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* [PATCH] HPET RTC emulation: add watchdog timer
@ 2006-01-09 15:43 Clemens Ladisch
  2006-01-09 16:15 ` Clemens Ladisch
  2006-01-09 16:41 ` Andi Kleen
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Clemens Ladisch @ 2006-01-09 15:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Morton, Venkatesh Pallipadi, Andi Kleen, Vojtech Pavlik
  Cc: linux-kernel

To prevent the emulated RTC timer from stopping when interrupts are
disabled for too long, implement the watchdog timer to restart it when
needed.

Index: linux-2.6.15/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.15.orig/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c	2006-01-06 16:11:10.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.15/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c	2006-01-08 21:31:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -413,9 +413,45 @@ int hpet_set_periodic_freq(unsigned long
 
 int hpet_rtc_dropped_irq(void)
 {
+	unsigned int cnt, ticks_per_int, lost_ints;
+
 	if (!is_hpet_enabled())
 		return 0;
 
+	if (UIE_on | PIE_on | AIE_on) {
+		/*
+		 * The interrupt handler schedules the next interrupt at a
+		 * constant offset from the time the current interrupt was
+		 * scheduled, without regard to the actual time. When the
+		 * handler is delayed too long, it tries to schedule the next
+		 * interrupt in the past and the hardware would not interrupt
+		 * until the counter had wrapped around. We catch it here.
+		 */
+		cnt = hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER);
+		/* was the comparator set to a time in the past? */
+		if ((int)(cnt - hpet_t1_cmp) > 0) {
+			/* determine how many interrupts were actually lost */
+			ticks_per_int = (hpet_tick * HZ) / hpet_rtc_int_freq;
+			lost_ints = (cnt - hpet_t1_cmp) / ticks_per_int + 1;
+			/*
+			 * Make sure that, even with the time needed to execute
+			 * this code, the next scheduled interrupt has been
+			 * moved back to the future.
+			 */
+			lost_ints++;
+
+			cnt = hpet_t1_cmp + lost_ints * ticks_per_int;
+			hpet_writel(cnt, HPET_T1_CMP);
+			hpet_t1_cmp = cnt;
+
+			if (PIE_on)
+				PIE_count += lost_ints;
+
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "rtc: lost some interrupts"
+			       " at %ldHz.\n", hpet_rtc_int_freq);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
Index: linux-2.6.15/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.15.orig/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c	2006-01-06 16:11:13.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.15/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c	2006-01-08 21:42:16.000000000 +0100
@@ -1234,9 +1234,45 @@ int hpet_set_periodic_freq(unsigned long
 
 int hpet_rtc_dropped_irq(void)
 {
+	unsigned int cnt, ticks_per_int, lost_ints;
+
 	if (!is_hpet_enabled())
 		return 0;
 
+	if (UIE_on | PIE_on | AIE_on) {
+		/*
+		 * The interrupt handler schedules the next interrupt at a
+		 * constant offset from the time the current interrupt was
+		 * scheduled, without regard to the actual time. When the
+		 * handler is delayed too long, it tries to schedule the next
+		 * interrupt in the past and the hardware would not interrupt
+		 * until the counter had wrapped around. We catch it here.
+		 */
+		cnt = hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER);
+		/* was the comparator set to a time in the past? */
+		if ((int)(cnt - hpet_t1_cmp) > 0) {
+			/* determine how many interrupts were actually lost */
+			ticks_per_int = (hpet_tick * HZ) / hpet_rtc_int_freq;
+			lost_ints = (cnt - hpet_t1_cmp) / ticks_per_int + 1;
+			/*
+			 * Make sure that, even with the time needed to execute
+			 * this code, the next scheduled interrupt has been
+			 * moved back to the future.
+			 */
+			lost_ints++;
+
+			cnt = hpet_t1_cmp + lost_ints * ticks_per_int;
+			hpet_writel(cnt, HPET_T1_CMP);
+			hpet_t1_cmp = cnt;
+
+			if (PIE_on)
+				PIE_count += lost_ints;
+
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "rtc: lost some interrupts"
+			       " at %ldHz.\n", hpet_rtc_int_freq);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 

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* Re: [PATCH] HPET RTC emulation: add watchdog timer
  2006-01-09 15:43 [PATCH] HPET RTC emulation: add watchdog timer Clemens Ladisch
@ 2006-01-09 16:15 ` Clemens Ladisch
  2006-01-09 16:41 ` Andi Kleen
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Clemens Ladisch @ 2006-01-09 16:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Morton, Venkatesh Pallipadi, Andi Kleen, Vojtech Pavlik
  Cc: linux-kernel

OK, this time with Signed-off line ...


To prevent the emulated RTC timer from stopping when interrupts are
disabled for too long, implement the watchdog timer to restart it when
needed.

Signed-off-by: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>

Index: linux-2.6.15/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.15.orig/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c	2006-01-06 16:11:10.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.15/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c	2006-01-08 21:31:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -413,9 +413,45 @@ int hpet_set_periodic_freq(unsigned long
 
 int hpet_rtc_dropped_irq(void)
 {
+	unsigned int cnt, ticks_per_int, lost_ints;
+
 	if (!is_hpet_enabled())
 		return 0;
 
+	if (UIE_on | PIE_on | AIE_on) {
+		/*
+		 * The interrupt handler schedules the next interrupt at a
+		 * constant offset from the time the current interrupt was
+		 * scheduled, without regard to the actual time. When the
+		 * handler is delayed too long, it tries to schedule the next
+		 * interrupt in the past and the hardware would not interrupt
+		 * until the counter had wrapped around. We catch it here.
+		 */
+		cnt = hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER);
+		/* was the comparator set to a time in the past? */
+		if ((int)(cnt - hpet_t1_cmp) > 0) {
+			/* determine how many interrupts were actually lost */
+			ticks_per_int = (hpet_tick * HZ) / hpet_rtc_int_freq;
+			lost_ints = (cnt - hpet_t1_cmp) / ticks_per_int + 1;
+			/*
+			 * Make sure that, even with the time needed to execute
+			 * this code, the next scheduled interrupt has been
+			 * moved back to the future.
+			 */
+			lost_ints++;
+
+			cnt = hpet_t1_cmp + lost_ints * ticks_per_int;
+			hpet_writel(cnt, HPET_T1_CMP);
+			hpet_t1_cmp = cnt;
+
+			if (PIE_on)
+				PIE_count += lost_ints;
+
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "rtc: lost some interrupts"
+			       " at %ldHz.\n", hpet_rtc_int_freq);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
Index: linux-2.6.15/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.15.orig/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c	2006-01-06 16:11:13.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.15/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c	2006-01-08 21:42:16.000000000 +0100
@@ -1234,9 +1234,45 @@ int hpet_set_periodic_freq(unsigned long
 
 int hpet_rtc_dropped_irq(void)
 {
+	unsigned int cnt, ticks_per_int, lost_ints;
+
 	if (!is_hpet_enabled())
 		return 0;
 
+	if (UIE_on | PIE_on | AIE_on) {
+		/*
+		 * The interrupt handler schedules the next interrupt at a
+		 * constant offset from the time the current interrupt was
+		 * scheduled, without regard to the actual time. When the
+		 * handler is delayed too long, it tries to schedule the next
+		 * interrupt in the past and the hardware would not interrupt
+		 * until the counter had wrapped around. We catch it here.
+		 */
+		cnt = hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER);
+		/* was the comparator set to a time in the past? */
+		if ((int)(cnt - hpet_t1_cmp) > 0) {
+			/* determine how many interrupts were actually lost */
+			ticks_per_int = (hpet_tick * HZ) / hpet_rtc_int_freq;
+			lost_ints = (cnt - hpet_t1_cmp) / ticks_per_int + 1;
+			/*
+			 * Make sure that, even with the time needed to execute
+			 * this code, the next scheduled interrupt has been
+			 * moved back to the future.
+			 */
+			lost_ints++;
+
+			cnt = hpet_t1_cmp + lost_ints * ticks_per_int;
+			hpet_writel(cnt, HPET_T1_CMP);
+			hpet_t1_cmp = cnt;
+
+			if (PIE_on)
+				PIE_count += lost_ints;
+
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "rtc: lost some interrupts"
+			       " at %ldHz.\n", hpet_rtc_int_freq);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 

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* Re: [PATCH] HPET RTC emulation: add watchdog timer
  2006-01-09 15:43 [PATCH] HPET RTC emulation: add watchdog timer Clemens Ladisch
  2006-01-09 16:15 ` Clemens Ladisch
@ 2006-01-09 16:41 ` Andi Kleen
  2006-01-09 18:00   ` lkml
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Andi Kleen @ 2006-01-09 16:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Clemens Ladisch
  Cc: Andrew Morton, Venkatesh Pallipadi, Vojtech Pavlik, linux-kernel

On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 04:43:50PM +0100, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> To prevent the emulated RTC timer from stopping when interrupts are
> disabled for too long, implement the watchdog timer to restart it when
> needed.

The interrupt handler should just read the time (it likely
has to do that anyways) and check for that
directly. That is what I did in my noidletick HPET patch and it 
worked ok.

-Andi

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* Re: [PATCH] HPET RTC emulation: add watchdog timer
  2006-01-09 16:41 ` Andi Kleen
@ 2006-01-09 18:00   ` lkml
  2006-01-09 20:32     ` Andi Kleen
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: lkml @ 2006-01-09 18:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andi Kleen
  Cc: Clemens Ladisch, Andrew Morton, Venkatesh Pallipadi,
	Vojtech Pavlik, linux-kernel

Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 04:43:50PM +0100, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> > To prevent the emulated RTC timer from stopping when interrupts
> > are disabled for too long, implement the watchdog timer to
> > restart it when needed.
>
> The interrupt handler should just read the time (it likely
> has to do that anyways)

Not in the current implementation.

> and check for that directly.

I want to avoid the read altogether because the round trip to the
south bridge is rather slow (1.5 microseconds with VIA chipsets).


Clemens


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* Re: [PATCH] HPET RTC emulation: add watchdog timer
  2006-01-09 18:00   ` lkml
@ 2006-01-09 20:32     ` Andi Kleen
  2006-01-10  8:27       ` Clemens Ladisch
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Andi Kleen @ 2006-01-09 20:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: lkml
  Cc: Clemens Ladisch, Andrew Morton, Venkatesh Pallipadi,
	Vojtech Pavlik, linux-kernel

On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 07:00:34PM +0100, lkml@cl.domainfactory-kunde.de wrote:
> Andi Kleen wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 04:43:50PM +0100, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> > > To prevent the emulated RTC timer from stopping when interrupts
> > > are disabled for too long, implement the watchdog timer to
> > > restart it when needed.
> >
> > The interrupt handler should just read the time (it likely
> > has to do that anyways)
> 
> Not in the current implementation.

The standard HPET interrupt in x86-64 does this already at least.

> > and check for that directly.
> 
> I want to avoid the read altogether because the round trip to the
> south bridge is rather slow (1.5 microseconds with VIA chipsets).

You can use the TSC to detect it too, but it might be unreliable.

-Andi


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* Re: [PATCH] HPET RTC emulation: add watchdog timer
  2006-01-09 20:32     ` Andi Kleen
@ 2006-01-10  8:27       ` Clemens Ladisch
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Clemens Ladisch @ 2006-01-10  8:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andi Kleen
  Cc: Andrew Morton, Venkatesh Pallipadi, Vojtech Pavlik, linux-kernel

Andi Kleen wrote:
> Clemens Ladisch <lkml@cl.domainfactory-kunde.de> wrote:
> > Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> > > > To prevent the emulated RTC timer from stopping when
> > > > interrupts are disabled for too long, implement the watchdog
> > > > timer to restart it when needed.
> > >
> > > The interrupt handler should just read the time (it likely
> > > has to do that anyways)
> >
> > Not in the current implementation.
>
> The standard HPET interrupt in x86-64 does this already at least.

But it's slower than just doing a mod_timer which the RTC code does
_anyway_, so we could just as well use it.  Especially as the watchdog
timer isn't actually expected to run in normal circumstances.


Clemens


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