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authorThomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@linutronix.de>2026-09-09 10:51:14 +0200
committerThomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>2026-10-15 17:33:18 +0200
commit35f0a96848a730495ff310645387578ca68934cd (patch)
treebc4e9e14a5d8db7e952346525b1c8e9c2eff3660 /kernel/time
parent72d3fcf802c45d00b300f25b848a93c3a2bd7c7e (diff)
vdso: Move the kernel-side time update helpers to a new header
The vdso/ header namespace is meant for symbols which are usable from vDSO userspace code. However vdso_update_begin() and vdso_update_end() are only usable from the kernel. Move them into a new header in the linux/ namespace. Also rename them to make clear that they are only for time-related data. Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260909-vdso-asm-generic-vsyscall-h-v1-1-63ae856cc659@linutronix.de
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/time')
-rw-r--r--kernel/time/vsyscall.c15
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/time/vsyscall.c b/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
index aa59919b8f2c..4b96a8b23294 100644
--- a/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
+++ b/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
#include <linux/hrtimer.h>
#include <linux/timekeeper_internal.h>
+#include <linux/vdso_time.h>
#include <vdso/datapage.h>
#include <vdso/helpers.h>
#include <vdso/vsyscall.h>
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ void vdso_time_update_aux(struct timekeeper *tk)
#endif
/**
- * vdso_update_begin - Start of a VDSO update section
+ * vdso_time_update_begin - Start of a VDSO update section
*
* Allows architecture code to safely update the architecture specific VDSO
* data. Disables interrupts, acquires timekeeper lock to serialize against
@@ -186,9 +187,9 @@ void vdso_time_update_aux(struct timekeeper *tk)
* inconsistent data.
*
* Returns: Saved interrupt flags which need to be handed in to
- * vdso_update_end().
+ * vdso_time_update_end().
*/
-unsigned long vdso_update_begin(void)
+unsigned long vdso_time_update_begin(void)
{
struct vdso_time_data *vdata = vdso_k_time_data;
unsigned long flags = timekeeper_lock_irqsave();
@@ -198,14 +199,14 @@ unsigned long vdso_update_begin(void)
}
/**
- * vdso_update_end - End of a VDSO update section
- * @flags: Interrupt flags as returned from vdso_update_begin()
+ * vdso_time_update_end - End of a VDSO update section
+ * @flags: Interrupt flags as returned from vdso_time_update_begin()
*
- * Pairs with vdso_update_begin(). Marks vdso data consistent, invokes data
+ * Pairs with vdso_time_update_begin(). Marks vdso data consistent, invokes data
* synchronization if the architecture requires it, drops timekeeper lock
* and restores interrupt flags.
*/
-void vdso_update_end(unsigned long flags)
+void vdso_time_update_end(unsigned long flags)
{
struct vdso_time_data *vdata = vdso_k_time_data;