Re: [PATCH 2/3] ntp: add ADJ_SETOFFSET mode bit

From: Kuwahara,T.
Date: Tue Dec 28 2010 - 15:48:06 EST


On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:40 AM, John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> This patch adds a new mode bit into the timex structure. When set, the
> bit instructs the kernel to add the given time value to the current time.

I came up with this simple solution: "Just use ADJ_OFFSET as usual,
but don't forget to disable the kernel PLL."

Here's my (untested) patch.

---
diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index c631168..d492887 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -119,14 +119,21 @@
return div_s64(offset64 << (NTP_SCALE_SHIFT - SHIFT_FLL), secs);
}

-static void ntp_update_offset(long offset)
+static void ntp_update_offset(long offset, struct timespec *ts)
{
s64 freq_adj;
s64 offset64;
long secs;

- if (!(time_status & STA_PLL))
+ if (!(time_status & STA_PLL)) {
+ offset64 = (s64)offset;
+ if (!(time_status & STA_NANO))
+ offset64 *= NSEC_PER_USEC;
+
+ set_normalized_timespec(ts, ts->tv_sec, offset64 + ts->tv_nsec);
+
return;
+ }

if (!(time_status & STA_NANO))
offset *= NSEC_PER_USEC;
@@ -430,7 +437,7 @@
time_tai = txc->constant;

if (txc->modes & ADJ_OFFSET)
- ntp_update_offset(txc->offset);
+ ntp_update_offset(txc->offset, ts);

if (txc->modes & ADJ_TICK)
tick_usec = txc->tick;
@@ -526,6 +533,9 @@

write_sequnlock_irq(&xtime_lock);

+ if ((txc->modes & ADJ_OFFSET) && !(time_status & STA_PLL))
+ do_settimeofday(&ts);
+
txc->time.tv_sec = ts.tv_sec;
txc->time.tv_usec = ts.tv_nsec;
if (!(time_status & STA_NANO))
--
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