[PATCH 4/4] timens: Use task_lock guard in timens_get*()

From: Thomas Weißschuh

Date: Mon Mar 30 2026 - 03:16:17 EST


Simplify the logic in timens_get*() by converting the task_lock
usage to a guard().

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/time/namespace.c | 30 ++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/time/namespace.c b/kernel/time/namespace.c
index fbf026e63104..9d2e4870a2c5 100644
--- a/kernel/time/namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/time/namespace.c
@@ -154,34 +154,32 @@ void free_time_ns(struct time_namespace *ns)

static struct ns_common *timens_get(struct task_struct *task)
{
- struct time_namespace *ns = NULL;
+ struct time_namespace *ns;
struct nsproxy *nsproxy;

- task_lock(task);
+ guard(task_lock)(task);
nsproxy = task->nsproxy;
- if (nsproxy) {
- ns = nsproxy->time_ns;
- get_time_ns(ns);
- }
- task_unlock(task);
+ if (!nsproxy)
+ return NULL;

- return ns ? &ns->ns : NULL;
+ ns = nsproxy->time_ns;
+ get_time_ns(ns);
+ return &ns->ns;
}

static struct ns_common *timens_for_children_get(struct task_struct *task)
{
- struct time_namespace *ns = NULL;
+ struct time_namespace *ns;
struct nsproxy *nsproxy;

- task_lock(task);
+ guard(task_lock)(task);
nsproxy = task->nsproxy;
- if (nsproxy) {
- ns = nsproxy->time_ns_for_children;
- get_time_ns(ns);
- }
- task_unlock(task);
+ if (!nsproxy)
+ return NULL;

- return ns ? &ns->ns : NULL;
+ ns = nsproxy->time_ns_for_children;
+ get_time_ns(ns);
+ return &ns->ns;
}

static void timens_put(struct ns_common *ns)

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