diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index f57f882505268..279c5478e8a6a 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ extern u64 timecounter_cyc2time(struct timecounter *tc,
* subtraction of non 64 bit counters
* @mult: cycle to nanosecond multiplier
* @shift: cycle to nanosecond divisor (power of two)
+ * @max_idle_ns: max idle time permitted by the clocksource (nsecs)
* @flags: flags describing special properties
* @vread: vsyscall based read
* @resume: resume function for the clocksource, if necessary
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ struct clocksource {
cycle_t mask;
u32 mult;
u32 shift;
+ u64 max_idle_ns;
unsigned long flags;
cycle_t (*vread)(void);
void (*resume)(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/time.h b/include/linux/time.h
index fe04e5ef6a592..6e026e45a179e 100644
--- a/include/linux/time.h
+++ b/include/linux/time.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ extern void monotonic_to_bootbased(struct timespec *ts);
extern struct timespec timespec_trunc(struct timespec t, unsigned gran);
extern int timekeeping_valid_for_hres(void);
+extern u64 timekeeping_max_deferment(void);
extern void update_wall_time(void);
extern void update_xtime_cache(u64 nsec);
extern void timekeeping_leap_insert(int leapsecond);
diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 407c0894ef370..b65b242f04ddb 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -468,6 +468,47 @@ void clocksource_touch_watchdog(void)
#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME
+/**
+ * clocksource_max_deferment - Returns max time the clocksource can be deferred
+ * @cs: Pointer to clocksource
+ *
+ */
+static u64 clocksource_max_deferment(struct clocksource *cs)
+{
+ u64 max_nsecs, max_cycles;
+
+ /*
+ * Calculate the maximum number of cycles that we can pass to the
+ * cyc2ns function without overflowing a 64-bit signed result. The
+ * maximum number of cycles is equal to ULLONG_MAX/cs->mult which
+ * is equivalent to the below.
+ * max_cycles < (2^63)/cs->mult
+ * max_cycles < 2^(log2((2^63)/cs->mult))
+ * max_cycles < 2^(log2(2^63) - log2(cs->mult))
+ * max_cycles < 2^(63 - log2(cs->mult))
+ * max_cycles < 1 << (63 - log2(cs->mult))
+ * Please note that we add 1 to the result of the log2 to account for
+ * any rounding errors, ensure the above inequality is satisfied and
+ * no overflow will occur.
+ */
+ max_cycles = 1ULL << (63 - (ilog2(cs->mult) + 1));
+
+ /*
+ * The actual maximum number of cycles we can defer the clocksource is
+ * determined by the minimum of max_cycles and cs->mask.
+ */
+ max_cycles = min_t(u64, max_cycles, (u64) cs->mask);
+ max_nsecs = clocksource_cyc2ns(max_cycles, cs->mult, cs->shift);
+
+ /*
+ * To ensure that the clocksource does not wrap whilst we are idle,
+ * limit the time the clocksource can be deferred by 12.5%. Please
+ * note a margin of 12.5% is used because this can be computed with
+ * a shift, versus say 10% which would require division.
+ */
+ return max_nsecs - (max_nsecs >> 5);
+}
+
/**
* clocksource_select - Select the best clocksource available
*
@@ -564,6 +605,9 @@ static void clocksource_enqueue(struct clocksource *cs)
*/
int clocksource_register(struct clocksource *cs)
{
+ /* calculate max idle time permitted for this clocksource */
+ cs->max_idle_ns = clocksource_max_deferment(cs);
+
mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
clocksource_enqueue(cs);
clocksource_select();
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index c65ba0faa98f2..a80b4644fe6b8 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(int inidle)
struct tick_sched *ts;
ktime_t last_update, expires, now;
struct clock_event_device *dev = __get_cpu_var(tick_cpu_device).evtdev;
+ u64 time_delta;
int cpu;
local_irq_save(flags);
@@ -262,6 +263,17 @@ void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(int inidle)
seq = read_seqbegin(&xtime_lock);
last_update = last_jiffies_update;
last_jiffies = jiffies;
+
+ /*
+ * On SMP we really should only care for the CPU which
+ * has the do_timer duty assigned. All other CPUs can
+ * sleep as long as they want.
+ */
+ if (cpu == tick_do_timer_cpu ||
+ tick_do_timer_cpu == TICK_DO_TIMER_NONE)
+ time_delta = timekeeping_max_deferment();
+ else
+ time_delta = KTIME_MAX;
} while (read_seqretry(&xtime_lock, seq));
if (rcu_needs_cpu(cpu) || printk_needs_cpu(cpu) ||
@@ -284,11 +296,26 @@ void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(int inidle)
if ((long)delta_jiffies >= 1) {
/*
- * calculate the expiry time for the next timer wheel
- * timer
- */
- expires = ktime_add_ns(last_update, tick_period.tv64 *
- delta_jiffies);
+ * calculate the expiry time for the next timer wheel
+ * timer. delta_jiffies >= NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA signals
+ * that there is no timer pending or at least extremely
+ * far into the future (12 days for HZ=1000). In this
+ * case we set the expiry to the end of time.
+ */
+ if (likely(delta_jiffies < NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA)) {
+ /*
+ * Calculate the time delta for the next timer event.
+ * If the time delta exceeds the maximum time delta
+ * permitted by the current clocksource then adjust
+ * the time delta accordingly to ensure the
+ * clocksource does not wrap.
+ */
+ time_delta = min_t(u64, time_delta,
+ tick_period.tv64 * delta_jiffies);
+ expires = ktime_add_ns(last_update, time_delta);
+ } else {
+ expires.tv64 = KTIME_MAX;
+ }
/*
* If this cpu is the one which updates jiffies, then
@@ -332,22 +359,19 @@ void tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(int inidle)
ts->idle_sleeps++;
+ /* Mark expires */
+ ts->idle_expires = expires;
+
/*
- * delta_jiffies >= NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA signals that
- * there is no timer pending or at least extremly far
- * into the future (12 days for HZ=1000). In this case
- * we simply stop the tick timer:
+ * If the expiration time == KTIME_MAX, then
+ * in this case we simply stop the tick timer.
*/
- if (unlikely(delta_jiffies >= NEXT_TIMER_MAX_DELTA)) {
- ts->idle_expires.tv64 = KTIME_MAX;
+ if (unlikely(expires.tv64 == KTIME_MAX)) {
if (ts->nohz_mode == NOHZ_MODE_HIGHRES)
hrtimer_cancel(&ts->sched_timer);
goto out;
}
- /* Mark expiries */
- ts->idle_expires = expires;
-
if (ts->nohz_mode == NOHZ_MODE_HIGHRES) {
hrtimer_start(&ts->sched_timer, expires,
HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED);
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 96b3f0dfa5dcd..5d4d4239a0aa5 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -477,6 +477,17 @@ int timekeeping_valid_for_hres(void)
return ret;
}
+/**
+ * timekeeping_max_deferment - Returns max time the clocksource can be deferred
+ *
+ * Caller must observe xtime_lock via read_seqbegin/read_seqretry to
+ * ensure that the clocksource does not change!
+ */
+u64 timekeeping_max_deferment(void)
+{
+ return timekeeper.clock->max_idle_ns;
+}
+
/**
* read_persistent_clock - Return time from the persistent clock.
*