From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=DKIMWL_WL_HIGH,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D53BEC33CB3 for ; Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:32:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from bombadil.infradead.org (bombadil.infradead.org [198.137.202.133]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AB3C12467A for ; Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:32:15 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lists.infradead.org header.i=@lists.infradead.org header.b="QORY0FeN" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org AB3C12467A Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=linutronix.de Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-arm-kernel-bounces+infradead-linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lists.infradead.org; s=bombadil.20170209; h=Sender: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:Cc:List-Subscribe:List-Help:List-Post: List-Archive:List-Unsubscribe:List-Id:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Date:References :In-Reply-To:Subject:To:From:Reply-To:Content-ID:Content-Description: Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID: List-Owner; bh=/CjbyttKdpI1LfVYABja5q6fIKMv24lfsmahns7yrr8=; b=QORY0FeNmxEFSl XiebGfYY52WAfgK0I+0Ngjg2LlB84ix7nHXASiuTZDN05Tve95GCrMUV5kL1Av6f8ICunDcqmKzSa pqjkyk+hkk4i7QwlnMv4LWVfBzbMMeELnD+t39Llu0PM2NEQ0i/xOZuFNk6c/uUQsqt9iN/EtXAn8 6Or7ZgHEwPU8MWXf4enEajgCdBgO1ly8qUG6TMOrvrytL7yqrD1JQ8ZnFy1lzNum1AajtlPGZ0wfC le66KsuxNbXq+tnYjXnRFwL0oSOoqFL0uRAteuUb5BHjWl5aL21lLGhbKcgAGjCZ2KjpgVpe4imQF Q+1nJL/TADDdwAnJbwcw==; Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=bombadil.infradead.org) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92.3 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1irKQg-0001db-Rs; Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:32:14 +0000 Received: from galois.linutronix.de ([2a0a:51c0:0:12e:550::1]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.92.3 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1irKQZ-0001d7-NW for linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:32:12 +0000 Received: from p5b06da22.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([91.6.218.34] helo=nanos.tec.linutronix.de) by Galois.linutronix.de with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1irKQQ-0002Kq-3S; Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:31:58 +0100 Received: by nanos.tec.linutronix.de (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8410B101DEE; Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:31:57 +0100 (CET) From: Thomas Gleixner To: Christophe Leroy , Benjamin Herrenschmidt , Paul Mackerras , Michael Ellerman , arnd@arndb.de, vincenzo.frascino@arm.com, luto@kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 06/12] lib: vdso: __iter_div_u64_rem() is suboptimal for 32 bit time In-Reply-To: <5b38617a2ca4f719760aafbdb6115eaad28c0640.1578934751.git.christophe.leroy@c-s.fr> References: <5b38617a2ca4f719760aafbdb6115eaad28c0640.1578934751.git.christophe.leroy@c-s.fr> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:31:57 +0100 Message-ID: <875zheclzm.fsf@nanos.tec.linutronix.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Linutronix-Spam-Score: -1.0 X-Linutronix-Spam-Level: - X-Linutronix-Spam-Status: No , -1.0 points, 5.0 required, ALL_TRUSTED=-1, SHORTCIRCUIT=-0.0001 X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20200114_033207_908975_3A1A4EB5 X-CRM114-Status: UNSURE ( 7.98 ) X-CRM114-Notice: Please train this message. X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: x86@kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-mips@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+infradead-linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org Christophe Leroy writes: > Using __iter_div_ulong_rem() is suboptimal on 32 bits. > Nanoseconds are only 32 bits, and VDSO data is updated every 10ms > so nsec will never overflow 32 bits. That's theory and perhaps true for bare metal, but there is no guarantee on VIRT that the CPU which has the timekeeping duty assigned is not scheduled out for longer than 4 seconds. Thanks, tglx _______________________________________________ linux-arm-kernel mailing list linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-arm-kernel