linux-kernel - [PATCH V8 02/13] ntp: add ADJ

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Date:	Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:12:41 +0100
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-api@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>,
	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...ux.it>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH V8 02/13] ntp: add ADJ_SETOFFSET mode bit

This patch adds a new mode bit into the timex structure. When set, the bit
instructs the kernel to add the given time value to the current time.

Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran <richard.cochran@...cron.at>
---
 include/linux/timex.h |    3 ++-
 kernel/time/ntp.c     |   11 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/timex.h b/include/linux/timex.h
index 32d852f..82d4b24 100644
--- a/include/linux/timex.h
+++ b/include/linux/timex.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct timex {
 	long tolerance;		/* clock frequency tolerance (ppm)
 				 * (read only)
 				 */
-	struct timeval time;	/* (read only) */
+	struct timeval time;	/* (read only, except for ADJ_SETOFFSET) */
 	long tick;		/* (modified) usecs between clock ticks */
 
 	long ppsfreq;           /* pps frequency (scaled ppm) (ro) */
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ struct timex {
 #define ADJ_ESTERROR		0x0008	/* estimated time error */
 #define ADJ_STATUS		0x0010	/* clock status */
 #define ADJ_TIMECONST		0x0020	/* pll time constant */
+#define ADJ_SETOFFSET		0x0040  /* add 'time' to current time */
 #define ADJ_TAI			0x0080	/* set TAI offset */
 #define ADJ_MICRO		0x1000	/* select microsecond resolution */
 #define ADJ_NANO		0x2000	/* select nanosecond resolution */
diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index d232189..0c87858 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -482,6 +482,17 @@ int do_adjtimex(struct timex *txc)
 			hrtimer_cancel(&leap_timer);
 	}
 
+	if (txc->modes & ADJ_SETOFFSET) {
+		struct timespec delta;
+		if ((unsigned long)txc->time.tv_usec >= NSEC_PER_SEC)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		delta.tv_sec  = txc->time.tv_sec;
+		delta.tv_nsec = txc->time.tv_usec;
+		if (!(txc->modes & ADJ_NANO))
+			delta.tv_nsec *= 1000;
+		timekeeping_inject_offset(&delta);
+	}
+
 	getnstimeofday(&ts);
 
 	write_seqlock_irq(&xtime_lock);
-- 
1.7.0.4

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