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Merge branch 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull timer fix from Ingo Molnar:
 "An NTP related lockup fix"

* 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  timekeeping: Fix HRTICK related deadlock from ntp lock changes
Linus Torvalds 11 years ago
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3 changed files with 5 additions and 4 deletions
  1. 1 0
      include/linux/timex.h
  2. 2 4
      kernel/time/ntp.c
  3. 2 0
      kernel/time/timekeeping.c

+ 1 - 0
include/linux/timex.h

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ extern int do_adjtimex(struct timex *);
 extern void hardpps(const struct timespec *, const struct timespec *);
 
 int read_current_timer(unsigned long *timer_val);
+void ntp_notify_cmos_timer(void);
 
 /* The clock frequency of the i8253/i8254 PIT */
 #define PIT_TICK_RATE 1193182ul

+ 2 - 4
kernel/time/ntp.c

@@ -516,13 +516,13 @@ static void sync_cmos_clock(struct work_struct *work)
 	schedule_delayed_work(&sync_cmos_work, timespec_to_jiffies(&next));
 }
 
-static void notify_cmos_timer(void)
+void ntp_notify_cmos_timer(void)
 {
 	schedule_delayed_work(&sync_cmos_work, 0);
 }
 
 #else
-static inline void notify_cmos_timer(void) { }
+void ntp_notify_cmos_timer(void) { }
 #endif
 
 
@@ -687,8 +687,6 @@ int __do_adjtimex(struct timex *txc, struct timespec *ts, s32 *time_tai)
 	if (!(time_status & STA_NANO))
 		txc->time.tv_usec /= NSEC_PER_USEC;
 
-	notify_cmos_timer();
-
 	return result;
 }
 

+ 2 - 0
kernel/time/timekeeping.c

@@ -1703,6 +1703,8 @@ int do_adjtimex(struct timex *txc)
 	write_seqcount_end(&timekeeper_seq);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&timekeeper_lock, flags);
 
+	ntp_notify_cmos_timer();
+
 	return ret;
 }