linux-kernel - [PATCH 04/11] 2.6.35.x: time: Move common updates to a function

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:05:35 -0400
From:	John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>
To:	stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] 2.6.35.x: time: Move common updates to a function

From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

This is a backport of cc06268c6a87db156af2daed6e96a936b955cc82

While not a bugfix itself, it allows following fixes to backport
in a more straightforward manner.

CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
---
 kernel/time/timekeeping.c |   20 ++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 5960728..5fbcb9a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -166,6 +166,18 @@ static struct timespec total_sleep_time;
  */
 struct timespec raw_time;
 
+/* must hold write on xtime_lock */
+static void timekeeping_update(bool clearntp)
+{
+	if (clearntp) {
+		timekeeper.ntp_error = 0;
+		ntp_clear();
+	}
+	update_vsyscall(&xtime, timekeeper.clock, timekeeper.mult);
+}
+
+
+
 /* flag for if timekeeping is suspended */
 int __read_mostly timekeeping_suspended;
 
@@ -322,10 +334,7 @@ int do_settimeofday(struct timespec *tv)
 
 	xtime = *tv;
 
-	timekeeper.ntp_error = 0;
-	ntp_clear();
-
-	update_vsyscall(&xtime, timekeeper.clock, timekeeper.mult);
+	timekeeping_update(true);
 
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&xtime_lock, flags);
 
@@ -863,8 +872,7 @@ void update_wall_time(void)
 		wall_to_monotonic.tv_sec -= leap;
 	}
 
-	/* check to see if there is a new clocksource to use */
-	update_vsyscall(&xtime, timekeeper.clock, timekeeper.mult);
+	timekeeping_update(false);
 }
 
 /**
-- 
1.7.9.5

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