timekeeping: fix rounding problem during clock update
Due to a rounding problem during a clock update it's possible for readers to observe the clock jumping back by 1nsec. The following simplified example demonstrates the problem: cycle xtime 0 0 1000 999999.6 2000 1999999.2 3000 2999998.8 ... 1500 = 1499999.4 = 0.0 + 1499999.4 = 999999.6 + 499999.8 When reading the clock only the full nanosecond part is used, while timekeeping internally keeps nanosecond fractions. If the clock is now updated at cycle 1500 here, a nanosecond is missing due to the truncation. The simple fix is to round up the xtime value during the update, this also changes the distance to the reference time, but the adjustment will automatically take care that it stays under control. Signed-off-by: NRoman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: NJohn Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: NAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: NThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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