Pull timer fixes from Ingo Molnar:
 "A fix for an abs()/abs64() bug that caused too slow NTP convergence on
  32-bit kernels, plus a removal of an obsolete clockevents driver
  facility after all users got converted during the merge window"

* 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  clockevents: Remove unused set_mode() callback
  time: Fix timekeeping_freqadjust()'s incorrect use of abs() instead of abs64()

All users are migrated to the per-state callbacks, get rid of the
unused interface and the core support code.

Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: linaro-kernel@lists.linaro.org
Cc: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/fd60de14cf6d125489c031207567bb255ad946f6.1441943991.git.viresh.kumar@linaro.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

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:

  dc491596f639 ("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>

The code ensures that when nohz full is running, at least the
boot CPU serves as a housekeeper and it can't be later offlined.

Let's assert this assumption to make sure that we have CPUs to
handle unbound jobs like workqueues and timers while nohz full
CPUs run undisturbed.

Also improve the comments on housekeeper offlining prevention.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@ezchip.com>
Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Preeti U Murthy <preeti@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Vatika Harlalka <vatikaharlalka@gmail.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1441119060-2230-3-git-send-email-fweisbec@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

Pull timer updates from Thomas Gleixner:
 "Rather large, but nothing exiting:

   - new range check for settimeofday() to prevent that boot time
     becomes negative.
   - fix for file time rounding
   - a few simplifications of the hrtimer code
   - fix for the proc/timerlist code so the output of clock realtime
     timers is accurate
   - more y2038 work
   - tree wide conversion of clockevent drivers to the new callbacks"

* 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (88 commits)
  hrtimer: Handle failure of tick_init_highres() gracefully
  hrtimer: Unconfuse switch_hrtimer_base() a bit
  hrtimer: Simplify get_target_base() by returning current base
  hrtimer: Drop return code of hrtimer_switch_to_hres()
  time: Introduce timespec64_to_jiffies()/jiffies_to_timespec64()
  time: Introduce current_kernel_time64()
  time: Introduce struct itimerspec64
  time: Add the common weak version of update_persistent_clock()
  time: Always make sure wall_to_monotonic isn't positive
  time: Fix nanosecond file time rounding in timespec_trunc()
  timer_list: Add the base offset so remaining nsecs are accurate for non monotonic timers
  cris/time: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface
  kernel: broadcast-hrtimer: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface
  xtensa/time: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface
  unicore/time: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface
  um/time: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface
  sparc/time: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface
  sh/localtimer: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface
  score/time: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface
  s390/time: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface
  ...

Pull NOHZ updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "The main changes, mostly written by Frederic Weisbecker, include:

   - Fix some jiffies based cputime assumptions.  (No real harm because
     the concerned code isn't used by full dynticks.)

   - Simplify jiffies <-> usecs conversions.  Remove dead code.

   - Remove early hacks on nohz full code that avoided messing up idle
     nohz internals.  Now nohz integrates well full and idle and such
     hack have become needless.

   - Restart nohz full tick from irq exit.  (A simplification and a
     preparation for future optimization on scheduler kick to nohz
     full)

   - Code cleanups.

   - Tile driver isolation enhancement on top of nohz.  (Chris Metcalf)"

* 'timers-nohz-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  nohz: Remove useless argument on tick_nohz_task_switch()
  nohz: Move tick_nohz_restart_sched_tick() above its users
  nohz: Restart nohz full tick from irq exit
  nohz: Remove idle task special case
  nohz: Prevent tilegx network driver interrupts
  alpha: Fix jiffies based cputime assumption
  apm32: Fix cputime == jiffies assumption
  jiffies: Remove HZ > USEC_PER_SEC special case

Pull RCU updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "The main RCU changes in this cycle are:

   - the combination of tree geometry-initialization simplifications and
     OS-jitter-reduction changes to expedited grace periods.  These two
     are stacked due to the large number of conflicts that would
     otherwise result.

   - privatize smp_mb__after_unlock_lock().

     This commit moves the definition of smp_mb__after_unlock_lock() to
     kernel/rcu/tree.h, in recognition of the fact that RCU is the only
     thing using this, that nothing else is likely to use it, and that
     it is likely to go away completely.

   - documentation updates.

   - torture-test updates.

   - misc fixes"

* 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (60 commits)
  rcu,locking: Privatize smp_mb__after_unlock_lock()
  rcu: Silence lockdep false positive for expedited grace periods
  rcu: Don't disable CPU hotplug during OOM notifiers
  scripts: Make checkpatch.pl warn on expedited RCU grace periods
  rcu: Update MAINTAINERS entry
  rcu: Clarify CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG help text
  rcu: Fix backwards RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN() in synchronize_rcu_tasks()
  rcu: Rename rcu_lockdep_assert() to RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN()
  rcu: Make rcu_is_watching() really notrace
  cpu: Wait for RCU grace periods concurrently
  rcu: Create a synchronize_rcu_mult()
  rcu: Fix obsolete priority-boosting comment
  rcu: Use WRITE_ONCE in RCU_INIT_POINTER
  rcu: Hide RCU_NOCB_CPU behind RCU_EXPERT
  rcu: Add RCU-sched flavors of get-state and cond-sync
  rcu: Add fastpath bypassing funnel locking
  rcu: Rename RCU_GP_DONE_FQS to RCU_GP_DOING_FQS
  rcu: Pull out wait_event*() condition into helper function
  documentation: Describe new expedited stall warnings
  rcu: Add stall warnings to synchronize_sched_expedited()
  ...

Commit 75e3b37d0598 ("hrtimer: Drop return code of hrtimer_switch_to_hres()")
drops the return code of hrtimer_switch_to_hres(). While doing so, it also
drops the return statement itself on failure. This may cause a system hang.
Seen when running arm:multi_v7_defconfig in qemu with devicetree file
vexpress-v2p-ca9.

Fixes: 75e3b37d0598 ("hrtimer: Drop return code of hrtimer_switch_to_hres()")
Cc: Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1440231047-16256-1-git-send-email-linux@roeck-us.net
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

- A handful or y2038 related items
- A walltime to monotonic limit
- Small fixes for timespec_trunc() and timer_list output

The variable called "this_base" is confusing because its name suggests
it's of "struct hrtimer_clock_base" type, along with "base" and "new_base"
which doesn't help understanding this complicated function.

Make its name clearer and fix the misleading comment while at it.

[ tglx: Fixed the comment for real ]

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1439907509-9553-3-git-send-email-fweisbec@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>