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Message-ID: <20090114000043.GB24423@colo.lackof.org>
Date:	Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:00:43 -0700
From:	dann frazier <dannf@...com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stephane eranian <eranian@...glemail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add rtc platform driver for EFI

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:39:34AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 14:36:16 -0700 dann frazier <dannf@...nf.org> wrote:
> 
> > Munge Stephane Eranian's efirtc.c code into an rtc platform driver
> >
> > 
> > ...
> >
> > index f0ebb34..9ed5ba0 100644
> > --- a/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
> > +++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
> > @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
> >  #include <linux/efi.h>
> >  #include <linux/timex.h>
> >  #include <linux/clocksource.h>
> > +#include <linux/platform_device.h>
> >  
> >  #include <asm/machvec.h>
> >  #include <asm/delay.h>
> > @@ -405,6 +406,23 @@ static struct irqaction timer_irqaction = {
> >  	.name =		"timer"
> >  };
> >  
> > +struct platform_device rtc_efi_dev = {
> 
> static, please.

fixed

> > +	.name = "rtc-efi",
> > +	.id = -1,
> > +};
> > +
> > +static int __init rtc_init(void)
> > +{
> > +	int ret;
> > +	ret = platform_device_register(&rtc_efi_dev);
> > +	if (ret < 0)
> > +		printk(KERN_ERR "unable to register rtc device...\n");
> 
> we don't really need `ret'...

removed

> > +	/* not necessarily an error */
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +module_init(rtc_init);
> > +
> >  void __init
> >  time_init (void)
> >  {
> > diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
> > index 4ad831d..2cc8a9d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
> > @@ -434,6 +434,16 @@ config RTC_DRV_DS1742
> >  	  This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
> >  	  will be called rtc-ds1742.
> >  
> > +config RTC_DRV_EFI
> > +	tristate "EFI RTC"
> > +	depends on IA64
> > +	help
> > +	  If you say yes here you will get support for the EFI
> > +	  Real Time Clock.
> > +
> > +	  This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
> > +	  will be called rtc-efi.
> > +
> >  config RTC_DRV_STK17TA8
> >  	tristate "Simtek STK17TA8"
> >  	depends on RTC_CLASS
> > diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Makefile b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
> > index 9a4340d..09ae207 100644
> > --- a/drivers/rtc/Makefile
> > +++ b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
> > @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_DS1553)	+= rtc-ds1553.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_DS1672)	+= rtc-ds1672.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_DS1742)	+= rtc-ds1742.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_DS3234)	+= rtc-ds3234.o
> > +obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_EFI)	+= rtc-efi.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_EP93XX)	+= rtc-ep93xx.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_FM3130)	+= rtc-fm3130.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_ISL1208)	+= rtc-isl1208.o
> > diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-efi.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-efi.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..1e9607b
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-efi.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
> > +/*
> > + * rtc-efi: RTC Class Driver for EFI-based systems
> > + *
> > + * Copyright (C) 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
> > + *
> > + * Author: dann frazier <dannf@...com>
> > + * Based on efirtc.c by Stephane Eranian
> > + *
> > + *  This program is free software; you can redistribute  it and/or modify it
> > + *  under  the terms of  the GNU General  Public License as published by the
> > + *  Free Software Foundation;  either version 2 of the  License, or (at your
> > + *  option) any later version.
> > + *
> > + */
> > +
> > +#include <linux/kernel.h>
> > +#include <linux/module.h>
> > +#include <linux/time.h>
> > +#include <linux/platform_device.h>
> > +
> > +#include <linux/efi.h>
> > +
> > +#define EFI_ISDST (EFI_TIME_ADJUST_DAYLIGHT|EFI_TIME_IN_DAYLIGHT)
> > +/*
> > + * EFI Epoch is 1/1/1998
> > + */
> > +#define EFI_RTC_EPOCH		1998
> > +
> > +#define LEAP_YEAR(year) ((!(year % 4) && (year % 100)) || !(year % 400))
> > +
> > +struct efi_rtc {
> > +	struct rtc_device *rtc;
> > +	spinlock_t lock;
> > +};
> 
> This never gets used?

oops - yeah, removed its usage based on Alessandro's feedback but
forgot to remove the def. removed now.

> > +static const unsigned short int __mon_yday[2][13] =
> > +{
> 
> static const unsigned short __mon_yday[2][13] = {
> 
> please.
> 
> > +	/* Normal years.  */
> > +	{ 0, 31, 59, 90, 120, 151, 181, 212, 243, 273, 304, 334, 365 },
> > +	/* Leap years.  */
> > +	{ 0, 31, 60, 91, 121, 152, 182, 213, 244, 274, 305, 335, 366 }
> > +};
> 
> hm, I bet there are other places in the kernel where we use (or need)
> that table. 

yes, i'm using the one in rtclib now, but forgot to remove the local
def

> > +
> > +/*
> > + * returns day of the year [0-365]
> > + */
> > +static inline int
> > +compute_yday(efi_time_t *eft)
> > +{
> > +	/* efi_time_t.month is in the [1-12] so, we need -1 */
> > +	return rtc_year_days(eft->day - 1, eft->month - 1, eft->year);
> > +}
> > +/*
> > + * returns day of the week [0-6] 0=Sunday
> > + *
> > + * Don't try to provide a year that's before 1998, please !
> > + */
> > +static int
> > +compute_wday(efi_time_t *eft)
> > +{
> > +	int y;
> > +	int ndays = 0;
> > +
> > +	if (eft->year < 1998) {
> > +		printk(KERN_ERR "efirtc: EFI year < 1998, invalid date\n");
> > +		return -1;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	for (y = EFI_RTC_EPOCH; y < eft->year; y++)
> > +		ndays += 365 + (LEAP_YEAR(y) ? 1 : 0);
> > +
> > +	ndays += compute_yday(eft);
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * 4=1/1/1998 was a Thursday
> > +	 */
> > +	return (ndays + 4) % 7;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void
> > +convert_to_efi_time(struct rtc_time *wtime, efi_time_t *eft)
> > +{
> > +
> 
> dd

just had a vi person explain to me what that means :) done.

> > +	eft->year	= wtime->tm_year + 1900;
> > +	eft->month	= wtime->tm_mon + 1;
> > +	eft->day	= wtime->tm_mday;
> > +	eft->hour	= wtime->tm_hour;
> > +	eft->minute	= wtime->tm_min;
> > +	eft->second 	= wtime->tm_sec;
> > +	eft->nanosecond = 0;
> > +	eft->daylight	= wtime->tm_isdst ? EFI_ISDST : 0;
> > +	eft->timezone	= EFI_UNSPECIFIED_TIMEZONE;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void
> > +convert_from_efi_time(efi_time_t *eft, struct rtc_time *wtime)
> > +{
> > +	memset(wtime, 0, sizeof(*wtime));
> > +	wtime->tm_sec  = eft->second;
> > +	wtime->tm_min  = eft->minute;
> > +	wtime->tm_hour = eft->hour;
> > +	wtime->tm_mday = eft->day;
> > +	wtime->tm_mon  = eft->month - 1;
> > +	wtime->tm_year = eft->year - 1900;
> > +
> > +	/* day of the week [0-6], Sunday=0 */
> > +	wtime->tm_wday = compute_wday(eft);
> > +
> > +	/* day in the year [1-365]*/
> > +	wtime->tm_yday = compute_yday(eft);
> > +
> > +
> > +	switch (eft->daylight & EFI_ISDST) {
> > +	case EFI_ISDST:
> > +		wtime->tm_isdst = 1;
> > +		break;
> > +	case EFI_TIME_ADJUST_DAYLIGHT:
> > +		wtime->tm_isdst = 0;
> > +		break;
> > +	default:
> > +		wtime->tm_isdst = -1;
> > +	}
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int efi_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *wkalrm)
> > +{
> > +	efi_time_t eft;
> > +	efi_status_t status;
> > +
> > +	lock_kernel();
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * As of EFI v1.10, this call always returns an unsupported status
> > +	 */
> > +	status = efi.get_wakeup_time((efi_bool_t *)&wkalrm->enabled,
> > +				     (efi_bool_t *)&wkalrm->pending, &eft);
> > +
> > +	unlock_kernel();
> 
> eek.  The patch adds a great pile of lock_kernel() calls.  Everyone
> else is busily deleting them.
> 
> Can we not do this?

I copied their usage from the efirtc driver, into which it was
recently pushed down with a request for an EFI expert to clear them
out as necessary. I'm not an EFI expert, but I took a look at the
spec, and section 7.1 of the UEFI spec does say that certain EFI
runtime call sets are not reentrant. I would expect to see that
locking handled internally in the efi layer, but I'm not seeing it.

Since the RTC layer is serializing these calls for us, and we appear
to be the only callers of these functions[1], it looks like it would
be safe to drop the BKL and not introduce other locking. Though, it
may make sense to add locking internally to each of the efi runtime
calls to comform to the spec, just in case this changes.

> > +	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
> > +		return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > +	convert_from_efi_time(&eft, &wkalrm->time);
> > +
> > +	return rtc_valid_tm(&wkalrm->time);
> > +}
> > +
> >
> > ...
> >
> 

[1] efirtc calls them too, of course, but it is Kconfig'd off when
    RTC_CLASS is on

-- 
dann frazier

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