Updated from Linux LTS 3.10.22 to 3.10.23

kernel/time/clockevents.c

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 
 #include "tick-internal.h"
@@ -23,10 +22,6 @@
 /* The registered clock event devices */
 static LIST_HEAD(clockevent_devices);
 static LIST_HEAD(clockevents_released);
-
-/* Notification for clock events */
-static RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(clockevents_chain);
-
 /* Protection for the above */
 static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(clockevents_lock);
 
@@ -267,30 +262,6 @@ int clockevents_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev, ktime_t expires,
 	return (rc && force) ? clockevents_program_min_delta(dev) : rc;
 }
 
-/**
- * clockevents_register_notifier - register a clock events change listener
- */
-int clockevents_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
-
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&clockevents_lock, flags);
-	ret = raw_notifier_chain_register(&clockevents_chain, nb);
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clockevents_lock, flags);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Notify about a clock event change. Called with clockevents_lock
- * held.
- */
-static void clockevents_do_notify(unsigned long reason, void *dev)
-{
-	raw_notifier_call_chain(&clockevents_chain, reason, dev);
-}
-
 /*
  * Called after a notify add to make devices available which were
  * released from the notifier call.
@@ -304,7 +275,7 @@ static void clockevents_notify_released(void)
 				 struct clock_event_device, list);
 		list_del(&dev->list);
 		list_add(&dev->list, &clockevent_devices);
-		clockevents_do_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_ADD, dev);
+		tick_check_new_device(dev);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -325,7 +296,7 @@ void clockevents_register_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&clockevents_lock, flags);
 
 	list_add(&dev->list, &clockevent_devices);
-	clockevents_do_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_ADD, dev);
+	tick_check_new_device(dev);
 	clockevents_notify_released();
 
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clockevents_lock, flags);
@@ -421,6 +392,7 @@ void clockevents_exchange_device(struct clock_event_device *old,
 	 * released list and do a notify add later.
 	 */
 	if (old) {
+		module_put(old->owner);
 		clockevents_set_mode(old, CLOCK_EVT_MODE_UNUSED);
 		list_del(&old->list);
 		list_add(&old->list, &clockevents_released);
@@ -468,7 +440,7 @@ void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg)
 	int cpu;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&clockevents_lock, flags);
-	clockevents_do_notify(reason, arg);
+	tick_notify(reason, arg);
 
 	switch (reason) {
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_CPU_DEAD:

kernel/time/ntp.c

@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ static void sync_cmos_clock(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * called as close as possible to 500 ms before the new second starts.
 	 * This code is run on a timer.  If the clock is set, that timer
 	 * may not expire at the correct time.  Thus, we adjust...
+	 * We want the clock to be within a couple of ticks from the target.
 	 */
 	if (!ntp_synced()) {
 		/*
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ static void sync_cmos_clock(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	getnstimeofday(&now);
-	if (abs(now.tv_nsec - (NSEC_PER_SEC / 2)) <= tick_nsec / 2) {
+	if (abs(now.tv_nsec - (NSEC_PER_SEC / 2)) <= tick_nsec * 5) {
 		struct timespec adjust = now;
 
 		fail = -ENODEV;

kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include "tick-internal.h"
 
@@ -65,17 +66,34 @@ static void tick_broadcast_start_periodic(struct clock_event_device *bc)
 /*
  * Check, if the device can be utilized as broadcast device:
  */
-int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
+static bool tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *curdev,
+					struct clock_event_device *newdev)
+{
+	if ((newdev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DUMMY) ||
+	    (newdev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP))
+		return false;
+
+	if (tick_broadcast_device.mode == TICKDEV_MODE_ONESHOT &&
+	    !(newdev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT))
+		return false;
+
+	return !curdev || newdev->rating > curdev->rating;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Conditionally install/replace broadcast device
+ */
+void tick_install_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *cur = tick_broadcast_device.evtdev;
 
-	if ((dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DUMMY) ||
-	    (tick_broadcast_device.evtdev &&
-	     tick_broadcast_device.evtdev->rating >= dev->rating) ||
-	     (dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP))
-		return 0;
+	if (!tick_check_broadcast_device(cur, dev))
+		return;
 
-	clockevents_exchange_device(tick_broadcast_device.evtdev, dev);
+	if (!try_module_get(dev->owner))
+		return;
+
+	clockevents_exchange_device(cur, dev);
 	if (cur)
 		cur->event_handler = clockevents_handle_noop;
 	tick_broadcast_device.evtdev = dev;
@@ -91,7 +109,6 @@ int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 	 */
 	if (dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT)
 		tick_clock_notify();
-	return 1;
 }
 
 /*

kernel/time/tick-common.c

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include <asm/irq_regs.h>
 
@@ -206,14 +207,50 @@ static void tick_setup_device(struct tick_device *td,
 		tick_setup_oneshot(newdev, handler, next_event);
 }
 
+static bool tick_check_percpu(struct clock_event_device *curdev,
+			      struct clock_event_device *newdev, int cpu)
+{
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, newdev->cpumask))
+		return false;
+	if (cpumask_equal(newdev->cpumask, cpumask_of(cpu)))
+		return true;
+	/* Check if irq affinity can be set */
+	if (newdev->irq >= 0 && !irq_can_set_affinity(newdev->irq))
+		return false;
+	/* Prefer an existing cpu local device */
+	if (curdev && cpumask_equal(curdev->cpumask, cpumask_of(cpu)))
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
+static bool tick_check_preferred(struct clock_event_device *curdev,
+				 struct clock_event_device *newdev)
+{
+	/* Prefer oneshot capable device */
+	if (!(newdev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT)) {
+		if (curdev && (curdev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT))
+			return false;
+		if (tick_oneshot_mode_active())
+			return false;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Use the higher rated one, but prefer a CPU local device with a lower
+	 * rating than a non-CPU local device
+	 */
+	return !curdev ||
+		newdev->rating > curdev->rating ||
+	       !cpumask_equal(curdev->cpumask, newdev->cpumask);
+}
+
 /*
  * Check, if the new registered device should be used.
  */
-static int tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *newdev)
+void tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *newdev)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *curdev;
 	struct tick_device *td;
-	int cpu, ret = NOTIFY_OK;
+	int cpu;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&tick_device_lock, flags);
@@ -226,40 +263,15 @@ static int tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *newdev)
 	curdev = td->evtdev;
 
 	/* cpu local device ? */
-	if (!cpumask_equal(newdev->cpumask, cpumask_of(cpu))) {
+	if (!tick_check_percpu(curdev, newdev, cpu))
+		goto out_bc;
 
-		/*
-		 * If the cpu affinity of the device interrupt can not
-		 * be set, ignore it.
-		 */
-		if (!irq_can_set_affinity(newdev->irq))
-			goto out_bc;
+	/* Preference decision */
+	if (!tick_check_preferred(curdev, newdev))
+		goto out_bc;
 
-		/*
-		 * If we have a cpu local device already, do not replace it
-		 * by a non cpu local device
-		 */
-		if (curdev && cpumask_equal(curdev->cpumask, cpumask_of(cpu)))
-			goto out_bc;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * If we have an active device, then check the rating and the oneshot
-	 * feature.
-	 */
-	if (curdev) {
-		/*
-		 * Prefer one shot capable devices !
-		 */
-		if ((curdev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT) &&
-		    !(newdev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT))
-			goto out_bc;
-		/*
-		 * Check the rating
-		 */
-		if (curdev->rating >= newdev->rating)
-			goto out_bc;
-	}
+	if (!try_module_get(newdev->owner))
+		return;
 
 	/*
 	 * Replace the eventually existing device by the new
@@ -276,18 +288,14 @@ static int tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *newdev)
 		tick_oneshot_notify();
 
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tick_device_lock, flags);
-	return NOTIFY_STOP;
+	return;
 
 out_bc:
 	/*
 	 * Can the new device be used as a broadcast device ?
 	 */
-	if (tick_check_broadcast_device(newdev))
-		ret = NOTIFY_STOP;
-
+	tick_install_broadcast_device(newdev);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tick_device_lock, flags);
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -361,17 +369,10 @@ static void tick_resume(void)
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tick_device_lock, flags);
 }
 
-/*
- * Notification about clock event devices
- */
-static int tick_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long reason,
-			       void *dev)
+void tick_notify(unsigned long reason, void *dev)
 {
 	switch (reason) {
 
-	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_ADD:
-		return tick_check_new_device(dev);
-
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_ON:
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_OFF:
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_FORCE:
@@ -405,21 +406,12 @@ static int tick_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long reason,
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block tick_notifier = {
-	.notifier_call = tick_notify,
-};
-
 /**
  * tick_init - initialize the tick control
- *
- * Register the notifier with the clockevents framework
  */
 void __init tick_init(void)
 {
-	clockevents_register_notifier(&tick_notifier);
 	tick_broadcast_init();
 }

kernel/time/tick-internal.h

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ extern int tick_do_timer_cpu __read_mostly;
 
 extern void tick_setup_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev, int broadcast);
 extern void tick_handle_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev);
+extern void tick_notify(unsigned long reason, void *dev);
+extern void tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 
 extern void clockevents_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ static inline bool tick_broadcast_oneshot_available(void) { return false; }
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 extern int tick_device_uses_broadcast(struct clock_event_device *dev, int cpu);
-extern int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
+extern void tick_install_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern int tick_is_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern void tick_broadcast_on_off(unsigned long reason, int *oncpu);
 extern void tick_shutdown_broadcast(unsigned int *cpup);
@@ -102,9 +104,8 @@ tick_set_periodic_handler(struct clock_event_device *dev, int broadcast);
 
 #else /* !BROADCAST */
 
-static inline int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
+static inline void tick_install_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int tick_is_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)