linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 2/2] time: alarmtimer: Use TASK

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Message-ID: <CAOf5uwk8O=jdNNM97XkFRqXm6i1j-z3miRvDEm=Ju0Cf6yUemw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:50:30 +0100
From:   Michael Nazzareno Trimarchi <michael@...rulasolutions.com>
To:     John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Michael <michael@...isi.de>, kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 2/2] time: alarmtimer: Use TASK_FREEZABLE to cleanup
 freezer handling

Hi John

On Sat, Feb 11, 2023 at 7:45 AM John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> Instead of trying to handle the freezer waking up tasks from
> schedule() in nanosleep on alarmtimers explicitly, use
> TASK_FREEZABLE which marks the task freezable when it goes
> to schedule, which prevents the signal wakeup.
>
> This allows for the freezer handling to be removed, simplifying
> the code.
>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Michael <michael@...isi.de>
> Cc: Michael Trimarchi <michael@...rulasolutions.com>
> Cc: kernel-team@...roid.com
> Originally-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/alpine.DEB.2.21.1909021247250.3955@nanos.tec.linutronix.de/
> [jstultz: Forward ported to 6.2-rc and split out from a separate
>           fix.]
> Signed-off-by: John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>
> ---
>  kernel/time/alarmtimer.c | 53 ++--------------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
> index f7b2128f64e2..15ecde8fcc1b 100644
> --- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
> +++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
> @@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ static struct alarm_base {
>         clockid_t               base_clockid;
>  } alarm_bases[ALARM_NUMTYPE];
>
> -#if defined(CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS) || defined(CONFIG_RTC_CLASS)
> -/* freezer information to handle clock_nanosleep triggered wakeups */
> -static enum alarmtimer_type freezer_alarmtype;
> -static ktime_t freezer_expires;
> -static ktime_t freezer_delta;
> -static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(freezer_delta_lock);
> -#endif
> -
>  #ifdef CONFIG_RTC_CLASS
>  /* rtc timer and device for setting alarm wakeups at suspend */
>  static struct rtc_timer                rtctimer;
> @@ -241,19 +233,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alarm_expires_remaining);
>   */
>  static int alarmtimer_suspend(struct device *dev)
>  {
> -       ktime_t min, now, expires;
> +       ktime_t now, expires, min = KTIME_MAX;
>         int i, ret, type;
>         struct rtc_device *rtc;
>         unsigned long flags;
>         struct rtc_time tm;
>
> -       spin_lock_irqsave(&freezer_delta_lock, flags);
> -       min = freezer_delta;
> -       expires = freezer_expires;
> -       type = freezer_alarmtype;
> -       freezer_delta = KTIME_MAX;
> -       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&freezer_delta_lock, flags);
> -
>         rtc = alarmtimer_get_rtcdev();
>         /* If we have no rtcdev, just return */
>         if (!rtc)
> @@ -480,38 +465,6 @@ u64 alarm_forward_now(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t interval)
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alarm_forward_now);
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS
> -
> -static void alarmtimer_freezerset(ktime_t absexp, enum alarmtimer_type type)
> -{
> -       struct alarm_base *base;
> -       unsigned long flags;
> -       ktime_t delta;
> -
> -       switch(type) {
> -       case ALARM_REALTIME:
> -               base = &alarm_bases[ALARM_REALTIME];
> -               type = ALARM_REALTIME_FREEZER;
> -               break;
> -       case ALARM_BOOTTIME:
> -               base = &alarm_bases[ALARM_BOOTTIME];
> -               type = ALARM_BOOTTIME_FREEZER;
> -               break;
> -       default:
> -               WARN_ONCE(1, "Invalid alarm type: %d\n", type);
> -               return;
> -       }
> -
> -       delta = ktime_sub(absexp, base->get_ktime());
> -
> -       spin_lock_irqsave(&freezer_delta_lock, flags);
> -       if (delta < freezer_delta) {
> -               freezer_delta = delta;
> -               freezer_expires = absexp;
> -               freezer_alarmtype = type;
> -       }
> -       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&freezer_delta_lock, flags);
> -}
> -
>  /**
>   * clock2alarm - helper that converts from clockid to alarmtypes
>   * @clockid: clockid.
> @@ -750,7 +703,7 @@ static int alarmtimer_do_nsleep(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t absexp,
>         struct restart_block *restart;
>         alarm->data = (void *)current;
>         do {
> -               set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
> +               set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE | TASK_FREEZABLE);
>                 alarm_start(alarm, absexp);
>                 if (likely(alarm->data))
>                         schedule();
> @@ -765,8 +718,6 @@ static int alarmtimer_do_nsleep(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t absexp,
>         if (!alarm->data)
>                 return 0;
>
> -       if (freezing(current))
> -               alarmtimer_freezerset(absexp, type);
>         restart = &current->restart_block;
>         if (restart->nanosleep.type != TT_NONE) {
>                 struct timespec64 rmt;
> --
> 2.39.1.581.gbfd45094c4-goog
>
Tested-by: Michael Trimarchi <michael@...rulasolutions.com>

I will test Thomas patch soon

Michael