linux/kernel/time/clocksource.c, branch v2.6.38

Merge branches 'core-fixes-for-linus', 'x86-fixes-for-linus', 'timers-fixes-for-linus' and 'perf-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

2011-01-15T20:45:00Z

* 'core-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: rcu: avoid pointless blocked-task warnings rcu: demote SRCU_SYNCHRONIZE_DELAY from kernel-parameter status rtmutex: Fix comment about why new_owner can be NULL in wake_futex_pi() * 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: x86, olpc: Add missing Kconfig dependencies x86, mrst: Set correct APB timer IRQ affinity for secondary cpu x86: tsc: Fix calibration refinement conditionals to avoid divide by zero x86, ia64, acpi: Clean up x86-ism in drivers/acpi/numa.c * 'timers-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: timekeeping: Make local variables static time: Rename misnamed minsec argument of clocks_calc_mult_shift() * 'perf-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: tracing: Remove syscall_exit_fields tracing: Only process module tracepoints once perf record: Add "nodelay" mode, disabled by default perf sched: Fix list of events, dropping unsupported ':r' modifier Revert "perf tools: Emit clearer message for sys_perf_event_open ENOENT return" perf top: Fix annotate segv perf evsel: Fix order of event list deletion

Merge branch 'for-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial

2011-01-13T18:05:56Z

* 'for-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial: (43 commits) Documentation/trace/events.txt: Remove obsolete sched_signal_send. writeback: fix global_dirty_limits comment runtime -> real-time ppc: fix comment typo singal -> signal drivers: fix comment typo diable -> disable. m68k: fix comment typo diable -> disable. wireless: comment typo fix diable -> disable. media: comment typo fix diable -> disable. remove doc for obsolete dynamic-printk kernel-parameter remove extraneous 'is' from Documentation/iostats.txt Fix spelling milisec -> ms in snd_ps3 module parameter description Fix spelling mistakes in comments Revert conflicting V4L changes i7core_edac: fix typos in comments mm/rmap.c: fix comment sound, ca0106: Fix assignment to 'channel'. hrtimer: fix a typo in comment init/Kconfig: fix typo anon_inodes: fix wrong function name in comment fix comment typos concerning "consistent" poll: fix a typo in comment ... Fix up trivial conflicts in: - drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c (moved to iwl-legacy.c) - fs/ext4/ext4.h Also fix missed 'diabled' typo in drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x.h while at it.

time: Rename misnamed minsec argument of clocks_calc_mult_shift()

2011-01-12T11:23:12Z

The minsec argument to clocks_calc_mult_shift() is misnamed. It is used to clamp the magnitude of the mult factor so that a multiplication with any value in the given range won't overflow a 64 bit result. Let's rename it to match the actual usage. Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre Acked-by: John Stultz LKML-Reference: Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

Fix rounding in clocks_calc_mult_shift()

2010-12-22T22:44:43Z

Russell King reports: | On the ARM dev boards, we have a 32-bit counter running at 24MHz. Calling | clocks_calc_mult_shift(&mult, &shift, 24MHz, NSEC_PER_SEC, 60) gives | us a multiplier of 2796202666 and a shift of 26. | | Over a large counter delta, this produces an error - lets take a count | from 362976315 to 4280663372: | | (4280663372-362976315) * 2796202666 / 2^26 - (4280663372-362976315) * (1000/24) | => -38.91872422891230269990 | | Can we do better? | | (4280663372-362976315) * 2796202667 / 2^26 - (4280663372-362976315) * (1000/24) | 19.45936211449532822051 | | which is about twice as good as the 2796202666 multiplier. | | Looking at the equivalent divisions obtained, 2796202666 / 2^26 gives | 41.66666665673255920410ns per tick, whereas 2796202667 / 2^26 gives | 41.66666667163372039794ns. The actual value wanted is 1000/24 = | 41.66666666666666666666ns. Fix this by ensuring we round to nearest when calculating the multiplier. Signed-off-by: John Stultz Tested-by: Santosh Shilimkar Tested-by: Will Deacon Tested-by: Mikael Pettersson Tested-by: Eric Miao Tested-by: Olof Johansson Tested-by: Jamie Iles Signed-off-by: Russell King

tree-wide: fix comment/printk typos

2010-11-01T19:38:34Z

"gadget", "through", "command", "maintain", "maintain", "controller", "address", "between", "initiali[zs]e", "instead", "function", "select", "already", "equal", "access", "management", "hierarchy", "registration", "interest", "relative", "memory", "offset", "already", Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina

clocksource: Add __clocksource_updatefreq_hz/khz methods

2010-07-27T10:40:55Z

To properly handle clocksources that change frequencies at the clocksource->enable() point, this patch adds a method that will update the clocksource's mult/shift and max_idle_ns values. Signed-off-by: John Stultz LKML-Reference: <1279068988-21864-12-git-send-email-johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

time: Kill off CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME

2010-07-27T10:40:54Z

Now that all arches have been converted over to use generic time via clocksources or arch_gettimeoffset(), we can remove the GENERIC_TIME config option and simplify the generic code. Signed-off-by: John Stultz LKML-Reference: <1279068988-21864-4-git-send-email-johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

clocksource: Add clocksource_register_hz/khz interface

2010-05-10T12:24:26Z

How to pick good mult/shift pairs has always been difficult to describe to folks writing clocksource drivers, since it requires careful tradeoffs in adjustment accuracy vs overflow limits. Now, with the clocks_calc_mult_shift function, its much easier. However, not many clocksources have converted to using that function, and there is still the issue of the max interval length assumption being made by each clocksource driver independently. So this patch simplifies the registration process by having clocksources be registered with a hz/khz value and the registration function taking care of setting mult/shift. This should take most of the confusion out of writing a clocksource driver. Additionally it also keeps the shift size tradeoff (more accuracy vs longer possible nohz times) centralized so the timekeeping core can keep track of the assumptions being made. [ tglx: Coding style and comments fixed ] Signed-off-by: John Stultz LKML-Reference: <1273280858-30143-1-git-send-email-johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

timekeeping: Prevent oops when GENERIC_TIME=n

2010-03-02T08:22:25Z

Aaro Koskinen reported an issue in kernel.org bugzilla #15366, where on non-GENERIC_TIME systems, accessing /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource results in an oops. It seems the timekeeper/clocksource rework missed initializing the curr_clocksource value in the !GENERIC_TIME case. Thanks to Aaro for reporting and diagnosing the issue as well as testing the fix! Reported-by: Aaro Koskinen Signed-off-by: John Stultz Cc: Martin Schwidefsky Cc: stable@kernel.org LKML-Reference: <1267475683.4216.61.camel@localhost.localdomain> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

Merge branch 'timers-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

2010-03-01T16:48:25Z

* 'timers-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: posix-timers.c: Don't export local functions clocksource: start CMT at clocksource resume clocksource: add suspend callback clocksource: add argument to resume callback ntp: Cleanup xtime references in ntp.c ntp: Make time_esterror and time_maxerror static