[PATCH 06/14] vdso/gettimeofday: Return bool from clock_gettime() helpers

From: Thomas Weißschuh
Date: Tue Jul 01 2025 - 05:00:59 EST


The internal helpers are effectively using boolean results,
while pretending to use error numbers.

Switch the return type to bool for more clarity.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
index 9b77f23566f6a35887d4c9aaefc61a971131b499..c5266532a097c06f33d12e345c695357d75abf42 100644
--- a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ const struct vdso_time_data *__arch_get_vdso_u_timens_data(const struct vdso_tim
#endif /* CONFIG_GENERIC_VDSO_DATA_STORE */

static __always_inline
-int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
- clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
+ clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
{
const struct vdso_time_data *vd = __arch_get_vdso_u_timens_data(vdns);
const struct timens_offset *offs = &vcns->offset[clk];
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *v
seq = vdso_read_begin(vc);

if (unlikely(!vdso_clocksource_ok(vc)))
- return -1;
+ return false;

cycles = __arch_get_hw_counter(vc->clock_mode, vd);
if (unlikely(!vdso_cycles_ok(cycles)))
- return -1;
+ return false;
ns = vdso_calc_ns(vc, cycles, vdso_ts->nsec);
sec = vdso_ts->sec;
} while (unlikely(vdso_read_retry(vc, seq)));
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *v
ts->tv_sec = sec + __iter_div_u64_rem(ns, NSEC_PER_SEC, &ns);
ts->tv_nsec = ns;

- return 0;
+ return true;
}
#else
static __always_inline
@@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ const struct vdso_time_data *__arch_get_vdso_u_timens_data(const struct vdso_tim
}

static __always_inline
-int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
- clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
+ clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
{
- return -EINVAL;
+ return false;
}
#endif

static __always_inline
-int do_hres(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
- clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_hres(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
+ clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
{
const struct vdso_timestamp *vdso_ts = &vc->basetime[clk];
u64 cycles, sec, ns;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int do_hres(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,

/* Allows to compile the high resolution parts out */
if (!__arch_vdso_hres_capable())
- return -1;
+ return false;

do {
/*
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ int do_hres(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
smp_rmb();

if (unlikely(!vdso_clocksource_ok(vc)))
- return -1;
+ return false;

cycles = __arch_get_hw_counter(vc->clock_mode, vd);
if (unlikely(!vdso_cycles_ok(cycles)))
- return -1;
+ return false;
ns = vdso_calc_ns(vc, cycles, vdso_ts->nsec);
sec = vdso_ts->sec;
} while (unlikely(vdso_read_retry(vc, seq)));
@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@ int do_hres(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
ts->tv_sec = sec + __iter_div_u64_rem(ns, NSEC_PER_SEC, &ns);
ts->tv_nsec = ns;

- return 0;
+ return true;
}

#ifdef CONFIG_TIME_NS
static __always_inline
-int do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
- clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
+ clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
{
const struct vdso_time_data *vd = __arch_get_vdso_u_timens_data(vdns);
const struct timens_offset *offs = &vcns->offset[clk];
@@ -223,20 +223,20 @@ int do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock
*/
ts->tv_sec = sec + __iter_div_u64_rem(nsec, NSEC_PER_SEC, &nsec);
ts->tv_nsec = nsec;
- return 0;
+ return true;
}
#else
static __always_inline
-int do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
- clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_time_data *vdns, const struct vdso_clock *vcns,
+ clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
{
- return -1;
+ return false;
}
#endif

static __always_inline
-int do_coarse(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
- clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+bool do_coarse(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
+ clockid_t clk, struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
{
const struct vdso_timestamp *vdso_ts = &vc->basetime[clk];
u32 seq;
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ int do_coarse(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, const struct vdso_clock *vc,
ts->tv_nsec = vdso_ts->nsec;
} while (unlikely(vdso_read_retry(vc, seq)));

- return 0;
+ return true;
}

-static __always_inline int
+static __always_inline bool
__cvdso_clock_gettime_common(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, clockid_t clock,
struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
{
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, clockid_t clock,

/* Check for negative values or invalid clocks */
if (unlikely((u32) clock >= MAX_CLOCKS))
- return -1;
+ return false;

/*
* Convert the clockid to a bitmask and use it to check which
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, clockid_t clock,
else if (msk & VDSO_RAW)
vc = &vc[CS_RAW];
else
- return -1;
+ return false;

return do_hres(vd, vc, clock, ts);
}
@@ -293,9 +293,11 @@ static __maybe_unused int
__cvdso_clock_gettime_data(const struct vdso_time_data *vd, clockid_t clock,
struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
{
- int ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(vd, clock, ts);
+ bool ok;

- if (unlikely(ret))
+ ok = __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(vd, clock, ts);
+
+ if (unlikely(!ok))
return clock_gettime_fallback(clock, ts);
return 0;
}

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2.50.0