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clocksource: Defer override invalidation unless clock is unstable

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Clocksources don't get the VALID_FOR_HRES flag until they have been
checked by a watchdog. However, when using an override, the
clocksource_select logic will clear the override value if the
clocksource is not marked VALID_FOR_HRES during that inititial check.
When using the boot arguments clocksource=<foo>, this selection can
run before the watchdog, and can cause the override to be incorrectly
cleared.

To address this condition, the override_name is only invalidated for
unstable clocksources. Otherwise, the override is left intact until after
the watchdog has validated the clocksource as stable/unstable.

Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
Cc: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Kyle Walker <kwalker@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
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Kyle Walker 2016-08-06 12:07:30 -04:00 committed by John Stultz
parent b4d90e9f1e
commit 36374583f9
1 changed files with 12 additions and 3 deletions
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@ -600,9 +600,18 @@ static void __clocksource_select(bool skipcur)
*/
if (!(cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES) && oneshot) {
/* Override clocksource cannot be used. */
pr_warn("Override clocksource %s is not HRT compatible - cannot switch while in HRT/NOHZ mode\n",
cs->name);
override_name[0] = 0;
if (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_UNSTABLE) {
pr_warn("Override clocksource %s is unstable and not HRT compatible - cannot switch while in HRT/NOHZ mode\n",
cs->name);
override_name[0] = 0;
} else {
/*
* The override cannot be currently verified.
* Deferring to let the watchdog check.
*/
pr_info("Override clocksource %s is not currently HRT compatible - deferring\n",
cs->name);
}
} else
/* Override clocksource can be used. */
best = cs;