POSIX requires that setitimer, getitimer, and alarm work on a per-process
basis. Currently, Linux implements these for individual threads. This
patch fixes these semantics for the ITIMER_REAL timer (which generates
SIGALRM), making it shared by all threads in a process (thread group).
Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- linux-2.6/fs/proc/array.c
+++ linux-2.6/fs/proc/array.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ static int do_task_stat(struct task_stru
unsigned long min_flt = 0, maj_flt = 0;
cputime_t cutime, cstime, utime, stime;
unsigned long rsslim = 0;
+ unsigned long it_real_value = 0;
struct task_struct *t;
char tcomm[sizeof(task->comm)];
@@ -372,6 +373,7 @@ static int do_task_stat(struct task_stru
utime = cputime_add(utime, task->signal->utime);
stime = cputime_add(stime, task->signal->stime);
}
+ it_real_value = task->signal->it_real_value;
}
ppid = pid_alive(task) ? task->group_leader->real_parent->tgid : 0;
read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
@@ -420,7 +422,7 @@ static int do_task_stat(struct task_stru
priority,
nice,
num_threads,
- jiffies_to_clock_t(task->it_real_value),
+ jiffies_to_clock_t(it_real_value),
start_time,
vsize,
mm ? mm->rss : 0, /* you might want to shift this left 3 */
--- linux-2.6/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ linux-2.6/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ extern struct group_info init_groups;
.children = LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.children), \
.sibling = LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.sibling), \
.group_leader = &tsk, \
- .real_timer = { \
- .function = it_real_fn \
- }, \
.group_info = &init_groups, \
.cap_effective = CAP_INIT_EFF_SET, \
.cap_inheritable = CAP_INIT_INH_SET, \
--- linux-2.6/include/linux/sched.h
+++ linux-2.6/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ struct signal_struct {
/* POSIX.1b Interval Timers */
struct list_head posix_timers;
+ /* ITIMER_REAL timer for the process */
+ struct timer_list real_timer;
+ unsigned long it_real_value, it_real_incr;
+
/* job control IDs */
pid_t pgrp;
pid_t tty_old_pgrp;
@@ -604,10 +608,8 @@ struct task_struct {
int __user *clear_child_tid; /* CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID */
unsigned long rt_priority;
- unsigned long it_real_value, it_real_incr;
cputime_t it_virt_value, it_virt_incr;
cputime_t it_prof_value, it_prof_incr;
- struct timer_list real_timer;
cputime_t utime, stime;
unsigned long nvcsw, nivcsw; /* context switch counts */
struct timespec start_time;
--- linux-2.6/kernel/exit.c
+++ linux-2.6/kernel/exit.c
@@ -802,7 +802,6 @@ fastcall NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long co
}
tsk->flags |= PF_EXITING;
- del_timer_sync(&tsk->real_timer);
if (unlikely(in_atomic()))
printk(KERN_INFO "note: %s[%d] exited with preempt_count %d\n",
@@ -812,8 +811,10 @@ fastcall NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long co
acct_update_integrals();
update_mem_hiwater();
group_dead = atomic_dec_and_test(&tsk->signal->live);
- if (group_dead)
+ if (group_dead) {
+ del_timer_sync(&tsk->signal->real_timer);
acct_process(code);
+ }
exit_mm(tsk);
exit_sem(tsk);
--- linux-2.6/kernel/fork.c
+++ linux-2.6/kernel/fork.c
@@ -743,6 +743,11 @@ static inline int copy_signal(unsigned l
init_sigpending(&sig->shared_pending);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sig->posix_timers);
+ sig->it_real_value = sig->it_real_incr = 0;
+ sig->real_timer.function = it_real_fn;
+ sig->real_timer.data = (unsigned long) tsk;
+ init_timer(&sig->real_timer);
+
sig->tty = current->signal->tty;
sig->pgrp = process_group(current);
sig->session = current->signal->session;
@@ -873,14 +878,10 @@ static task_t *copy_process(unsigned lon
clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_SIGPENDING);
init_sigpending(&p->pending);
- p->it_real_value = 0;
- p->it_real_incr = 0;
p->it_virt_value = cputime_zero;
p->it_virt_incr = cputime_zero;
p->it_prof_value = cputime_zero;
p->it_prof_incr = cputime_zero;
- init_timer(&p->real_timer);
- p->real_timer.data = (unsigned long) p;
p->utime = cputime_zero;
p->stime = cputime_zero;
--- linux-2.6/kernel/itimer.c
+++ linux-2.6/kernel/itimer.c
@@ -14,25 +14,31 @@
#include <asm/uaccess.h>
+static unsigned long it_real_value(struct signal_struct *sig)
+{
+ unsigned long val = 0;
+ if (timer_pending(&sig->real_timer)) {
+ val = sig->real_timer.expires - jiffies;
+
+ /* look out for negative/zero itimer.. */
+ if ((long) val <= 0)
+ val = 1;
+ }
+ return val;
+}
+
int do_getitimer(int which, struct itimerval *value)
{
- register unsigned long val;
+ unsigned long interval, val;
switch (which) {
case ITIMER_REAL:
- val = 0;
- /*
- * FIXME! This needs to be atomic, in case the kernel timer
happens!
- */
- if (timer_pending(¤t->real_timer)) {
- val = current->real_timer.expires - jiffies;
-
- /* look out for negative/zero itimer.. */
- if ((long) val <= 0)
- val = 1;
- }
+ spin_lock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock);
+ interval = current->signal->it_real_incr;
+ val = it_real_value(current->signal);
+ spin_unlock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock);
jiffies_to_timeval(val, &value->it_value);
- jiffies_to_timeval(current->it_real_incr, &value->it_interval);
+ jiffies_to_timeval(interval, &value->it_interval);
break;
case ITIMER_VIRTUAL:
cputime_to_timeval(current->it_virt_value, &value->it_value);
@@ -48,7 +54,6 @@ int do_getitimer(int which, struct itime
return 0;
}
-/* SMP: Only we modify our itimer values. */
asmlinkage long sys_getitimer(int which, struct itimerval __user *value)
{
int error = -EFAULT;
@@ -63,60 +68,88 @@ asmlinkage long sys_getitimer(int which,
return error;
}
+/*
+ * Called with P->sighand->siglock held and P->signal->real_timer inactive.
+ * If interval is nonzero, arm the timer for interval ticks from now.
+ */
+static inline void it_real_arm(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long interval)
+{
+ p->signal->it_real_value = interval; /* XXX unnecessary field?? */
+ if (interval == 0)
+ return;
+ if (interval > (unsigned long) LONG_MAX)
+ interval = LONG_MAX;
+ p->signal->real_timer.expires = jiffies + interval;
+ add_timer(&p->signal->real_timer);
+}
+
void it_real_fn(unsigned long __data)
{
struct task_struct * p = (struct task_struct *) __data;
- unsigned long interval;
send_group_sig_info(SIGALRM, SEND_SIG_PRIV, p);
- interval = p->it_real_incr;
- if (interval) {
- if (interval > (unsigned long) LONG_MAX)
- interval = LONG_MAX;
- p->real_timer.expires = jiffies + interval;
- add_timer(&p->real_timer);
- }
+
+ /*
+ * Now restart the timer if necessary. We don't need any locking
+ * here because do_setitimer makes sure we have finished running
+ * before it touches anything.
+ */
+ it_real_arm(p, p->signal->it_real_incr);
}
int do_setitimer(int which, struct itimerval *value, struct itimerval *ovalue)
{
- unsigned long expire;
+ struct task_struct *tsk = current;
+ unsigned long val, interval;
cputime_t cputime;
- int k;
- if (ovalue && (k = do_getitimer(which, ovalue)) < 0)
- return k;
switch (which) {
case ITIMER_REAL:
- del_timer_sync(¤t->real_timer);
- expire = timeval_to_jiffies(&value->it_value);
- current->it_real_value = expire;
- current->it_real_incr =
+ spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
+ interval = tsk->signal->it_real_incr;
+ val = it_real_value(tsk->signal);
+ if (val) {
+ del_timer_sync(&tsk->signal->real_timer);
+ }
+ tsk->signal->it_real_incr =
timeval_to_jiffies(&value->it_interval);
- if (!expire)
- break;
- if (expire > (unsigned long) LONG_MAX)
- expire = LONG_MAX;
- current->real_timer.expires = jiffies + expire;
- add_timer(¤t->real_timer);
+ it_real_arm(tsk, timeval_to_jiffies(&value->it_value));
+ spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
+ if (ovalue) {
+ jiffies_to_timeval(val, &ovalue->it_value);
+ jiffies_to_timeval(interval,
+ &ovalue->it_interval);
+ }
break;
case ITIMER_VIRTUAL:
+ if (ovalue) {
+ cputime_to_timeval(tsk->it_virt_value,
+ &ovalue->it_value);
+ cputime_to_timeval(tsk->it_virt_incr,
+ &ovalue->it_interval);
+ }
cputime = timeval_to_cputime(&value->it_value);
if (cputime_gt(cputime, cputime_zero))
cputime = cputime_add(cputime,
jiffies_to_cputime(1));
- current->it_virt_value = cputime;
+ tsk->it_virt_value = cputime;
cputime = timeval_to_cputime(&value->it_interval);
- current->it_virt_incr = cputime;
+ tsk->it_virt_incr = cputime;
break;
case ITIMER_PROF:
+ if (ovalue) {
+ cputime_to_timeval(tsk->it_prof_value,
+ &ovalue->it_value);
+ cputime_to_timeval(tsk->it_prof_incr,
+ &ovalue->it_interval);
+ }
cputime = timeval_to_cputime(&value->it_value);
if (cputime_gt(cputime, cputime_zero))
cputime = cputime_add(cputime,
jiffies_to_cputime(1));
- current->it_prof_value = cputime;
+ tsk->it_prof_value = cputime;
cputime = timeval_to_cputime(&value->it_interval);
- current->it_prof_incr = cputime;
+ tsk->it_prof_incr = cputime;
break;
default:
return -EINVAL;
@@ -124,9 +157,6 @@ int do_setitimer(int which, struct itime
return 0;
}
-/* SMP: Again, only we play with our itimers, and signals are SMP safe
- * now so that is not an issue at all anymore.
- */
asmlinkage long sys_setitimer(int which,
struct itimerval __user *value,
struct itimerval __user *ovalue)
-
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