Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Wed, 27 May 2009 09:49:07 -0500 | From | Jon Hunter <> | Subject | [PATCH 1/2] Dynamic Tick: Prevent clocksource wrapping during idle |
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The dynamic tick allows the kernel to sleep for periods longer than a single tick. This patch prevents that the kernel from sleeping for a period longer than the maximum time that the current clocksource can count. This ensures that the kernel will not lose track of time. This patch adds a new function called "timekeeping_max_deferment()" that calculates the maximum time the kernel can sleep for a given clocksource.
Signed-off-by: Jon Hunter <jon-hunter@ti.com> --- include/linux/time.h | 1 + kernel/time/tick-sched.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------- kernel/time/timekeeping.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/time.h b/include/linux/time.h index 242f624..090be07 100644 --- a/include/linux/time.h +++ b/include/linux/time.h @@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ extern void monotonic_to_bootbased(struct timespec *ts);
extern struct timespec timespec_trunc(struct timespec t, unsigned gran); extern int timekeeping_valid_for_hres(void); +extern s64 timekeeping_max_deferment(void); extern void update_wall_time(void); extern void update_xtime_cache(u64 nsec);
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c index d3f1ef4..f0155ae 100644 --- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c +++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c @@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(int inidle) ktime_t last_update, expires, now; struct clock_event_device *dev = __get_cpu_var(tick_cpu_device).evtdev; int cpu; + s64 time_delta, max_time_delta;
local_irq_save(flags);
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(int inidle) seq = read_seqbegin(&xtime_lock); last_update = last_jiffies_update; last_jiffies = jiffies; + max_time_delta = timekeeping_max_deferment(); } while (read_seqretry(&xtime_lock, seq));
/* Get the next timer wheel timer */ @@ -283,11 +285,22 @@ void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(int inidle) if ((long)delta_jiffies >= 1) {
/* - * calculate the expiry time for the next timer wheel - * timer - */ - expires = ktime_add_ns(last_update, tick_period.tv64 * - delta_jiffies); + * Calculate the time delta for the next timer event. + * If the time delta exceeds the maximum time delta + * permitted by the current clocksource then adjust + * the time delta accordingly to ensure the + * clocksource does not wrap. + */ + time_delta = tick_period.tv64 * delta_jiffies; + + if (time_delta > max_time_delta) + time_delta = max_time_delta; + + /* + * calculate the expiry time for the next timer wheel + * timer + */ + expires = ktime_add_ns(last_update, time_delta);
/* * If this cpu is the one which updates jiffies, then @@ -300,7 +313,7 @@ void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(int inidle) if (cpu == tick_do_timer_cpu) tick_do_timer_cpu = TICK_DO_TIMER_NONE;
- if (delta_jiffies > 1) + if (time_delta > tick_period.tv64) cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, nohz_cpu_mask);
/* Skip reprogram of event if its not changed */ @@ -332,12 +345,13 @@ void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(int inidle) ts->idle_sleeps++;
/* - * delta_jiffies >= NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA signals that - * there is no timer pending or at least extremly far - * into the future (12 days for HZ=1000). In this case - * we simply stop the tick timer: + * time_delta >= (tick_period.tv64 * NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA) + * signals that there is no timer pending or at least + * extremely far into the future (12 days for HZ=1000). + * In this case we simply stop the tick timer: */ - if (unlikely(delta_jiffies >= NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA)) { + if (unlikely(time_delta >= + (tick_period.tv64 * NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA))) { ts->idle_expires.tv64 = KTIME_MAX; if (ts->nohz_mode == NOHZ_MODE_HIGHRES) hrtimer_cancel(&ts->sched_timer); diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c index 687dff4..608fc6f 100644 --- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c +++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c @@ -271,6 +271,53 @@ int timekeeping_valid_for_hres(void) }
/** + * timekeeping_max_deferment - Returns max time the clocksource can be deferred + * + * IMPORTANT: Must be called with xtime_lock held! + */ +s64 timekeeping_max_deferment(void) +{ + s64 max_nsecs; + u64 max_cycles; + + /* + * Calculate the maximum number of cycles that we can pass to the + * cyc2ns function without overflowing a 64-bit signed result. The + * maximum number of cycles is equal to ULLONG_MAX/clock->mult which + * is equivalent to the below. + * max_cycles < (2^63)/clock->mult + * max_cycles < 2^(log2((2^63)/clock->mult)) + * max_cycles < 2^(log2(2^63) - log2(clock->mult)) + * max_cycles < 2^(63 - log2(clock->mult)) + * max_cycles < 1 << (63 - log2(clock->mult)) + * Please note that we add 1 to the result of the log2 to account for + * any rounding errors, ensure the above inequality is satisfied and + * no overflow will occur. + */ + max_cycles = 1ULL << (63 - (ilog2(clock->mult) + 1)); + + /* + * The actual maximum number of cycles we can defer the clocksource is + * determined by the minimum of max_cycles and clock->mask. + */ + max_cycles = min(max_cycles, clock->mask); + max_nsecs = cyc2ns(clock, max_cycles); + + /* + * To ensure that the clocksource does not wrap whilst we are idle, + * limit the time the clocksource can be deferred by 6.25%. Please + * note a margin of 6.25% is used because this can be computed with + * a shift, versus say 5% which would require division. + */ + max_nsecs = max_nsecs - (max_nsecs >> 4); + + if (max_nsecs < 0) + max_nsecs = 0; + + return max_nsecs; +} + +/** * read_persistent_clock - Return time in seconds from the persistent clock. * * Weak dummy function for arches that do not yet support it. -- 1.6.1
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