[patch V2 25/26] timekeeping: Provide update for auxiliary timekeepers

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Mon May 19 2025 - 04:42:26 EST


Update the auxiliary timekeepers periodically. For now this is tied to the system
timekeeper update from the tick. This might be revisited and moved out of the tick.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/time/timekeeping.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
---
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -131,9 +131,11 @@ static struct tk_fast tk_fast_raw ____c
#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_AUX_CLOCKS
static __init void tk_aux_setup(void);
static void tk_aux_update_clocksource(void);
+static void tk_aux_advance(void);
#else
static inline void tk_aux_setup(void) { }
static inline void tk_aux_update_clocksource(void) { }
+static inline void tk_aux_advance(void) { }
#endif

unsigned long timekeeper_lock_irqsave(void)
@@ -2312,11 +2314,13 @@ static bool timekeeping_advance(enum tim
/**
* update_wall_time - Uses the current clocksource to increment the wall time
*
+ * It also updates the enabled auxiliary clock timekeepers
*/
void update_wall_time(void)
{
if (timekeeping_advance(TK_ADV_TICK))
clock_was_set_delayed();
+ tk_aux_advance();
}

/**
@@ -2762,6 +2766,20 @@ static void tk_aux_update_clocksource(vo
}
}

+static void tk_aux_advance(void)
+{
+ unsigned long active = READ_ONCE(aux_timekeepers);
+ unsigned int id;
+
+ for_each_set_bit(id, &active, BITS_PER_LONG) {
+ struct tk_data *tkd = &timekeeper_data[id + TIMEKEEPER_AUX];
+
+ guard(raw_spinlock)(&tkd->lock);
+ if (tkd->shadow_timekeeper.clock_valid)
+ __timekeeping_advance(tkd, TK_ADV_TICK);
+ }
+}
+
/**
* ktime_get_aux - Get TAI time for a AUX clock
* @id: ID of the clock to read (CLOCK_AUX...)