diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c index 9877372ffdba..5beb97bafbb1 100644 --- a/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c +++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ unsigned long ftrace_return_to_handler(unsigned long retval0, unsigned long ret; pop_return_trace(&trace, &ret); - trace.rettime = cpu_clock(raw_smp_processor_id()); + trace.rettime = local_clock(); ftrace_graph_return(&trace); if (unlikely(!ret)) { @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long *parent, unsigned long self_addr) return; } - calltime = cpu_clock(raw_smp_processor_id()); + calltime = local_clock(); if (push_return_trace(old, calltime, self_addr, &trace.depth) == -EBUSY) { diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h index edc3dd168d87..c2d4316a04bb 100644 --- a/include/linux/sched.h +++ b/include/linux/sched.h @@ -1791,20 +1791,23 @@ static inline int set_cpus_allowed(struct task_struct *p, cpumask_t new_mask) #endif /* - * Architectures can set this to 1 if they have specified - * CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK in their arch Kconfig, - * but then during bootup it turns out that sched_clock() - * is reliable after all: + * Do not use outside of architecture code which knows its limitations. + * + * sched_clock() has no promise of monotonicity or bounded drift between + * CPUs, use (which you should not) requires disabling IRQs. + * + * Please use one of the three interfaces below. */ -#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK -extern int sched_clock_stable; -#endif - -/* ftrace calls sched_clock() directly */ extern unsigned long long notrace sched_clock(void); +/* + * See the comment in kernel/sched_clock.c + */ +extern u64 cpu_clock(int cpu); +extern u64 local_clock(void); +extern u64 sched_clock_cpu(int cpu); + extern void sched_clock_init(void); -extern u64 sched_clock_cpu(int cpu); #ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK static inline void sched_clock_tick(void) @@ -1819,17 +1822,19 @@ static inline void sched_clock_idle_wakeup_event(u64 delta_ns) { } #else +/* + * Architectures can set this to 1 if they have specified + * CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK in their arch Kconfig, + * but then during bootup it turns out that sched_clock() + * is reliable after all: + */ +extern int sched_clock_stable; + extern void sched_clock_tick(void); extern void sched_clock_idle_sleep_event(void); extern void sched_clock_idle_wakeup_event(u64 delta_ns); #endif -/* - * For kernel-internal use: high-speed (but slightly incorrect) per-cpu - * clock constructed from sched_clock(): - */ -extern unsigned long long cpu_clock(int cpu); - extern unsigned long long task_sched_runtime(struct task_struct *task); extern unsigned long long thread_group_sched_runtime(struct task_struct *task); diff --git a/kernel/lockdep.c b/kernel/lockdep.c index 54286798c37b..f2852a510232 100644 --- a/kernel/lockdep.c +++ b/kernel/lockdep.c @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct lock_class_stats[MAX_LOCKDEP_KEYS], static inline u64 lockstat_clock(void) { - return cpu_clock(smp_processor_id()); + return local_clock(); } static int lock_point(unsigned long points[], unsigned long ip) diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c index 31d6afe92594..109c5ec88933 100644 --- a/kernel/perf_event.c +++ b/kernel/perf_event.c @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void perf_unpin_context(struct perf_event_context *ctx) static inline u64 perf_clock(void) { - return cpu_clock(raw_smp_processor_id()); + return local_clock(); } /* diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c index 6535ac8bc6a5..2e2726d790b9 100644 --- a/kernel/rcutorture.c +++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c @@ -239,8 +239,7 @@ static unsigned long rcu_random(struct rcu_random_state *rrsp) { if (--rrsp->rrs_count < 0) { - rrsp->rrs_state += - (unsigned long)cpu_clock(raw_smp_processor_id()); + rrsp->rrs_state += (unsigned long)local_clock(); rrsp->rrs_count = RCU_RANDOM_REFRESH; } rrsp->rrs_state = rrsp->rrs_state * RCU_RANDOM_MULT + RCU_RANDOM_ADD; diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c index 8f351c56567f..3abd8f780dae 100644 --- a/kernel/sched.c +++ b/kernel/sched.c @@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ static void update_shares(struct sched_domain *sd) if (root_task_group_empty()) return; - now = cpu_clock(raw_smp_processor_id()); + now = local_clock(); elapsed = now - sd->last_update; if (elapsed >= (s64)(u64)sysctl_sched_shares_ratelimit) { diff --git a/kernel/sched_clock.c b/kernel/sched_clock.c index 906a0f718cb3..52f1a149bfb1 100644 --- a/kernel/sched_clock.c +++ b/kernel/sched_clock.c @@ -10,19 +10,55 @@ * Ingo Molnar * Guillaume Chazarain * - * Create a semi stable clock from a mixture of other events, including: - * - gtod + * + * What: + * + * cpu_clock(i) provides a fast (execution time) high resolution + * clock with bounded drift between CPUs. The value of cpu_clock(i) + * is monotonic for constant i. The timestamp returned is in nanoseconds. + * + * ######################### BIG FAT WARNING ########################## + * # when comparing cpu_clock(i) to cpu_clock(j) for i != j, time can # + * # go backwards !! # + * #################################################################### + * + * There is no strict promise about the base, although it tends to start + * at 0 on boot (but people really shouldn't rely on that). + * + * cpu_clock(i) -- can be used from any context, including NMI. + * sched_clock_cpu(i) -- must be used with local IRQs disabled (implied by NMI) + * local_clock() -- is cpu_clock() on the current cpu. + * + * How: + * + * The implementation either uses sched_clock() when + * !CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK, which means in that case the + * sched_clock() is assumed to provide these properties (mostly it means + * the architecture provides a globally synchronized highres time source). + * + * Otherwise it tries to create a semi stable clock from a mixture of other + * clocks, including: + * + * - GTOD (clock monotomic) * - sched_clock() * - explicit idle events * - * We use gtod as base and the unstable clock deltas. The deltas are filtered, - * making it monotonic and keeping it within an expected window. + * We use GTOD as base and use sched_clock() deltas to improve resolution. The + * deltas are filtered to provide monotonicity and keeping it within an + * expected window. * * Furthermore, explicit sleep and wakeup hooks allow us to account for time * that is otherwise invisible (TSC gets stopped). * - * The clock: sched_clock_cpu() is monotonic per cpu, and should be somewhat - * consistent between cpus (never more than 2 jiffies difference). + * + * Notes: + * + * The !IRQ-safetly of sched_clock() and sched_clock_cpu() comes from things + * like cpufreq interrupts that can change the base clock (TSC) multiplier + * and cause funny jumps in time -- although the filtering provided by + * sched_clock_cpu() should mitigate serious artifacts we cannot rely on it + * in general since for !CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK we fully rely on + * sched_clock(). */ #include #include @@ -170,6 +206,11 @@ again: return val; } +/* + * Similar to cpu_clock(), but requires local IRQs to be disabled. + * + * See cpu_clock(). + */ u64 sched_clock_cpu(int cpu) { struct sched_clock_data *scd; @@ -237,9 +278,19 @@ void sched_clock_idle_wakeup_event(u64 delta_ns) } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sched_clock_idle_wakeup_event); -unsigned long long cpu_clock(int cpu) +/* + * As outlined at the top, provides a fast, high resolution, nanosecond + * time source that is monotonic per cpu argument and has bounded drift + * between cpus. + * + * ######################### BIG FAT WARNING ########################## + * # when comparing cpu_clock(i) to cpu_clock(j) for i != j, time can # + * # go backwards !! # + * #################################################################### + */ +u64 cpu_clock(int cpu) { - unsigned long long clock; + u64 clock; unsigned long flags; local_irq_save(flags); @@ -249,6 +300,25 @@ unsigned long long cpu_clock(int cpu) return clock; } +/* + * Similar to cpu_clock() for the current cpu. Time will only be observed + * to be monotonic if care is taken to only compare timestampt taken on the + * same CPU. + * + * See cpu_clock(). + */ +u64 local_clock(void) +{ + u64 clock; + unsigned long flags; + + local_irq_save(flags); + clock = sched_clock_cpu(smp_processor_id()); + local_irq_restore(flags); + + return clock; +} + #else /* CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK */ void sched_clock_init(void) @@ -264,12 +334,17 @@ u64 sched_clock_cpu(int cpu) return sched_clock(); } - -unsigned long long cpu_clock(int cpu) +u64 cpu_clock(int cpu) { return sched_clock_cpu(cpu); } +u64 local_clock(void) +{ + return sched_clock_cpu(0); +} + #endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK */ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_clock); +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(local_clock); diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_clock.c b/kernel/trace/trace_clock.c index 9d589d8dcd1a..1723e2b8c589 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace_clock.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_clock.c @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ u64 notrace trace_clock_local(void) */ u64 notrace trace_clock(void) { - return cpu_clock(raw_smp_processor_id()); + return local_clock(); }