linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/17] Add helper function get_kernel

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <4C173CC3.8000506@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:41:39 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Zachary Amsden <zamsden@...hat.com>
CC:	mtosatti@...hat.com, glommer@...hat.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/17] Add helper function get_kernel_ns

On 06/15/2010 10:34 AM, Zachary Amsden wrote:
> Add a helper function for the multiple places this is used.  Note that it
> must not be called in preemptible context, as that would mean the kernel
> could enter software suspend state, which would cause non-atomic operation
> of the monotonic_to_bootbased computation.
>
> Open question: should the KVM_SET_CLOCK / KVM_GET_CLOCK ioctls use this
> as well?  Currently, they are not bootbased (but perhaps should be).
>
> Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden<zamsden@...hat.com>
> ---
>   arch/x86/kvm/x86.c |   26 +++++++++++++-------------
>   1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> index 703ea43..15c7317 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> @@ -915,6 +915,16 @@ static void kvm_get_time_scale(uint32_t scaled_khz, uint32_t base_khz,
>   		 __func__, base_khz, scaled_khz, shift, *pmultiplier);
>   }
>
> +static inline u64 get_kernel_ns(void)
> +{
> +	struct timespec ts;
> +
> +	WARN_ON(preemptible());
> +	ktime_get_ts(&ts);
> +	monotonic_to_bootbased(&ts);
> +	return timespec_to_ns(&ts);
> +}
> +
>   static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, cpu_tsc_khz);
>
>    

Isn't something like this a candidate for the time infrastructure?

-- 
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/