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2012-07-30pps: return PTR_ERR on error in device_createEmil Goode
We should return PTR_ERR if the call to the device_create function fails. Without this patch we instead return the value from a successful call to cdev_add if the call to device_create fails. Signed-off-by: Emil Goode <emilgoode@gmail.com> Acked-by: Devendra Naga <devendra.aaru@gmail.com> Cc: Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su> Cc: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@enneenne.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2012-03-05pps: class_create() returns an ERR_PTR, not NULLDan Carpenter
class_create() never returns NULLs only ERR_PTRs. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> Cc: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@enneenne.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2011-01-13pps: add kernel consumer supportAlexander Gordeev
Add an optional feature of PPSAPI, kernel consumer support, which uses the added hardpps() function. Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su> Acked-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2011-01-13pps: make idr lock a mutex and protect idr_pre_getAlexander Gordeev
Now pps_idr_lock is never used in interrupt context so we can replace spin_lock_irq/spin_unlock_irq with plain spin_lock/spin_unlock. But there is also a potential race condition when someone can steal an id which was allocated by idr_pre_get before it is used. So convert spin lock to mutex and protect the whole id generation process. Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su> Cc: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2011-01-13pps: move idr stuff to pps.cAlexander Gordeev
Since now idr is only used to manage char device id's and not used in kernel API anymore it should be moved to pps.c. This also makes it possible to release id only at actual device freeing so nobody can register a pps device with the same id while our device is not freed yet. Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su> Acked-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2011-01-13pps: convert printk/pr_* to dev_*Alexander Gordeev
Since we now have direct pointers to struct pps_device everywhere it's easy to use dev_* functions to print messages instead of plain printks. Where dev_* cannot be used printks are converted to pr_*. Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su> Acked-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2011-01-13pps: access pps device by direct pointerAlexander Gordeev
Using device index as a pointer needs some unnecessary work to be done every time the pointer is needed (in irq handler for example). Using a direct pointer is much more easy (and safe as well). Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su> Acked-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2011-01-13pps: fix race in PPS_FETCH handlerAlexander Gordeev
There was a race in PPS_FETCH ioctl handler when several processes want to obtain PPS data simultaneously using sleeping PPS_FETCH. They all sleep most of the time in the system call. With the old approach when the first process waiting on the pps queue is waken up it makes new system call right away and zeroes pps->go. So other processes continue to sleep. This is a clear race condition because of the global 'go' variable. With the new approach pps->last_ev holds some value increasing at each PPS event. PPS_FETCH ioctl handler saves current value to the local variable at the very beginning so it can safely check that there is a new event by just comparing both variables. Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su> Acked-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2011-01-13pps: declare variables where they are used in switchAlexander Gordeev
Move variable declarations where they are used in pps_cdev_ioctl. Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su> Acked-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-11-12pps: locking scheme fix up for PPS_GETPARAMSRodolfo Giometti
Userland programs may read/write PPS parameters at same time and these operations may corrupt PPS data. Signed-off-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it> Tested-by: Reg Clemens <clemens@dwf.com> Cc: <stable@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-08-26pps: fix incorrect verdict checkJoonwoo Park
Fix incorrect verdict check and returns error if device_create failed, otherwise driver triggers kernel oops. Signed-off-by: Joonwoo Park<joonwpark81@gmail.com> Cc: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@enneenne.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-06-18LinuxPPS: core supportRodolfo Giometti
This patch adds the kernel side of the PPS support currently named "LinuxPPS". PPS means "pulse per second" and a PPS source is just a device which provides a high precision signal each second so that an application can use it to adjust system clock time. Common use is the combination of the NTPD as userland program with a GPS receiver as PPS source to obtain a wallclock-time with sub-millisecond synchronisation to UTC. To obtain this goal the userland programs shoud use the PPS API specification (RFC 2783 - Pulse-Per-Second API for UNIX-like Operating Systems, Version 1.0) which in part is implemented by this patch. It provides a set of chars devices, one per PPS source, which can be used to get the time signal. The RFC's functions can be implemented by accessing to these char devices. Signed-off-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it> Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Cc: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Cc: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@googlemail.com> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>