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[PATCH] itimer fixes

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Fix the recent off-by-one fix in the itimer code:

1. The repeating timer is figured using the requested time
	(not +1 as we know where we are in the jiffie).

2. The tests for interval too large are left to the time_val to jiffie code.

Signed-off-by: George Anzinger <george@mvista.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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George Anzinger 2005-07-27 11:43:44 -07:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent b7343f01e3
commit d912d1ff21
1 changed files with 16 additions and 21 deletions
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kernel/itimer.c
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@ -112,28 +112,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_getitimer(int which, struct itimerval __user *value)
return error;
}
/*
* Called with P->sighand->siglock held and P->signal->real_timer inactive.
* If interval is nonzero, arm the timer for interval ticks from now.
*/
static inline void it_real_arm(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long interval)
{
p->signal->it_real_value = interval; /* XXX unnecessary field?? */
if (interval == 0)
return;
if (interval > (unsigned long) LONG_MAX)
interval = LONG_MAX;
/* the "+ 1" below makes sure that the timer doesn't go off before
* the interval requested. This could happen if
* time requested % (usecs per jiffy) is more than the usecs left
* in the current jiffy */
p->signal->real_timer.expires = jiffies + interval + 1;
add_timer(&p->signal->real_timer);
}
void it_real_fn(unsigned long __data)
{
struct task_struct * p = (struct task_struct *) __data;
unsigned long inc = p->signal->it_real_incr;
send_group_sig_info(SIGALRM, SEND_SIG_PRIV, p);
@ -141,14 +124,23 @@ void it_real_fn(unsigned long __data)
* Now restart the timer if necessary. We don't need any locking
* here because do_setitimer makes sure we have finished running
* before it touches anything.
* Note, we KNOW we are (or should be) at a jiffie edge here so
* we don't need the +1 stuff. Also, we want to use the prior
* expire value so as to not "slip" a jiffie if we are late.
* Deal with requesting a time prior to "now" here rather than
* in add_timer.
*/
it_real_arm(p, p->signal->it_real_incr);
if (!inc)
return;
while (time_before_eq(p->signal->real_timer.expires, jiffies))
p->signal->real_timer.expires += inc;
add_timer(&p->signal->real_timer);
}
int do_setitimer(int which, struct itimerval *value, struct itimerval *ovalue)
{
struct task_struct *tsk = current;
unsigned long val, interval;
unsigned long val, interval, expires;
cputime_t cval, cinterval, nval, ninterval;
switch (which) {
@ -164,7 +156,10 @@ again:
}
tsk->signal->it_real_incr =
timeval_to_jiffies(&value->it_interval);
it_real_arm(tsk, timeval_to_jiffies(&value->it_value));
expires = timeval_to_jiffies(&value->it_value);
if (expires)
mod_timer(&tsk->signal->real_timer,
jiffies + 1 + expires);
spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
if (ovalue) {
jiffies_to_timeval(val, &ovalue->it_value);