timers: Fix get_next_timer_interrupt() with no timers pending
31cd0e11 ("timers: Recalculate next timer interrupt only when necessary") subtly altered get_next_timer_interrupt()'s behaviour. The function no longer consistently returns KTIME_MAX with no timers pending. In order to decide if there are any timers pending we check whether the next expiry will happen NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA jiffies from now. Unfortunately, the next expiry time and the timer base clock are no longer updated in unison. The former changes upon certain timer operations (enqueue, expire, detach), whereas the latter keeps track of jiffies as they move forward. Ultimately breaking the logic above. A simplified example: - Upon entering get_next_timer_interrupt() with: jiffies = 1 base->clk = 0; base->next_expiry = NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA; 'base->next_expiry == base->clk + NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA', the function returns KTIME_MAX. - 'base->clk' is updated to the jiffies value. - The next time we enter get_next_timer_interrupt()...
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