2018-01-29 03:03:41

by Baolin Wang

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Subject: [PATCH v2] kdb: use ktime_get_mono_fast_ns() instead of ktime_get_ts()

The kdb code will print the monotonic time by ktime_get_ts(), but
the ktime_get_ts() will be protected by a sequence lock, that will
introduce one deadlock risk if the lock was already held in the
context from which we entered the debugger.

Thus we can use the ktime_get_mono_fast_ns() to get the monotonic
time, which is NMI safe access to clock monotonic. Moreover we can
remove the 'struct timespec', which is not y2038 safe.

Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <[email protected]>
---
Changes since v1:
- Use ktime_get_mono_fast_ns() instead of ktime_get_seconds().
---
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
index 69e70f4..bf1d0e0 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
@@ -2486,10 +2486,10 @@ static int kdb_kill(int argc, const char **argv)
*/
static void kdb_sysinfo(struct sysinfo *val)
{
- struct timespec uptime;
- ktime_get_ts(&uptime);
+ u64 uptime = ktime_get_mono_fast_ns();
+
memset(val, 0, sizeof(*val));
- val->uptime = uptime.tv_sec;
+ val->uptime = div_u64(uptime, NSEC_PER_SEC);
val->loads[0] = avenrun[0];
val->loads[1] = avenrun[1];
val->loads[2] = avenrun[2];
--
1.7.9.5



2018-01-30 09:50:29

by Daniel Thompson

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kdb: use ktime_get_mono_fast_ns() instead of ktime_get_ts()

On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 10:22:51AM +0800, Baolin Wang wrote:
> The kdb code will print the monotonic time by ktime_get_ts(), but
> the ktime_get_ts() will be protected by a sequence lock, that will
> introduce one deadlock risk if the lock was already held in the
> context from which we entered the debugger.
>
> Thus we can use the ktime_get_mono_fast_ns() to get the monotonic
> time, which is NMI safe access to clock monotonic. Moreover we can
> remove the 'struct timespec', which is not y2038 safe.
>
> Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Daniel Thompson <[email protected]>


> ---
> Changes since v1:
> - Use ktime_get_mono_fast_ns() instead of ktime_get_seconds().
> ---
> kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
> index 69e70f4..bf1d0e0 100644
> --- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
> +++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
> @@ -2486,10 +2486,10 @@ static int kdb_kill(int argc, const char **argv)
> */
> static void kdb_sysinfo(struct sysinfo *val)
> {
> - struct timespec uptime;
> - ktime_get_ts(&uptime);
> + u64 uptime = ktime_get_mono_fast_ns();
> +
> memset(val, 0, sizeof(*val));
> - val->uptime = uptime.tv_sec;
> + val->uptime = div_u64(uptime, NSEC_PER_SEC);
> val->loads[0] = avenrun[0];
> val->loads[1] = avenrun[1];
> val->loads[2] = avenrun[2];
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>

2018-01-30 14:08:42

by Jason Wessel

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kdb: use ktime_get_mono_fast_ns() instead of ktime_get_ts()

On 01/30/2018 07:35 AM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 3:22 AM, Baolin Wang <[email protected]> wrote:
>> The kdb code will print the monotonic time by ktime_get_ts(), but
>> the ktime_get_ts() will be protected by a sequence lock, that will
>> introduce one deadlock risk if the lock was already held in the
>> context from which we entered the debugger.
>>
>> Thus we can use the ktime_get_mono_fast_ns() to get the monotonic
>> time, which is NMI safe access to clock monotonic. Moreover we can
>> remove the 'struct timespec', which is not y2038 safe.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <[email protected]>
>
> Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>
>


I'll add this in today, run some tests and it should be in the merge window.

Thanks,
Jason

2018-01-30 14:19:54

by Arnd Bergmann

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kdb: use ktime_get_mono_fast_ns() instead of ktime_get_ts()

On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 3:22 AM, Baolin Wang <[email protected]> wrote:
> The kdb code will print the monotonic time by ktime_get_ts(), but
> the ktime_get_ts() will be protected by a sequence lock, that will
> introduce one deadlock risk if the lock was already held in the
> context from which we entered the debugger.
>
> Thus we can use the ktime_get_mono_fast_ns() to get the monotonic
> time, which is NMI safe access to clock monotonic. Moreover we can
> remove the 'struct timespec', which is not y2038 safe.
>
> Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>