linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] timer: introduce upper bound timers

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Message-Id: <20220323111642.2517885-2-asavkov@redhat.com>
Date:   Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:16:41 +0100
From:   Artem Savkov <asavkov@...hat.com>
To:     tglx@...utronix.de, jpoimboe@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, dsahern@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Artem Savkov <asavkov@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] timer: introduce upper bound timers

Add TIMER_UPPER_BOUND flag which allows creation of timers that would
expire at most at specified time or earlier.

This was previously discussed here:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20210302001054.4qgrvnkltvkgikzr@treble/T/#u

Suggested-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Artem Savkov <asavkov@...hat.com>
---
 include/linux/timer.h |  3 ++-
 kernel/time/timer.c   | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/timer.h b/include/linux/timer.h
index fda13c9d1256..9b0963f49528 100644
--- a/include/linux/timer.h
+++ b/include/linux/timer.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ struct timer_list {
 #define TIMER_DEFERRABLE	0x00080000
 #define TIMER_PINNED		0x00100000
 #define TIMER_IRQSAFE		0x00200000
-#define TIMER_INIT_FLAGS	(TIMER_DEFERRABLE | TIMER_PINNED | TIMER_IRQSAFE)
+#define TIMER_UPPER_BOUND	0x00400000
+#define TIMER_INIT_FLAGS	(TIMER_DEFERRABLE | TIMER_PINNED | TIMER_IRQSAFE | TIMER_UPPER_BOUND)
 #define TIMER_ARRAYSHIFT	22
 #define TIMER_ARRAYMASK		0xFFC00000
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 85f1021ad459..60253ad9ed86 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static inline void timer_set_idx(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned int idx)
  * time.
  */
 static inline unsigned calc_index(unsigned long expires, unsigned lvl,
-				  unsigned long *bucket_expiry)
+				  unsigned long *bucket_expiry, bool upper_bound)
 {
 
 	/*
@@ -501,34 +501,39 @@ static inline unsigned calc_index(unsigned long expires, unsigned lvl,
 	 * - Truncation of the expiry time in the outer wheel levels
 	 *
 	 * Round up with level granularity to prevent this.
+	 * Do not perform round up in case of upper bound timer.
 	 */
-	expires = (expires + LVL_GRAN(lvl)) >> LVL_SHIFT(lvl);
+	if (upper_bound)
+		expires = expires >> LVL_SHIFT(lvl);
+	else
+		expires = (expires + LVL_GRAN(lvl)) >> LVL_SHIFT(lvl);
+
 	*bucket_expiry = expires << LVL_SHIFT(lvl);
 	return LVL_OFFS(lvl) + (expires & LVL_MASK);
 }
 
 static int calc_wheel_index(unsigned long expires, unsigned long clk,
-			    unsigned long *bucket_expiry)
+			    unsigned long *bucket_expiry, bool upper_bound)
 {
 	unsigned long delta = expires - clk;
 	unsigned int idx;
 
 	if (delta < LVL_START(1)) {
-		idx = calc_index(expires, 0, bucket_expiry);
+		idx = calc_index(expires, 0, bucket_expiry, upper_bound);
 	} else if (delta < LVL_START(2)) {
-		idx = calc_index(expires, 1, bucket_expiry);
+		idx = calc_index(expires, 1, bucket_expiry, upper_bound);
 	} else if (delta < LVL_START(3)) {
-		idx = calc_index(expires, 2, bucket_expiry);
+		idx = calc_index(expires, 2, bucket_expiry, upper_bound);
 	} else if (delta < LVL_START(4)) {
-		idx = calc_index(expires, 3, bucket_expiry);
+		idx = calc_index(expires, 3, bucket_expiry, upper_bound);
 	} else if (delta < LVL_START(5)) {
-		idx = calc_index(expires, 4, bucket_expiry);
+		idx = calc_index(expires, 4, bucket_expiry, upper_bound);
 	} else if (delta < LVL_START(6)) {
-		idx = calc_index(expires, 5, bucket_expiry);
+		idx = calc_index(expires, 5, bucket_expiry, upper_bound);
 	} else if (delta < LVL_START(7)) {
-		idx = calc_index(expires, 6, bucket_expiry);
+		idx = calc_index(expires, 6, bucket_expiry, upper_bound);
 	} else if (LVL_DEPTH > 8 && delta < LVL_START(8)) {
-		idx = calc_index(expires, 7, bucket_expiry);
+		idx = calc_index(expires, 7, bucket_expiry, upper_bound);
 	} else if ((long) delta < 0) {
 		idx = clk & LVL_MASK;
 		*bucket_expiry = clk;
@@ -540,7 +545,8 @@ static int calc_wheel_index(unsigned long expires, unsigned long clk,
 		if (delta >= WHEEL_TIMEOUT_CUTOFF)
 			expires = clk + WHEEL_TIMEOUT_MAX;
 
-		idx = calc_index(expires, LVL_DEPTH - 1, bucket_expiry);
+		idx = calc_index(expires, LVL_DEPTH - 1, bucket_expiry,
+				upper_bound);
 	}
 	return idx;
 }
@@ -607,7 +613,8 @@ static void internal_add_timer(struct timer_base *base, struct timer_list *timer
 	unsigned long bucket_expiry;
 	unsigned int idx;
 
-	idx = calc_wheel_index(timer->expires, base->clk, &bucket_expiry);
+	idx = calc_wheel_index(timer->expires, base->clk, &bucket_expiry,
+			timer->flags & TIMER_UPPER_BOUND);
 	enqueue_timer(base, timer, idx, bucket_expiry);
 }
 
@@ -1000,7 +1007,8 @@ __mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires, unsigned int option
 		}
 
 		clk = base->clk;
-		idx = calc_wheel_index(expires, clk, &bucket_expiry);
+		idx = calc_wheel_index(expires, clk, &bucket_expiry,
+				timer->flags & TIMER_UPPER_BOUND);
 
 		/*
 		 * Retrieve and compare the array index of the pending
-- 
2.34.1