kernel/time/jiffies.c

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File Facts

System
Linux kernel
Corpus path
kernel/time/jiffies.c
Extension
.c
Size
9132 bytes
Lines
317
Domain
Core OS
Bucket
Scheduler, Processes, Timers, Sync, And Syscalls
Inferred role
Core OS: exported/initcall integration point
Status
integration implementation candidate

Why This File Exists

Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.

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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
/*
 * This file contains the jiffies based clocksource.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 IBM, John Stultz (johnstul@us.ibm.com)
 */
#include <linux/clocksource.h>
#include <linux/jiffies.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/init.h>

#include "timekeeping.h"
#include "tick-internal.h"


static u64 jiffies_read(struct clocksource *cs)
{
	return (u64) jiffies;
}

/*
 * The Jiffies based clocksource is the lowest common
 * denominator clock source which should function on
 * all systems. It has the same coarse resolution as
 * the timer interrupt frequency HZ and it suffers
 * inaccuracies caused by missed or lost timer
 * interrupts and the inability for the timer
 * interrupt hardware to accurately tick at the
 * requested HZ value. It is also not recommended
 * for "tick-less" systems.
 */
static struct clocksource clocksource_jiffies = {
	.name			= "jiffies",
	.rating			= 1, /* lowest valid rating*/
	.read			= jiffies_read,
	.mask			= CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(32),
	.mult			= TICK_NSEC << JIFFIES_SHIFT, /* details above */
	.shift			= JIFFIES_SHIFT,
	.max_cycles		= 10,
};

__cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(jiffies_lock);
__cacheline_aligned_in_smp seqcount_raw_spinlock_t jiffies_seq =
	SEQCNT_RAW_SPINLOCK_ZERO(jiffies_seq, &jiffies_lock);

#if (BITS_PER_LONG < 64)
u64 get_jiffies_64(void)
{
	unsigned int seq;
	u64 ret;

	do {
		seq = read_seqcount_begin(&jiffies_seq);
		ret = jiffies_64;
	} while (read_seqcount_retry(&jiffies_seq, seq));
	return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_jiffies_64);
#endif

EXPORT_SYMBOL(jiffies);

static bool cs_jiffies_registered __initdata;

struct clocksource * __init __weak clocksource_default_clock(void)
{
	if (!cs_jiffies_registered) {
		__clocksource_register(&clocksource_jiffies);
		cs_jiffies_registered = true;
	}
	return &clocksource_jiffies;
}

static struct clocksource refined_jiffies;

void __init register_refined_jiffies(long cycles_per_second)
{
	u64 nsec_per_tick, shift_hz;
	long cycles_per_tick;

	refined_jiffies = clocksource_jiffies;
	refined_jiffies.name = "refined-jiffies";
	refined_jiffies.rating++;

	/* Calc cycles per tick */
	cycles_per_tick = (cycles_per_second + HZ/2)/HZ;
	/* shift_hz stores hz<<8 for extra accuracy */
	shift_hz = (u64)cycles_per_second << 8;
	shift_hz += cycles_per_tick/2;
	do_div(shift_hz, cycles_per_tick);

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