linux/kernel/time/ntp.c, branch v3.2.2

ntp: fix non privileged system time shifting

2011-04-04T15:31:23Z

The ADJ_SETOFFSET bit added in commit 094aa188 ("ntp: Add ADJ_SETOFFSET mode bit") also introduced a way for any user to change the system time. Sneaky or buggy calls to adjtimex() could set ADJ_OFFSET_SS_READ | ADJ_SETOFFSET which would result in a successful call to timekeeping_inject_offset(). This patch fixes the issue by adding the capability check. Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

ntp: Remove redundant and incorrect parameter check

2011-02-18T16:01:12Z

The ADJ_SETOFFSET code redundantly checks the range of the nanoseconds field of the time value. This field is checked again in the subsequent call to timekeeping_inject_offset(). Also, as is, the check will not detect whether the number of microseconds is out of range. Let timekeeping_inject_offset() do the error checking. Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran Cc: johnstul@us.ibm.com LKML-Reference: <20110218090724.GA2924@riccoc20.at.omicron.at> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

ntp: Add ADJ_SETOFFSET mode bit

2011-02-02T14:28:18Z

This patch adds a new mode bit into the timex structure. When set, the bit instructs the kernel to add the given time value to the current time. Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran Acked-by: John Stultz LKML-Reference: <20110201134320.688829863@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

time: Make do_timer() and xtime_lock local to kernel/time/

2011-01-31T18:26:50Z

All callers of do_timer() are converted to xtime_update(). The only users of xtime_lock are in kernel/time/. Make both local to kernel/time/ and remove them from the global header files. [ tglx: Reuse tick-internal.h instead of creating another local header file. Massaged changelog ] Signed-off-by: Torben Hohn Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: johnstul@us.ibm.com Cc: yong.zhang0@gmail.com Cc: hch@infradead.org Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

ntp: add hardpps implementation

2011-01-13T16:03:20Z

This commit adds hardpps() implementation based upon the original one from the NTPv4 reference kernel code from David Mills. However, it is highly optimized towards very fast syncronization and maximum stickness to PPS signal. The typical error is less then a microsecond. To make it sync faster I had to throw away exponential phase filter so that the full phase offset is corrected immediately. Then I also had to throw away median phase filter because it gives a bigger error itself if used without exponential filter. Maybe we will find an appropriate filtering scheme in the future but it's not necessary if the signal quality is ok. Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev Acked-by: John Stultz Cc: Rodolfo Giometti Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

ntp: Clamp PLL update interval

2010-09-09T18:48:37Z

Clamp update interval to reduce PLL gain with low sampling rate (e.g. intermittent network connection) to avoid instability. The clamp roughly corresponds to the loop time constant, it's 8 * poll interval for SHIFT_PLL 2 and 32 * poll interval for SHIFT_PLL 4. This gives good results without affecting the gain in normal conditions where ntpd skips only up to seven consecutive samples. Signed-off-by: Miroslav Lichvar Acked-by: john stultz LKML-Reference: <1283870626-9472-1-git-send-email-mlichvar@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

ntp: Make time_adjust static

2010-03-23T16:19:37Z

Now that no arches are accessing time_adjust directly, make it static. Signed-off-by: John Stultz LKML-Reference: <1268968769-19209-1-git-send-email-johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

ntp: Cleanup xtime references in ntp.c

2010-01-29T09:15:19Z

ntp.c doesn't need to access timekeeping internals directly, so change xtime references to use the get_seconds() timekeeping interface. Signed-off-by: John Stultz Cc: richard@rsk.demon.co.uk LKML-Reference: <1264738844-21935-1-git-send-email-johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

ntp: Make time_esterror and time_maxerror static

2010-01-29T09:15:19Z

Make time_esterror and time_maxerror static as no one uses them outside of ntp.c Signed-off-by: John Stultz Cc: richard@rsk.demon.co.uk LKML-Reference: <1264719761.3437.47.camel@localhost.localdomain> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

timekeeping: Introduce timekeeping_leap_insert

2009-08-15T08:55:45Z

Move the adjustment of xtime, wall_to_monotonic and the update of the vsyscall variables to the timekeeping code. Signed-off-by: John Stultz Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky LKML-Reference: <20090814134807.609730216@de.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner