[patch 04/15] clocksource: Add module refcount

[Thomas Gleixner]

Add a module refcount, so the current clocksource cannot be removed
unconditionally.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/linux/clocksource.h |    3 +++
 kernel/time/timekeeping.c   |   15 ++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Index: tip/include/linux/clocksource.h
===================================================================
--- tip.orig/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ tip/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 /* clocksource cycle base type */
 typedef u64 cycle_t;
 struct clocksource;
+struct module;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA
 #include <asm/clocksource.h>
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ extern u64 timecounter_cyc2time(struct t
  * @suspend:		suspend function for the clocksource, if necessary
  * @resume:		resume function for the clocksource, if necessary
  * @cycle_last:		most recent cycle counter value seen by ::read()
+ * @owner:		module reference
  */
 struct clocksource {
 	/*
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ struct clocksource {
 	cycle_t cs_last;
 	cycle_t wd_last;
 #endif
+	struct module *owner;
 } ____cacheline_aligned;
 
 /*
Index: tip/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
===================================================================
--- tip.orig/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ tip/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -627,11 +627,16 @@ static int change_clocksource(void *data
 	write_seqcount_begin(&timekeeper_seq);
 
 	timekeeping_forward_now(tk);
-	if (!new->enable || new->enable(new) == 0) {
-		old = tk->clock;
-		tk_setup_internals(tk, new);
-		if (old->disable)
-			old->disable(old);
+	if (try_module_get(new->owner)) {
+		if (!new->enable || new->enable(new) == 0) {
+			old = tk->clock;
+			tk_setup_internals(tk, new);
+			if (old->disable)
+				old->disable(old);
+			module_put(old->owner);
+		} else {
+			module_put(new->owner);
+		}
 	}
 	timekeeping_update(tk, true, true);
 


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