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Message-ID: <175205505704.406.2945498522102106666.tip-bot2@tip-bot2>
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:57:37 -0000
From:
 tip-bot2 for Thomas Weißschuh <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To: linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc: thomas.weissschuh@...utronix.de, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
 x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject:
 [tip: timers/ptp] vdso/gettimeofday: Return bool from clock_gettime() helpers

The following commit has been merged into the timers/ptp branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     75540b791bf1d9454dfd2c670943c42901382604
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/75540b791bf1d9454dfd2c670943c42901382604
Author:        Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@...utronix.de>
AuthorDate:    Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:58:00 +02:00
Committer:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CommitterDate: Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:52:34 +02:00

vdso/gettimeofday: Return bool from clock_gettime() helpers

The internal helpers are effectively using boolean results,
while pretending to use error numbers.

Switch the return type to bool for more clarity.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@...utronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250701-vdso-auxclock-v1-6-df7d9f87b9b8@linutronix.de

---
 lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
index 9b77f23..7e79b02 100644
--- a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ const struct vdso_time_data *__arch_get_vdso_u_timens_data(const struct vdso_tim
 #endif /* CONFIG_GENERIC_VDSO_DATA_STORE */
 
 static __always_inline
-int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
-		   clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
+		    clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
 	const struct vdso_time_data *vd = __arch_get_vdso_u_timens_data(vdns);
 	const struct timens_offset *offs = &vcns->offset[clk];
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *v
 		seq = vdso_read_begin(vc);
 
 		if (unlikely(!vdso_clocksource_ok(vc)))
-			return -1;
+			return false;
 
 		cycles = __arch_get_hw_counter(vc->clock_mode, vd);
 		if (unlikely(!vdso_cycles_ok(cycles)))
-			return -1;
+			return false;
 		ns = vdso_calc_ns(vc, cycles, vdso_ts->nsec);
 		sec = vdso_ts->sec;
 	} while (unlikely(vdso_read_retry(vc, seq)));
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *v
 	ts->tv_sec = sec + __iter_div_u64_rem(ns, NSEC_PER_SEC, &ns);
 	ts->tv_nsec = ns;
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 #else
 static __always_inline
@@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ const struct vdso_time_data *__arch_get_vdso_u_timens_data(const struct vdso_tim
 }
 
 static __always_inline
-int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
-		   clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
+		    clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return false;
 }
 #endif
 
 static __always_inline
-int do_hres(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
-	    clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_hres(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
+	     clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
 	const struct vdso_timestamp *vdso_ts = &vc->basetime[clk];
 	u64 cycles, sec, ns;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int do_hres(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
 
 	/* Allows to compile the high resolution parts out */
 	if (!__arch_vdso_hres_capable())
-		return -1;
+		return false;
 
 	do {
 		/*
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ int do_hres(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
 		smp_rmb();
 
 		if (unlikely(!vdso_clocksource_ok(vc)))
-			return -1;
+			return false;
 
 		cycles = __arch_get_hw_counter(vc->clock_mode, vd);
 		if (unlikely(!vdso_cycles_ok(cycles)))
-			return -1;
+			return false;
 		ns = vdso_calc_ns(vc, cycles, vdso_ts->nsec);
 		sec = vdso_ts->sec;
 	} while (unlikely(vdso_read_retry(vc, seq)));
@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@ int do_hres(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
 	ts->tv_sec = sec + __iter_div_u64_rem(ns, NSEC_PER_SEC, &ns);
 	ts->tv_nsec = ns;
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIME_NS
 static __always_inline
-int do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
-		     clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
+		      clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
 	const struct vdso_time_data *vd = __arch_get_vdso_u_timens_data(vdns);
 	const struct timens_offset *offs = &vcns->offset[clk];
@@ -223,20 +223,20 @@ int do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock 
 	 */
 	ts->tv_sec = sec + __iter_div_u64_rem(nsec, NSEC_PER_SEC, &nsec);
 	ts->tv_nsec = nsec;
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 #else
 static __always_inline
-int do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
-		     clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
+		      clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
-	return -1;
+	return false;
 }
 #endif
 
 static __always_inline
-int do_coarse(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
-	      clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_coarse(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
+	       clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
 	const struct vdso_timestamp *vdso_ts = &vc->basetime[clk];
 	u32 seq;
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ int do_coarse(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
 		ts->tv_nsec = vdso_ts->nsec;
 	} while (unlikely(vdso_read_retry(vc, seq)));
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 
-static __always_inline int
+static __always_inline bool
 __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, clockid_t clock,
 			     struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, clockid_t clock,
 
 	/* Check for negative values or invalid clocks */
 	if (unlikely((u32) clock >= MAX_CLOCKS))
-		return -1;
+		return false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Convert the clockid to a bitmask and use it to check which
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, clockid_t clock,
 	else if (msk & VDSO_RAW)
 		vc = &vc[CS_RAW];
 	else
-		return -1;
+		return false;
 
 	return do_hres(vd, vc, clock, ts);
 }
@@ -293,9 +293,11 @@ static __maybe_unused int
 __cvdso_clock_gettime_data(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, clockid_t clock,
 			   struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
-	int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(vd, clock, ts);
+	bool ok;
 
-	if (unlikely(ret))
+	ok = __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(vd, clock, ts);
+
+	if (unlikely(!ok))
 		return clock_gettime_fallback(clock, ts);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -342,7 +344,7 @@ __cvdso_gettimeofday_data(const struct vdso_time_data *vd,
 	if (likely(tv != NULL)) {
 		struct __kernel_timespec ts;
 
-		if (do_hres(vd, &vc[CS_HRES_COARSE], CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts))
+		if (!do_hres(vd, &vc[CS_HRES_COARSE], CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts))
 			return gettimeofday_fallback(tv, tz);
 
 		tv->tv_sec = ts.tv_sec;

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