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Date:	Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:04:39 -0800 (PST)
From:	Magnus Lynch <maglyx@...il.com>
To:	Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
Cc:	"Venkatesh Pallipadi (Venki)" <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>,
	"Vojtech Pavlik" <vojtech@...e.cz>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	"Paul Gortmaker" <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	"Suresh Siddha" <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hpet: factor timer allocate from open

Clemens Ladisch wrote:
>> If so I can change that. I did add the explicit form of allocating
>> timers to accomodate such a case hypothetically (open, allocate timer,
>> get info).
>
> This wouldn't be backwards compatible.

OK, here's a version that retains HPET_INFO semantics.

Signed-off-by: Magnus Lynch <maglyx@...il.com>
---
diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c
index e481c59..97f8d5b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hpet.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c
@@ -244,16 +244,40 @@ static void hpet_timer_set_irq(struct hpet_dev *devp)
 
 static int hpet_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct hpet_dev *devp;
 	struct hpets *hpetp;
-	int i;
 
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	hpetp = hpets;
+	/* starting with timer-neutral instance */
+	file->private_data = &hpetp->hp_dev[hpetp->hp_ntimer];
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int hpet_alloc_timer(struct file *file)
+{
+	struct hpet_dev *devp;
+	struct hpets *hpetp;
+	int i;
+
+	/* once acquired, will remain */
+	devp = file->private_data;
+	if (devp->hd_timer)
+		return 0;
+
 	lock_kernel();
 	spin_lock_irq(&hpet_lock);
 
+	/* check for race acquiring */
+	devp = file->private_data;
+	if (devp->hd_timer) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&hpet_lock);
+		unlock_kernel();
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	for (devp = NULL, hpetp = hpets; hpetp && !devp; hpetp = hpetp->hp_next)
 		for (i = 0; i < hpetp->hp_ntimer; i++)
 			if (hpetp->hp_dev[i].hd_flags & HPET_OPEN)
@@ -384,6 +408,10 @@ static int hpet_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
 {
 	struct hpet_dev *devp;
 
+	int r = hpet_alloc_timer(file);
+	if (r < 0)
+		return r;
+
 	devp = file->private_data;
 
 	if (fasync_helper(fd, file, on, &devp->hd_async_queue) >= 0)
@@ -401,6 +429,9 @@ static int hpet_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	devp = file->private_data;
 	timer = devp->hd_timer;
 
+	if (!timer)
+		goto out;
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&hpet_lock);
 
 	writeq((readq(&timer->hpet_config) & ~Tn_INT_ENB_CNF_MASK),
@@ -425,7 +456,7 @@ static int hpet_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	if (irq)
 		free_irq(irq, devp);
-
+out:
 	file->private_data = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -438,6 +469,10 @@ hpet_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 {
 	struct hpet_dev *devp;
 
+	int r = hpet_alloc_timer(file);
+	if (r < 0)
+		return r;
+
 	devp = file->private_data;
 	return hpet_ioctl_common(devp, cmd, arg, 0);
 }
@@ -570,6 +605,9 @@ hpet_ioctl_common(struct hpet_dev *devp, int cmd, unsigned long arg, int kernel)
 		break;
 	case HPET_IE_ON:
 		return hpet_ioctl_ieon(devp);
+	case HPET_ALLOC_TIMER:
+		/* nothing to do */
+		return 0;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -794,7 +832,11 @@ int hpet_alloc(struct hpet_data *hdp)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	siz = sizeof(struct hpets) + ((hdp->hd_nirqs - 1) *
+	/*
+	 * last hpet_dev will have null timer pointer, gives timer-neutral
+	 * representation of block
+	 */
+	siz = sizeof(struct hpets) + ((hdp->hd_nirqs) *
 				      sizeof(struct hpet_dev));
 
 	hpetp = kzalloc(siz, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -860,13 +902,16 @@ int hpet_alloc(struct hpet_data *hdp)
 		writeq(mcfg, &hpet->hpet_config);
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0, devp = hpetp->hp_dev; i < hpetp->hp_ntimer; i++, devp++) {
+	for (i = 0, devp = hpetp->hp_dev; i < hpetp->hp_ntimer + 1;
+	     i++, devp++) {
 		struct hpet_timer __iomem *timer;
 
-		timer = &hpet->hpet_timers[devp - hpetp->hp_dev];
-
 		devp->hd_hpets = hpetp;
 		devp->hd_hpet = hpet;
+		if (i == hpetp->hp_ntimer)
+			continue;
+
+		timer = &hpet->hpet_timers[devp - hpetp->hp_dev];
 		devp->hd_timer = timer;
 
 		/*
diff --git a/include/linux/hpet.h b/include/linux/hpet.h
index 219ca4f..d690c0f 100644
--- a/include/linux/hpet.h
+++ b/include/linux/hpet.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ struct hpet_info {
 #define	HPET_EPI	_IO('h', 0x04)	/* enable periodic */
 #define	HPET_DPI	_IO('h', 0x05)	/* disable periodic */
 #define	HPET_IRQFREQ	_IOW('h', 0x6, unsigned long)	/* IRQFREQ usec */
+#define	HPET_ALLOC_TIMER _IO('h', 0x7)
 
 #define MAX_HPET_TBS	8		/* maximum hpet timer blocks */
 
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