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sys_linux: improve support for upcoming kernel versions

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Starting with Linux 4.19, the frequency of the system clock should be
updated immediately in the system call itself, which will significantly
reduce the maximum delay of the update.

Increase the assumed tick rate in order to reduce the dispersion
accumulated by the driver when it sets the frequency.
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Miroslav Lichvar 2018-08-21 13:04:21 +02:00
parent 8d5b86efe7
commit 7db9d4acea
1 changed files with 11 additions and 5 deletions
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@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ get_version_specific_details(void)
nominal_tick = (1000000L + (hz/2))/hz; /* Mirror declaration in kernel */
max_tick_bias = nominal_tick / 10;
/* We can't reliably detect the internal kernel HZ, it may not even be fixed
(CONFIG_NO_HZ aka tickless), assume the lowest commonly used fixed rate */
tick_update_hz = 100;
/* In modern kernels the frequency of the clock is updated immediately in the
adjtimex() system call. Assume a maximum delay of 10 microseconds. */
tick_update_hz = 100000;
get_kernel_version(&major, &minor, &patch);
DEBUG_LOG("Linux kernel major=%d minor=%d patch=%d", major, minor, patch);
@ -322,9 +322,15 @@ get_version_specific_details(void)
if (kernelvercmp(major, minor, patch, 2, 6, 27) >= 0 &&
kernelvercmp(major, minor, patch, 2, 6, 33) < 0) {
/* Tickless kernels before 2.6.33 accumulated ticks only in
half-second intervals */
/* In tickless kernels before 2.6.33 the frequency is updated in
a half-second interval */
tick_update_hz = 2;
} else if (kernelvercmp(major, minor, patch, 4, 19, 0) < 0) {
/* In kernels before 4.19 the frequency is updated only on internal ticks
(CONFIG_HZ). As their rate cannot be reliably detected from the user
space, and it may not even be constant (CONFIG_NO_HZ - aka tickless),
assume the lowest commonly used constant rate */
tick_update_hz = 100;
}
/* ADJ_SETOFFSET support */