Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751333AbXA0KsN (ORCPT ); Sat, 27 Jan 2007 05:48:13 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751433AbXA0KsN (ORCPT ); Sat, 27 Jan 2007 05:48:13 -0500 Received: from oola.is.scarlet.be ([193.74.71.23]:38029 "EHLO oola.is.scarlet.be" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751333AbXA0KsM (ORCPT ); Sat, 27 Jan 2007 05:48:12 -0500 Message-ID: <45BB2D67.7030608@joow.be> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:45:59 +0100 From: Pieter Palmers User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (X11/20060501) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Stefan Richter CC: linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] cycle timer read extension for raw1394/libraw1394 References: <45BA5CFD.6070900@joow.be> <45BB27AF.7030007@s5r6.in-berlin.de> In-Reply-To: <45BB27AF.7030007@s5r6.in-berlin.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-DCC-scarlet.be-Metrics: oola 20001; Body=3 Fuz1=3 Fuz2=3 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 8737 Lines: 284 Stefan Richter wrote: > (Cc lkml) > > Pieter Palmers wrote to linux1394-devel: >> Attached are two patches containing an extension to libraw1394 and the >> kernel stack, implementing the simultaneous read of the isochronous >> cycle timer and the system clock (in usecs). This implements what has >> been requested before on the list. >> >> There is one issue left, namely that I didn't disable preemption when >> doing the timer reads. In order to have a reliable simultaneous read of >> both values, I think IRQ's and preemption should be disabled while >> reading them. > > Thus? > preempt_disable(); > local_irq_save(flags); > > read_cycle_timer; > read_time_of_day; > > local_irq_restore(flags); > preempt_enable(); > > in hpsb_read_cycle_timer. My main issue was that I still had to figure out how to do this... I'm a very occasional kernel space programmer. Thanks for the hint, I'll do it like this. I still have to check if I don't introduce a too long non-preemptible path though. > >> Kernel patch applies against 2.6.20-rc6. >> libraw1394 patch applies against SVN. >> >> Please comment. >> >> Greets, >> >> Pieter Palmers >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> diff -u ../linux-2.6/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c ieee1394-2.6.20/ieee1394_core.c >> --- ../linux-2.6/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c 2007-01-26 18:29:07.000000000 +0100 >> +++ ieee1394-2.6.20/ieee1394_core.c 2007-01-26 18:37:16.000000000 +0100 >> @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ >> #include >> #include >> >> +#include >> + >> #include >> >> #include "ieee1394_types.h" > > No empty line necessary above #include . > >> @@ -940,6 +942,13 @@ >> } >> } >> >> +void hpsb_read_cycle_timer(struct hpsb_host *host, u32 *ctr, u64 *local_time) >> +{ >> + struct timeval tv; > > Empty line would be OK here. > >> + *ctr = host->driver->devctl(host, GET_CYCLE_COUNTER, 0); >> + do_gettimeofday(&tv); >> + *local_time=tv.tv_sec*1000000+tv.tv_usec; >> +} > > Couldn't this overflow? > *local_time = tv.tv_sec * 1000000L + tv.tv_usec; > or > *local_time = tv.tv_sec * USEC_PER_SEC + tv.tv_usec; Indeed. thx. > >> static void abort_requests(struct hpsb_host *host) >> { >> @@ -1209,6 +1218,7 @@ >> EXPORT_SYMBOL(hpsb_read); >> EXPORT_SYMBOL(hpsb_write); >> EXPORT_SYMBOL(hpsb_packet_success); >> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(hpsb_read_cycle_timer); >> >> /** highlevel.c **/ >> EXPORT_SYMBOL(hpsb_register_highlevel); >> diff -u ../linux-2.6/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.h ieee1394-2.6.20/ieee1394_core.h >> --- ../linux-2.6/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.h 2007-01-26 18:11:17.000000000 +0100 >> +++ ieee1394-2.6.20/ieee1394_core.h 2007-01-26 18:37:16.000000000 +0100 >> @@ -227,4 +227,8 @@ >> extern struct class hpsb_host_class; >> extern struct class *hpsb_protocol_class; >> >> +/* Reads the cycle timer, and the local time at which it was read. >> + */ >> +void hpsb_read_cycle_timer(struct hpsb_host *host, u32 *ctr, u64 *local_time); >> + >> #endif /* _IEEE1394_CORE_H */ > > (This reminds me that many of ieee1394's exported symbols lack kerneldoc > comments.) I'll change this one into proper kerneldoc format. > > Alas I can't comment on the design & implementation of the userspace > ABI, that's out of my league. > >> diff -u ../linux-2.6/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394-ioctl.h ieee1394-2.6.20/ieee1394-ioctl.h >> --- ../linux-2.6/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394-ioctl.h 2007-01-26 18:11:17.000000000 +0100 >> +++ ieee1394-2.6.20/ieee1394-ioctl.h 2007-01-26 18:40:04.000000000 +0100 >> @@ -100,5 +100,6 @@ >> _IO ('#', 0x28) >> #define RAW1394_IOC_ISO_RECV_FLUSH \ >> _IO ('#', 0x29) >> - >> +#define RAW1394_IOC_GET_CYCLE_TIMER \ >> + _IOR ('#', 0x30, struct _raw1394_cycle_timer) >> #endif /* __IEEE1394_IOCTL_H */ >> diff -u ../linux-2.6/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c ieee1394-2.6.20/raw1394.c >> --- ../linux-2.6/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c 2007-01-26 18:11:17.000000000 +0100 >> +++ ieee1394-2.6.20/raw1394.c 2007-01-26 18:37:16.000000000 +0100 >> @@ -2675,7 +2675,22 @@ >> return dma_region_mmap(&fi->iso_handle->data_buf, file, vma); >> } >> >> -/* ioctl is only used for rawiso operations */ >> +/* read the Isochronous Cycle Counter along with the cpu time */ >> +static int raw1394_read_cycle_timer(struct file_info *fi, void __user * uaddr) >> +{ >> + struct _raw1394_cycle_timer ctr; >> + struct hpsb_host *host = fi->host; >> + >> + hpsb_read_cycle_timer(host, &ctr.cycle_timer, &ctr.local_time); >> + if (copy_to_user(uaddr, &ctr, sizeof(ctr))) >> + return -EFAULT; >> + >> + return 0; >> +} >> + >> +/* ioctl is only used for rawiso operations, >> + * and to read the cycle timer >> + */ >> static int raw1394_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, >> unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) >> { >> @@ -2772,6 +2787,13 @@ >> break; >> } >> >> + switch(cmd) { >> + case RAW1394_IOC_GET_CYCLE_TIMER: >> + return raw1394_read_cycle_timer(fi, argp); >> + default: >> + break; >> + } >> + >> return -EINVAL; >> } >> >> diff -u ../linux-2.6/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.h ieee1394-2.6.20/raw1394.h >> --- ../linux-2.6/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.h 2007-01-26 13:15:58.000000000 +0100 >> +++ ieee1394-2.6.20/raw1394.h 2007-01-26 18:37:16.000000000 +0100 >> @@ -178,4 +178,11 @@ >> __s16 xmit_cycle; >> }; >> >> +/* Simultanous Isochronous Cycle Timer read and local clock read */ >> +struct _raw1394_cycle_timer { >> + __u32 cycle_timer; >> + >> + /* local time in microseconds */ >> + __u64 local_time; >> +}; >> #endif /* IEEE1394_RAW1394_H */ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Index: src/ieee1394-ioctl.h >> =================================================================== >> --- src/ieee1394-ioctl.h (revision 168) >> +++ src/ieee1394-ioctl.h (working copy) >> @@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ >> _IO ('#', 0x28) >> #define RAW1394_IOC_ISO_RECV_FLUSH \ >> _IO ('#', 0x29) >> - >> - >> +#define RAW1394_IOC_GET_CYCLE_TIMER \ >> + _IOR ('#', 0x30, struct _raw1394_cycle_timer) >> #endif /* __IEEE1394_IOCTL_H */ >> Index: src/raw1394.h >> =================================================================== >> --- src/raw1394.h (revision 168) >> +++ src/raw1394.h (working copy) >> @@ -118,7 +118,14 @@ >> RAW1394_MODIFY_FREE >> }; >> >> +/* Simultanous Isochronous Cycle Timer read and local clock read */ >> +struct raw1394_cycle_timer { >> + u_int32_t cycle_timer; >> >> + /* local time in microseconds */ >> + u_int64_t local_time; >> +}; >> + >> #ifdef __cplusplus >> extern "C" { >> #endif >> @@ -328,6 +335,18 @@ >> **/ >> void raw1394_iso_shutdown(raw1394handle_t handle); >> >> +/** >> + * raw1394_get_cycle_timer - get the current value of the cycle timer >> + * @handle: libraw1394 handle >> + * @ctr: pointer to the target raw1394_cycle_timer struct >> + * >> + * Reads the cycle timer register, together with the system clock. It returns >> + * a reasonable estimate of the system time the cycle timer was read. >> + * >> + * Returns: the error code of the ioctl, or 0 if successful. >> + **/ > > The comment on accuracy could be dropped if preemption and IRQs are > disabled, right? > >> +int raw1394_read_cycle_timer(raw1394handle_t handle, struct raw1394_cycle_timer *ctr); >> + >> typedef int raw1394_errcode_t; >> #define raw1394_make_errcode(ack, rcode) (((ack) << 16) | rcode) >> #define raw1394_internal_err(errcode) ((errcode) < 0) >> Index: src/main.c >> =================================================================== >> --- src/main.c (revision 168) >> +++ src/main.c (working copy) >> @@ -478,3 +478,15 @@ >> return 0; >> } >> >> +int raw1394_read_cycle_timer(raw1394handle_t handle, struct raw1394_cycle_timer *ctr) >> +{ >> + int err; >> + >> + err = ioctl(handle->fd, RAW1394_IOC_GET_CYCLE_TIMER, ctr); >> + if(err != 0) { >> + return err; >> + } >> + >> + return 0; >> +} >> + >> Index: src/kernel-raw1394.h >> =================================================================== >> --- src/kernel-raw1394.h (revision 168) >> +++ src/kernel-raw1394.h (working copy) >> @@ -177,4 +177,11 @@ >> __s16 xmit_cycle; >> }; >> >> +/* Simultanous Isochronous Cycle Timer read and local clock read */ >> +struct _raw1394_cycle_timer { >> + __u32 cycle_timer; >> + >> + /* local time in microseconds */ >> + __u64 local_time; >> +}; >> #endif /* IEEE1394_RAW1394_H */ >> >> > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/