[PATCH 1/5][time][Generic] vsyscall-gtod support for GENERIC_TIME

From: john stultz
Date: Tue Nov 28 2006 - 22:01:02 EST


Provides generic infrastructure for vsyscall-gtod.

Signed-off-by: John Stultz <johnstul@xxxxxxxxxx>

include/linux/clocksource.h | 8 ++++++++
kernel/timer.c | 1 +
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

linux-2.6.19-rc6git11_timeofday-vsyscall-support_C7.patch
============================================
diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index d852024..62a600d 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef u64 cycle_t;
* @shift: cycle to nanosecond divisor (power of two)
* @update_callback: called when safe to alter clocksource values
* @is_continuous: defines if clocksource is free-running.
+ * @vread: vsyscall based read
* @cycle_interval: Used internally by timekeeping core, please ignore.
* @xtime_interval: Used internally by timekeeping core, please ignore.
*/
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ struct clocksource {
u32 shift;
int (*update_callback)(void);
int is_continuous;
+ cycle_t (*vread)(void);

/* timekeeping specific data, ignore */
cycle_t cycle_last, cycle_interval;
@@ -182,4 +184,10 @@ int clocksource_register(struct clocksou
void clocksource_reselect(void);
struct clocksource* clocksource_get_next(void);

+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
+extern void update_vsyscall(struct timespec *ts, struct clocksource *c);
+#else
+#define update_vsyscall(now, c) do { } while(0)
+#endif
+
#endif /* _LINUX_CLOCKSOURCE_H */
diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index c1c7fbc..38fd4a7 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ #endif
clock->xtime_nsec = 0;
clocksource_calculate_interval(clock, tick_nsec);
}
+ update_vsyscall(&xtime, clock);
}

/*
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