linux-kernel - [patch V2 13/17] lib/vdso: Avoid highres update if clocksource is not VDSO capable

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Message-Id: <20200207124403.563379423@linutronix.de>
Date:   Fri, 07 Feb 2020 13:39:00 +0100
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
        Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@....com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr>,
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        Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        Paul Burton <paulburton@...nel.org>,
        James Hogan <jhogan@...nel.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
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Subject: [patch V2 13/17] lib/vdso: Avoid highres update if clocksource is not VDSO capable

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

If the current clocksource is not VDSO capable there is no point in
updating the high resolution parts of the VDSO data.

Replace the architecture specific check with a check for a VDSO capable
clocksource and skip the update if there is none.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
---
 arch/arm/include/asm/vdso/vsyscall.h |    7 -------
 include/asm-generic/vdso/vsyscall.h  |    7 -------
 kernel/time/vsyscall.c               |    6 +++---
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/vdso/vsyscall.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/vdso/vsyscall.h
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ struct vdso_data *__arm_get_k_vdso_data(
 #define __arch_get_k_vdso_data __arm_get_k_vdso_data
 
 static __always_inline
-bool __arm_update_vdso_data(void)
-{
-	return cntvct_ok;
-}
-#define __arch_update_vdso_data __arm_update_vdso_data
-
-static __always_inline
 void __arm_sync_vdso_data(struct vdso_data *vdata)
 {
 	flush_dcache_page(virt_to_page(vdata));
--- a/include/asm-generic/vdso/vsyscall.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vdso/vsyscall.h
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ static __always_inline struct vdso_data
 }
 #endif /* __arch_get_k_vdso_data */
 
-#ifndef __arch_update_vdso_data
-static __always_inline bool __arch_update_vdso_data(void)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-#endif /* __arch_update_vdso_data */
-
 #ifndef __arch_update_vsyscall
 static __always_inline void __arch_update_vsyscall(struct vdso_data *vdata,
 						   struct timekeeper *tk)
--- a/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
+++ b/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ void update_vsyscall(struct timekeeper *
 	WRITE_ONCE(vdata[CS_HRES_COARSE].hrtimer_res, hrtimer_resolution);
 
 	/*
-	 * Architectures can opt out of updating the high resolution part
-	 * of the VDSO.
+	 * If the current clocksource is not VDSO capable, then spare the
+	 * update of the high reolution parts.
 	 */
-	if (__arch_update_vdso_data())
+	if (clock_mode != VDSO_CLOCKMODE_NONE)
 		update_vdso_data(vdata, tk);
 
 	__arch_update_vsyscall(vdata, tk);