linux-kernel - [v2.6.34-stable 112/165] time: Move common updates to a function

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]

Date:	Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:47:36 -0400
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	<stable@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...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>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Subject: [v2.6.34-stable 112/165] time: Move common updates to a function

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

                   -------------------
    This is a commit scheduled for the next v2.6.34 longterm release.
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/paulg/longterm-queue-2.6.34.git
    If you see a problem with using this for longterm, please comment.
                   -------------------

commit cc06268c6a87db156af2daed6e96a936b955cc82 upstream.

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>
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
---
 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 f8d4877..adfa89d 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;
 
@@ -330,10 +342,7 @@ int do_settimeofday(struct timespec *tv)
 
 	update_xtime_cache(0);
 
-	timekeeper.ntp_error = 0;
-	ntp_clear();
-
-	update_vsyscall(&xtime, timekeeper.clock, timekeeper.mult);
+	timekeeping_update(true);
 
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&xtime_lock, flags);
 
@@ -858,8 +867,7 @@ void update_wall_time(void)
 	nsecs = clocksource_cyc2ns(offset, timekeeper.mult, timekeeper.shift);
 	update_xtime_cache(nsecs);
 
-	/* check to see if there is a new clocksource to use */
-	update_vsyscall(&xtime, timekeeper.clock, timekeeper.mult);
+	timekeeping_update(false);
 }
 
 /**
-- 
1.7.12.rc2

--
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/