netdev - [PATCH 02/21] ntp: Make tick

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Message-Id: <20240911-devel-anna-maria-b4-timers-ptp-ntp-v1-2-2d52f4e13476@linutronix.de>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:17:38 +0200
From: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>
To: John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>, 
 Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>, 
 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
 Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@...hat.com>, 
 Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>, 
 Christopher S Hall <christopher.s.hall@...el.com>, 
 Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH 02/21] ntp: Make tick_usec static

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

There are no users of tick_usec outside of the NTP core code. Therefore
make tick_usec static.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>
---
 include/linux/timex.h | 7 -------
 kernel/time/ntp.c     | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/timex.h b/include/linux/timex.h
index 7f7a12fd8200..4ee32eff3f22 100644
--- a/include/linux/timex.h
+++ b/include/linux/timex.h
@@ -139,13 +139,6 @@ unsigned long random_get_entropy_fallback(void);
 #define MAXSEC 2048		/* max interval between updates (s) */
 #define NTP_PHASE_LIMIT ((MAXPHASE / NSEC_PER_USEC) << 5) /* beyond max. dispersion */
 
-/*
- * kernel variables
- * Note: maximum error = NTP sync distance = dispersion + delay / 2;
- * estimated error = NTP dispersion.
- */
-extern unsigned long tick_usec;		/* USER_HZ period (usec) */
-
 /* Required to safely shift negative values */
 #define shift_right(x, s) ({	\
 	__typeof__(x) __x = (x);	\
diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index 0dba1179d81d..8e68a85996f7 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 
 /* USER_HZ period (usecs): */
-unsigned long			tick_usec = USER_TICK_USEC;
+static unsigned long		tick_usec = USER_TICK_USEC;
 
 static u64			tick_length;
 static u64			tick_length_base;
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ static u64			tick_length_base;
 
 /*
  * phase-lock loop variables
+ *
+ * Note: maximum error = NTP sync distance = dispersion + delay / 2;
+ * estimated error = NTP dispersion.
  */
 
 /*

-- 
2.39.2