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Message-Id: <20251029-nolibc-uapi-types-v1-12-e79de3b215d8@weissschuh.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:03:02 +0100
From: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, 
 Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH 12/12] tools/nolibc: remove time conversions

Now that 'struct timespec' and 'struct __kernel_timespec' are
compatible, the conversions are not necessary anymore.
The same holds true for 'struct itimerspec' and 'struct
__kernel_itimerspec'.

Remove the conversions.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
---
 tools/include/nolibc/sys/timerfd.h | 20 ++----------
 tools/include/nolibc/time.h        | 64 ++++----------------------------------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/sys/timerfd.h b/tools/include/nolibc/sys/timerfd.h
index 5dd61030c991..ae3153b7635d 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/sys/timerfd.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/sys/timerfd.h
@@ -35,13 +35,7 @@ int sys_timerfd_gettime(int fd, struct itimerspec *curr_value)
 #if defined(__NR_timerfd_gettime)
 	return my_syscall2(__NR_timerfd_gettime, fd, curr_value);
 #else
-	struct __kernel_itimerspec kcurr_value;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = my_syscall2(__NR_timerfd_gettime64, fd, &kcurr_value);
-	__nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(&kcurr_value.it_interval, &curr_value->it_interval);
-	__nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(&kcurr_value.it_value, &curr_value->it_value);
-	return ret;
+	return my_syscall2(__NR_timerfd_gettime64, fd, curr_value);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -59,17 +53,7 @@ int sys_timerfd_settime(int fd, int flags,
 #if defined(__NR_timerfd_settime)
 	return my_syscall4(__NR_timerfd_settime, fd, flags, new_value, old_value);
 #else
-	struct __kernel_itimerspec knew_value, kold_value;
-	int ret;
-
-	__nolibc_timespec_user_to_kernel(&new_value->it_value, &knew_value.it_value);
-	__nolibc_timespec_user_to_kernel(&new_value->it_interval, &knew_value.it_interval);
-	ret = my_syscall4(__NR_timerfd_settime64, fd, flags, &knew_value, &kold_value);
-	if (old_value) {
-		__nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(&kold_value.it_interval, &old_value->it_interval);
-		__nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(&kold_value.it_value, &old_value->it_value);
-	}
-	return ret;
+	return my_syscall4(__NR_timerfd_settime64, fd, flags, new_value, old_value);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/time.h b/tools/include/nolibc/time.h
index 45df9b09d7b6..ab67f209c99f 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/time.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/time.h
@@ -18,20 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/signal.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 
-static __inline__
-void __nolibc_timespec_user_to_kernel(const struct timespec *ts, struct __kernel_timespec *kts)
-{
-	kts->tv_sec = ts->tv_sec;
-	kts->tv_nsec = ts->tv_nsec;
-}
-
-static __inline__
-void __nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(const struct __kernel_timespec *kts, struct timespec *ts)
-{
-	ts->tv_sec = kts->tv_sec;
-	ts->tv_nsec = kts->tv_nsec;
-}
-
 /*
  * int clock_getres(clockid_t clockid, struct timespec *res);
  * int clock_gettime(clockid_t clockid, struct timespec *tp);
@@ -44,13 +30,7 @@ static __attribute__((unused))
 int sys_clock_getres(clockid_t clockid, struct timespec *res)
 {
 #if defined(__NR_clock_getres_time64)
-	struct __kernel_timespec kres;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = my_syscall2(__NR_clock_getres_time64, clockid, &kres);
-	if (res)
-		__nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(&kres, res);
-	return ret;
+	return my_syscall2(__NR_clock_getres_time64, clockid, res);
 #else
 	return my_syscall2(__NR_clock_getres, clockid, res);
 #endif
@@ -66,13 +46,7 @@ static __attribute__((unused))
 int sys_clock_gettime(clockid_t clockid, struct timespec *tp)
 {
 #if defined(__NR_clock_gettime64)
-	struct __kernel_timespec ktp;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = my_syscall2(__NR_clock_gettime64, clockid, &ktp);
-	if (tp)
-		__nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(&ktp, tp);
-	return ret;
+	return my_syscall2(__NR_clock_gettime64, clockid, tp);
 #else
 	return my_syscall2(__NR_clock_gettime, clockid, tp);
 #endif
@@ -88,10 +62,7 @@ static __attribute__((unused))
 int sys_clock_settime(clockid_t clockid, struct timespec *tp)
 {
 #if defined(__NR_clock_settime64)
-	struct __kernel_timespec ktp;
-
-	__nolibc_timespec_user_to_kernel(tp, &ktp);
-	return my_syscall2(__NR_clock_settime64, clockid, &ktp);
+	return my_syscall2(__NR_clock_settime64, clockid, tp);
 #else
 	return my_syscall2(__NR_clock_settime, clockid, tp);
 #endif
@@ -108,14 +79,7 @@ int sys_clock_nanosleep(clockid_t clockid, int flags, const struct timespec *rqt
 			struct timespec *rmtp)
 {
 #if defined(__NR_clock_nanosleep_time64)
-	struct __kernel_timespec krqtp, krmtp;
-	int ret;
-
-	__nolibc_timespec_user_to_kernel(rqtp, &krqtp);
-	ret = my_syscall4(__NR_clock_nanosleep_time64, clockid, flags, &krqtp, &krmtp);
-	if (rmtp)
-		__nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(&krmtp, rmtp);
-	return ret;
+	return my_syscall4(__NR_clock_nanosleep_time64, clockid, flags, rqtp, rmtp);
 #else
 	return my_syscall4(__NR_clock_nanosleep, clockid, flags, rqtp, rmtp);
 #endif
@@ -190,13 +154,7 @@ static __attribute__((unused))
 int sys_timer_gettime(timer_t timerid, struct itimerspec *curr_value)
 {
 #if defined(__NR_timer_gettime64)
-	struct __kernel_itimerspec kcurr_value;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = my_syscall2(__NR_timer_gettime64, timerid, &kcurr_value);
-	__nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(&kcurr_value.it_interval, &curr_value->it_interval);
-	__nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(&kcurr_value.it_value, &curr_value->it_value);
-	return ret;
+	return my_syscall2(__NR_timer_gettime64, timerid, curr_value);
 #else
 	return my_syscall2(__NR_timer_gettime, timerid, curr_value);
 #endif
@@ -213,17 +171,7 @@ int sys_timer_settime(timer_t timerid, int flags,
 		      const struct itimerspec *new_value, struct itimerspec *old_value)
 {
 #if defined(__NR_timer_settime64)
-	struct __kernel_itimerspec knew_value, kold_value;
-	int ret;
-
-	__nolibc_timespec_user_to_kernel(&new_value->it_value, &knew_value.it_value);
-	__nolibc_timespec_user_to_kernel(&new_value->it_interval, &knew_value.it_interval);
-	ret = my_syscall4(__NR_timer_settime64, timerid, flags, &knew_value, &kold_value);
-	if (old_value) {
-		__nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(&kold_value.it_interval, &old_value->it_interval);
-		__nolibc_timespec_kernel_to_user(&kold_value.it_value, &old_value->it_value);
-	}
-	return ret;
+	return my_syscall4(__NR_timer_settime64, timerid, flags, new_value, old_value);
 #else
 	return my_syscall4(__NR_timer_settime, timerid, flags, new_value, old_value);
 #endif

-- 
2.51.1.dirty


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