linux/kernel
John Stultz 2619d7e9c9 time: Fix timekeeping_freqadjust()'s incorrect use of abs() instead of abs64()
The internal clocksteering done for fine-grained error
correction uses a logarithmic approximation, so any time
adjtimex() adjusts the clock steering, timekeeping_freqadjust()
quickly approximates the correct clock frequency over a series
of ticks.

Unfortunately, the logic in timekeeping_freqadjust(), introduced
in commit:

  dc491596f6 ("timekeeping: Rework frequency adjustments to work better w/ nohz")

used the abs() function with a s64 error value to calculate the
size of the approximated adjustment to be made.

Per include/linux/kernel.h:

  "abs() should not be used for 64-bit types (s64, u64, long long) - use abs64()".

Thus on 32-bit platforms, this resulted in the clocksteering to
take a quite dampended random walk trying to converge on the
proper frequency, which caused the adjustments to be made much
slower then intended (most easily observed when large
adjustments are made).

This patch fixes the issue by using abs64() instead.

Reported-by: Nuno Gonçalves <nunojpg@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Nuno Goncalves <nunojpg@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v3.17+
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>
Cc: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1441840051-20244-1-git-send-email-john.stultz@linaro.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
2015-09-13 10:30:47 +02:00
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bpf bpf: fix out of bounds access in verifier log 2015-09-09 14:11:55 -07:00
configs kconfig: add xenconfig defconfig helper 2015-06-16 11:04:29 +01:00
debug debug: prevent entering debug mode on panic/exception. 2015-02-19 12:39:03 -06:00
events kexec: split kexec_load syscall from kexec core code 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
gcov gcov: add support for GCC 5.1 2015-06-30 19:44:57 -07:00
irq Merge branch 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-09-01 14:33:35 -07:00
livepatch livepatch: Improve error handling in klp_disable_func() 2015-07-14 22:48:06 +02:00
locking Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2015-09-05 20:34:28 -07:00
power Merge branch 'for-4.3/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2015-09-02 13:10:25 -07:00
printk kexec: split kexec_load syscall from kexec core code 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
rcu rcu,locking: Privatize smp_mb__after_unlock_lock() 2015-08-04 08:49:21 -07:00
sched userfaultfd: waitqueue: add nr wake parameter to __wake_up_locked_key 2015-09-04 16:54:41 -07:00
time time: Fix timekeeping_freqadjust()'s incorrect use of abs() instead of abs64() 2015-09-13 10:30:47 +02:00
trace Mostly this is just clean ups and micro optimizations. 2015-09-08 14:04:14 -07:00
.gitignore
acct.c acct: check FMODE_CAN_WRITE 2015-04-11 22:27:55 -04:00
async.c
audit_fsnotify.c audit: clean simple fsnotify implementation 2015-08-06 16:14:53 -04:00
audit_tree.c Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.infradead.org/users/pcmoore/audit 2015-09-08 13:34:59 -07:00
audit_watch.c Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.infradead.org/users/pcmoore/audit 2015-09-08 13:34:59 -07:00
audit.c Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.infradead.org/users/pcmoore/audit 2015-09-08 13:34:59 -07:00
audit.h Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.infradead.org/users/pcmoore/audit 2015-09-08 13:34:59 -07:00
auditfilter.c audit: implement audit by executable 2015-08-06 16:17:25 -04:00
auditsc.c Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.infradead.org/users/pcmoore/audit 2015-09-08 13:34:59 -07:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c
capability.c kernel: conditionally support non-root users, groups and capabilities 2015-04-15 16:35:22 -07:00
cgroup_freezer.c cgroup: allow a cgroup subsystem to reject a fork 2015-07-14 17:29:23 -04:00
cgroup_pids.c cgroup: pids: fix invalid get/put usage 2015-08-25 14:19:25 -04:00
cgroup.c cgroup: fix seq_show_option merge with legacy_name 2015-09-08 15:35:28 -07:00
compat.c compat: cleanup coding in compat_get_bitmap() and compat_put_bitmap() 2015-06-04 23:57:18 +02:00
configs.c
context_tracking.c context_tracking: Inherit TIF_NOHZ through forks instead of context switches 2015-05-07 12:02:51 +02:00
cpu_pm.c kernel/cpu_pm: fix cpu_cluster_pm_exit comment 2015-09-03 02:42:20 +02:00
cpu.c Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-08-31 20:26:22 -07:00
cpuset.c cpuset: use trialcs->mems_allowed as a temp variable 2015-08-10 11:18:41 -04:00
crash_dump.c
cred.c kernel/cred.c: remove unnecessary kdebug atomic reads 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
delayacct.c
dma.c
elfcore.c
exec_domain.c Remove rest of exec domains. 2015-04-12 21:03:31 +02:00
exit.c kernel: exit: fix typo in comment 2015-08-07 13:59:49 +02:00
extable.c kernel/extable.c: remove duplicated include 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
fork.c userfaultfd: add VM_UFFD_MISSING and VM_UFFD_WP 2015-09-04 16:54:41 -07:00
freezer.c
futex_compat.c
futex.c futex: Make should_fail_futex() static 2015-07-20 21:43:54 +02:00
groups.c kernel: conditionally support non-root users, groups and capabilities 2015-04-15 16:35:22 -07:00
hung_task.c kernel/hung_task.c: change hung_task.c to use for_each_process_thread() 2015-04-15 16:35:22 -07:00
irq_work.c
jump_label.c locking/static_keys: Add selftest 2015-08-03 11:34:16 +02:00
kallsyms.c
kcmp.c
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks locking/qrwlock: Rename QUEUE_RWLOCK to QUEUED_RWLOCKS 2015-05-12 09:46:00 +02:00
Kconfig.preempt
kexec_core.c kexec: export KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE to vmcoreinfo 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
kexec_file.c kexec: split kexec_file syscall code to kexec_file.c 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
kexec_internal.h kexec: split kexec_file syscall code to kexec_file.c 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
kexec.c kexec: split kexec_load syscall from kexec core code 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
kmod.c kmod: handle UMH_WAIT_PROC from system unbound workqueue 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
kprobes.c perf/x86/hw_breakpoints: Disallow kernel breakpoints unless kprobe-safe 2015-08-04 10:16:54 +02:00
ksysfs.c kexec: split kexec_load syscall from kexec core code 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
kthread.c kernel/kthread.c:kthread_create_on_node(): clarify documentation 2015-09-04 16:54:41 -07:00
latencytop.c
Makefile sys_membarrier(): system-wide memory barrier (generic, x86) 2015-09-11 15:21:34 -07:00
membarrier.c sys_membarrier(): system-wide memory barrier (generic, x86) 2015-09-11 15:21:34 -07:00
memremap.c add devm_memremap_pages 2015-08-27 19:40:58 -04:00
module_signing.c PKCS#7: Appropriately restrict authenticated attributes and content type 2015-08-12 17:01:01 +01:00
module-internal.h
module.c module: weaken locking assertion for oops path. 2015-07-29 06:13:22 +09:30
notifier.c Merge branch 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-09-01 08:40:25 -07:00
nsproxy.c
padata.c padata: use %*pb[l] to print bitmaps including cpumasks and nodemasks 2015-02-13 21:21:38 -08:00
panic.c kernel/panic/kexec: fix "crash_kexec_post_notifiers" option issue in oops path 2015-06-30 19:44:57 -07:00
params.c Minor merge needed, due to function move. 2015-07-01 10:49:25 -07:00
pid_namespace.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2014-12-16 15:53:03 -08:00
pid.c rcu: Rename rcu_lockdep_assert() to RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN() 2015-07-22 15:27:32 -07:00
profile.c mm: rename alloc_pages_exact_node() to __alloc_pages_node() 2015-09-08 15:35:28 -07:00
ptrace.c seccomp: add ptrace options for suspend/resume 2015-07-15 11:52:52 -07:00
range.c kernel: avoid overflow in cmp_range 2015-01-17 10:02:23 +13:00
reboot.c kexec: split kexec_load syscall from kexec core code 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
relay.c kernel/relay.c: use kvfree() in relay_free_page_array() 2015-06-30 19:44:59 -07:00
resource.c mm: enhance region_is_ram() to region_intersects() 2015-08-10 23:07:05 -04:00
seccomp.c Merge tag 'seccomp-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux into next 2015-07-20 17:19:19 +10:00
signal.c signal: fix information leak in copy_siginfo_to_user 2015-08-07 04:39:40 +03:00
smp.c smp: Fix error case handling in smp_call_function_*() 2015-04-19 13:19:23 -07:00
smpboot.c smpboot: allow passing the cpumask on per-cpu thread registration 2015-09-04 16:54:41 -07:00
smpboot.h
softirq.c Merge branch 'locking-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-02-09 15:24:03 -08:00
stacktrace.c stacktrace: introduce snprint_stack_trace for buffer output 2014-12-13 12:42:48 -08:00
stop_machine.c stop_machine: Remove cpu_stop_work's from list in cpu_stop_park() 2015-08-03 12:21:28 +02:00
sys_ni.c sys_membarrier(): system-wide memory barrier (generic, x86) 2015-09-11 15:21:34 -07:00
sys.c vfs: Commit to never having exectuables on proc and sysfs. 2015-07-10 10:39:25 -05:00
sysctl_binary.c
sysctl.c sysctl: fix int -> unsigned long assignments in INT_MIN case 2015-09-10 13:29:01 -07:00
task_work.c task_work: remove fifo ordering guarantee 2015-09-05 13:46:58 -07:00
taskstats.c netlink: make nlmsg_end() and genlmsg_end() void 2015-01-18 01:03:45 -05:00
test_kprobes.c
torture.c rcu: Convert ACCESS_ONCE() to READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE() 2015-05-27 12:56:15 -07:00
tracepoint.c
tsacct.c
uid16.c
up.c
user_namespace.c capabilities: ambient capabilities 2015-09-04 16:54:41 -07:00
user-return-notifier.c
user.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2014-12-17 12:31:40 -08:00
utsname_sysctl.c
utsname.c
watchdog.c watchdog: rename watchdog_suspend() and watchdog_resume() 2015-09-04 16:54:41 -07:00
workqueue_internal.h
workqueue.c Merge branch 'for-4.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq 2015-09-02 08:02:20 -07:00