlock(&timens_offset_lock);
-out:
- put_time_ns(time_ns);

return err;
}

--
2.53.0