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2007-02-19[PATCH] NOHZ: Produce debug output instead of a BUG()Thomas Gleixner
The BUG_ON() in tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick() triggers on some boxen. Remove the BUG_ON and print information about the pending softirq to allow better debugging of the problem. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-19[PATCH] NOHZ: Fix RCU handlingIngo Molnar
When a CPU is needed for RCU the tick has to continue even when it was stopped before. Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-16[PATCH] Add debugging feature /proc/timer_listIngo Molnar
add /proc/timer_list, which prints all currently pending (high-res) timers, all clock-event sources and their parameters in a human-readable form. Sample output: Timer List Version: v0.1 HRTIMER_MAX_CLOCK_BASES: 2 now at 4246046273872 nsecs cpu: 0 clock 0: .index: 0 .resolution: 1 nsecs .get_time: ktime_get_real .offset: 1273998312645738432 nsecs active timers: clock 1: .index: 1 .resolution: 1 nsecs .get_time: ktime_get .offset: 0 nsecs active timers: #0: <f5a90ec8>, hrtimer_sched_tick, hrtimer_stop_sched_tick, swapper/0 # expires at 4246432689566 nsecs [in 386415694 nsecs] #1: <f5a90ec8>, hrtimer_wakeup, do_nanosleep, pcscd/2050 # expires at 4247018194689 nsecs [in 971920817 nsecs] #2: <f5a90ec8>, hrtimer_wakeup, do_nanosleep, irqbalance/1909 # expires at 4247351358392 nsecs [in 1305084520 nsecs] #3: <f5a90ec8>, hrtimer_wakeup, do_nanosleep, crond/2157 # expires at 4249097614968 nsecs [in 3051341096 nsecs] #4: <f5a90ec8>, it_real_fn, do_setitimer, syslogd/1888 # expires at 4251329900926 nsecs [in 5283627054 nsecs] .expires_next : 4246432689566 nsecs .hres_active : 1 .check_clocks : 0 .nr_events : 31306 .idle_tick : 4246020791890 nsecs .tick_stopped : 1 .idle_jiffies : 986504 .idle_calls : 40700 .idle_sleeps : 36014 .idle_entrytime : 4246019418883 nsecs .idle_sleeptime : 4178181972709 nsecs cpu: 1 clock 0: .index: 0 .resolution: 1 nsecs .get_time: ktime_get_real .offset: 1273998312645738432 nsecs active timers: clock 1: .index: 1 .resolution: 1 nsecs .get_time: ktime_get .offset: 0 nsecs active timers: #0: <f5a90ec8>, hrtimer_sched_tick, hrtimer_restart_sched_tick, swapper/0 # expires at 4246050084568 nsecs [in 3810696 nsecs] #1: <f5a90ec8>, hrtimer_wakeup, do_nanosleep, atd/2227 # expires at 4261010635003 nsecs [in 14964361131 nsecs] #2: <f5a90ec8>, hrtimer_wakeup, do_nanosleep, smartd/2332 # expires at 5469485798970 nsecs [in 1223439525098 nsecs] .expires_next : 4246050084568 nsecs .hres_active : 1 .check_clocks : 0 .nr_events : 24043 .idle_tick : 4246046084568 nsecs .tick_stopped : 0 .idle_jiffies : 986510 .idle_calls : 26360 .idle_sleeps : 22551 .idle_entrytime : 4246043874339 nsecs .idle_sleeptime : 4170763761184 nsecs tick_broadcast_mask: 00000003 event_broadcast_mask: 00000001 CPU#0's local event device: Clock Event Device: lapic capabilities: 0000000e max_delta_ns: 807385544 min_delta_ns: 1443 mult: 44624025 shift: 32 set_next_event: lapic_next_event set_mode: lapic_timer_setup event_handler: hrtimer_interrupt .installed: 1 .expires: 4246432689566 nsecs CPU#1's local event device: Clock Event Device: lapic capabilities: 0000000e max_delta_ns: 807385544 min_delta_ns: 1443 mult: 44624025 shift: 32 set_next_event: lapic_next_event set_mode: lapic_timer_setup event_handler: hrtimer_interrupt .installed: 1 .expires: 4246050084568 nsecs Clock Event Device: hpet capabilities: 00000007 max_delta_ns: 2147483647 min_delta_ns: 3352 mult: 61496110 shift: 32 set_next_event: hpet_next_event set_mode: hpet_set_mode event_handler: handle_nextevt_broadcast Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-16[PATCH] Add debugging feature /proc/timer_statIngo Molnar
Add /proc/timer_stats support: debugging feature to profile timer expiration. Both the starting site, process/PID and the expiration function is captured. This allows the quick identification of timer event sources in a system. Sample output: # echo 1 > /proc/timer_stats # cat /proc/timer_stats Timer Stats Version: v0.1 Sample period: 4.010 s 24, 0 swapper hrtimer_stop_sched_tick (hrtimer_sched_tick) 11, 0 swapper sk_reset_timer (tcp_delack_timer) 6, 0 swapper hrtimer_stop_sched_tick (hrtimer_sched_tick) 2, 1 swapper queue_delayed_work_on (delayed_work_timer_fn) 17, 0 swapper hrtimer_restart_sched_tick (hrtimer_sched_tick) 2, 1 swapper queue_delayed_work_on (delayed_work_timer_fn) 4, 2050 pcscd do_nanosleep (hrtimer_wakeup) 5, 4179 sshd sk_reset_timer (tcp_write_timer) 4, 2248 yum-updatesd schedule_timeout (process_timeout) 18, 0 swapper hrtimer_restart_sched_tick (hrtimer_sched_tick) 3, 0 swapper sk_reset_timer (tcp_delack_timer) 1, 1 swapper neigh_table_init_no_netlink (neigh_periodic_timer) 2, 1 swapper e1000_up (e1000_watchdog) 1, 1 init schedule_timeout (process_timeout) 100 total events, 25.24 events/sec [ cleanups and hrtimers support from Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> ] [bunk@stusta.de: nr_entries can become static] Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-16[PATCH] hrtimers: add high resolution timer supportThomas Gleixner
Implement high resolution timers on top of the hrtimers infrastructure and the clockevents / tick-management framework. This provides accurate timers for all hrtimer subsystem users. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-16[PATCH] tick-management: dyntick / highres functionalityThomas Gleixner
With Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Add functions to provide dynamic ticks and high resolution timers. The code which keeps track of jiffies and handles the long idle periods is shared between tick based and high resolution timer based dynticks. The dyntick functionality can be disabled on the kernel commandline. Provide also the infrastructure to support high resolution timers. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-16[PATCH] tick-management: broadcast functionalityThomas Gleixner
With Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Add broadcast functionality, so per cpu clock event devices can be registered as dummy devices or switched from/to broadcast on demand. The broadcast function distributes the events via the broadcast function of the clock event device. This is primarily designed to replace the switch apic timer to / from IPI in power states, where the apic stops. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-16[PATCH] tick-management: core functionalityThomas Gleixner
With Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> The tick-management code is the first user of the clockevents layer. It takes clock event devices from the clock events core and uses them to provide the periodic tick. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-16[PATCH] clockevents: add core functionalityThomas Gleixner
Architectures register their clock event devices, in the clock events core. Users of the clockevents core can get clock event devices for their use. The clockevents core code provides notification mechanisms for various clock related management events. This allows to control the clock event devices without the architectures having to worry about the details of function assignment. This is also a preliminary for high resolution timers and dynamic ticks to allow the core code to control the clock functionality without intrusive changes to the architecture code. [Fixes-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>] Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-16[PATCH] clocksource: Add verification (watchdog) helperThomas Gleixner
The TSC needs to be verified against another clocksource. Instead of using hardwired assumptions of available hardware, provide a generic verification mechanism. The verification uses the best available clocksource and handles the usability for high resolution timers / dynticks of the clocksource which needs to be verified. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-16[PATCH] clocksource: replace is_continuous by a flag fieldThomas Gleixner
Using a flag filed allows to encode more than one information into a variable. Preparatory patch for the generic clocksource verification. [mingo@elte.hu: convert vmitime.c to the new clocksource flag] Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-16[PATCH] Simplify the registration of clocksourcesThomas Gleixner
Enqueue clocksources in rating order to make selection of the clocksource easier. Also check the match with an user override at enqueue time. Preparatory patch for the generic clocksource verification. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-16[PATCH] HZ free ntpjohn stultz
Distangle the NTP update from HZ. This is necessary for dynamic tick enabled kernels. Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-11[PATCH] kernel/time/clocksource.c needs struct task_struct on m68kMathieu Desnoyers
kernel/time/clocksource.c needs struct task_struct on m68k. Because it uses spin_unlock_irq(), which, on m68k, uses hardirq_count(), which uses preempt_count(), which needs to dereference struct task_struct, we have to include sched.h. Because it would cause a loop inclusion, we cannot include sched.h in any other of asm-m68k/system.h, linux/thread_info.h, linux/hardirq.h, which leaves this ugly include in a C file as the only simple solution. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: <stable@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2006-12-10[PATCH] clocksource: small cleanupDaniel Walker
Mostly changing alignment. Just some general cleanup. [akpm@osdl.org: build fix] Signed-off-by: Daniel Walker <dwalker@mvista.com> Acked-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-12-10[PATCH] clocksource: add usage of CONFIG_SYSFSDaniel Walker
Simply adds some ifdefs to remove clocksoure sysfs code when CONFIG_SYSFS isn't turn on. Signed-off-by: Daniel Walker <dwalker@mvista.com> Acked-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-28[PATCH] time_adjust cleared before useJim Houston
I notice that the code which implements adjtime clears the time_adjust value before using it. The attached patch makes the obvious fix. Acked-by: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Jim Houston <jim.houston@ccur.com> Cc: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-17[PATCH] i386 Time: Avoid PIT SMP lockupsjohn stultz
Avoid possible PIT livelock issues seen on SMP systems (and reported by Andi), by not allowing it as a clocksource on SMP boxes. However, since the PIT may no longer be present, we have to properly handle the cases where SMP systems have TSC skew and fall back from the TSC. Since the PIT isn't there, it would "fall back" to the TSC again. So this changes the jiffies rating to 1, and the TSC-bad rating value to 0. Thus you will get the following behavior priority on i386 systems: tsc [if present & stable] hpet [if present] cyclone [if present] acpi_pm [if present] pit [if UP] jiffies Rather then the current more complicated: tsc [if present & stable] hpet [if present] cyclone [if present] acpi_pm [if present] pit [if cpus < 4] tsc [if present & unstable] jiffies Signed-off-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] kernel/time/ntp.c: possible cleanupsAdrian Bunk
This patch contains the following possible cleanups: - make the following needlessly global function static: - ntp_update_frequency() - make the following needlessly global variables static: - time_state - time_offset - time_constant - time_reftime - remove the following read-only global variable: - time_precision Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] ntp: convert to the NTP4 reference modelRoman Zippel
This converts the kernel ntp model into a model which matches the nanokernel reference implementations. The previous patches already increased the resolution and precision of the computations, so that this conversion becomes quite simple. <linux@horizon.com> explains: The original NTP kernel interface was defined in units of microseconds. That's what Linux implements. As computers have gotten faster and can now split microseconds easily, a new kernel interface using nanosecond units was defined ("the nanokernel", confusing as that name is to OS hackers), and there's an STA_NANO bit in the adjtimex() status field to tell the application which units it's using. The current ntpd supports both, but Linux loses some possible timing resolution because of quantization effects, and the ntpd hackers would really like to be able to drop the backwards compatibility code. Ulrich Windl has been maintaining a patch set to do the conversion for years, but it's hard to keep in sync. Signed-off-by: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] ntp: convert time_freq to nsec valueRoman Zippel
This converts time_freq to a scaled nsec value and adds around 6bit of extra resolution. This pushes the time_freq to its 32bit limits so the calculatons have to be done with 64bit. Signed-off-by: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] ntp: remove time_toleranceRoman Zippel
time_tolerance isn't changed at all in the kernel, so simply remove it, this simplifies the next patch, as it avoids a number of conversions. Signed-off-by: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] ntp: add time_adjust to tick lengthRoman Zippel
This folds update_ntp_one_tick() into second_overflow() and adds time_adjust to the tick length, this makes time_next_adjust unnecessary. This slightly changes the adjtime() behaviour, instead of applying it to the next tick, it's applied to the next second. Signed-off-by: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] ntp: prescale time_offsetRoman Zippel
This converts time_offset into a scaled per tick value. This avoids now completely the crude compensation in second_overflow(). Signed-off-by: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] ntp: add time_freq to tick lengthRoman Zippel
This adds the frequency part to ntp_update_frequency(). Signed-off-by: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] ntp: add time_adj to tick lengthRoman Zippel
This makes time_adj local to second_overflow() and integrates it into the tick length instead of adding it everytime. Signed-off-by: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] ntp: add ntp_update_frequencyRoman Zippel
This introduces ntp_update_frequency() and deinlines ntp_clear() (as it's not performance critical). ntp_update_frequency() calculates the base tick length using tick_usec and adds a base adjustment, in case the frequency doesn't divide evenly by HZ. Signed-off-by: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01[PATCH] NTP: Move all the NTP related code to ntp.cjohn stultz
Move all the NTP related code to ntp.c [akpm@osdl.org: cleanups, build fix] Signed-off-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26[PATCH] time: rename clocksource functionsjohn stultz
As suggested by Roman Zippel, change clocksource functions to use clocksource_xyz rather then xyz_clocksource to avoid polluting the namespace. Signed-off-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26[PATCH] Time: i386 Clocksource Driversjohn stultz
Implement the time sources for i386 (acpi_pm, cyclone, hpet, pit, and tsc). With this patch, the conversion of the i386 arch to the generic timekeeping code should be complete. The patch should be fairly straight forward, only adding the new clocksources. [hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp: acpi_pm cleanup] Signed-off-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> Signed-off-by: Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org> Signed-off-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26[PATCH] Time: Use clocksource infrastructure for update_wall_timejohn stultz
Modify the update_wall_time function so it increments time using the clocksource abstraction instead of jiffies. Since the only clocksource driver currently provided is the jiffies clocksource, this should result in no functional change. Additionally, a timekeeping_init and timekeeping_resume function has been added to initialize and maintain some of the new timekeping state. [hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp: fixlet] Signed-off-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-06-26[PATCH] Time: Clocksource Infrastructurejohn stultz
This introduces the clocksource management infrastructure. A clocksource is a driver-like architecture generic abstraction of a free-running counter. This code defines the clocksource structure, and provides management code for registering, selecting, accessing and scaling clocksources. Additionally, this includes the trivial jiffies clocksource, a lowest common denominator clocksource, provided mainly for use as an example. [hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp: Don't enable IRQ too early] Signed-off-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org> Signed-off-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>