	 * shutdown code.
+		 */
+		if (!timer->function)
+			goto out_unlock;
+
 		forward_timer_base(base);
 	}
 
@@ -1128,8 +1144,12 @@ __mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires, unsigned int option
  * mod_timer_pending() is the same for pending timers as mod_timer(), but
  * will not activate inactive timers.
  *
+ * If @timer->function == NULL then the start operation is silently
+ * discarded.
+ *
  * Return:
- * * %0 - The timer was inactive and not modified
+ * * %0 - The timer was inactive and not modified or was in
+ *	  shutdown state and the operation was discarded
  * * %1 - The timer was active and requeued to expire at @expires
  */
 int mod_timer_pending(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires)
@@ -1155,8 +1175,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mod_timer_pending);
  * same timer, then mod_timer() is the only safe way to modify the timeout,
  * since add_timer() cannot modify an already running timer.
  *
+ * If @timer->function == NULL then the start operation is silently
+ * discarded. In this case the return value is 0 and meaningless.
+ *
  * Return:
- * * %0 - The timer was inactive and started
+ * * %0 - The timer was inactive and started or was in shutdown
+ *	  state and the operation was discarded
  * * %1 - The timer was active and requeued to expire at @expires or
  *	  the timer was active and not modified because @expires did
  *	  not change the effective expiry time
@@ -1176,8 +1200,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mod_timer);
  * modify an enqueued timer if that would reduce the expiration time. If
  * @timer is not enqueued it starts the timer.
  *
+ * If @timer->function == NULL then the start operation is silently
+ * discarded.
+ *
  * Return:
- * * %0 - The timer was inactive and started
+ * * %0 - The timer was inactive and started or was in shutdown
+ *	  state and the operation was discarded
  * * %1 - The timer was active and requeued to expire at @expires or
  *	  the timer was active and not modified because @expires
  *	  did not change the effective expiry time such that the
@@ -1200,6 +1228,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(timer_reduce);
  * The @timer->expires and @timer->function fields must be set prior
  * to calling this function.
  *
+ * If @timer->function == NULL then the start operation is silently
+ * discarded.
+ *
  * If @timer->expires is already in the past @timer will be queued to
  * expire at the next timer tick.
  *
@@ -1228,7 +1259,9 @@ void add_timer_on(struct timer_list *timer, int cpu)
 	struct timer_base *new_base, *base;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(timer_pending(timer) || !timer->function))
+	debug_assert_init(timer);
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(timer_pending(timer)))
 		return;
 
 	new_base = get_timer_cpu_base(timer->flags, cpu);
@@ -1239,6 +1272,13 @@ void add_timer_on(struct timer_list *timer, int cpu)
 	 * wrong base locked.  See lock_timer_base().
 	 */
 	base = lock_timer_base(timer, &flags);
+	/*
+	 * Has @timer been shutdown? This needs to be evaluated while
+	 * holding base lock to prevent a race against the shutdown code.
+	 */
+	if (!timer->function)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	if (base != new_base) {
 		timer->flags |= TIMER_MIGRATING;
 
@@ -1252,6 +1292,7 @@ void add_timer_on(struct timer_list *timer, int cpu)
 
 	debug_timer_activate(timer);
 	internal_add_timer(base, timer);
+out_unlock:
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_timer_on);
@@ -1541,6 +1582,12 @@ static void expire_timers(struct timer_base *base, struct hlist_head *head)
 
 		fn = timer->function;
 
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!fn)) {
+			/* Should never happen. Emphasis on should! */
+			base->running_timer = NULL;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (timer->flags & TIMER_IRQSAFE) {
 			raw_spin_unlock(&base->lock);
 			call_timer_fn(timer, fn, baseclk);
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