Merge branch 'timers-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'timers-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  timers, init: Limit the number of per cpu calibration bootup messages
  posix-cpu-timers: optimize and document timer_create callback
  clockevents: Add missing include to pacify sparse
  x86: vmiclock: Fix printk format
  x86: Fix printk format due to variable type change
  sparc: fix printk for change of variable type
  clocksource/events: Fix fallout of generic code changes
  nohz: Allow 32-bit machines to sleep for more than 2.15 seconds
  nohz: Track last do_timer() cpu
  nohz: Prevent clocksource wrapping during idle
  nohz: Type cast printk argument
  mips: Use generic mult/shift factor calculation for clocks
  clocksource: Provide a generic mult/shift factor calculation
  clockevents: Use u32 for mult and shift factors
  nohz: Introduce arch_needs_cpu
  nohz: Reuse ktime in sub-functions of tick_check_idle.
  time: Remove xtime_cache
  time: Implement logarithmic time accumulation

kernel/time/clocksource.c

@@ -107,6 +107,59 @@ u64 timecounter_cyc2time(struct timecounter *tc,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timecounter_cyc2time);
 
+/**
+ * clocks_calc_mult_shift - calculate mult/shift factors for scaled math of clocks
+ * @mult:	pointer to mult variable
+ * @shift:	pointer to shift variable
+ * @from:	frequency to convert from
+ * @to:		frequency to convert to
+ * @minsec:	guaranteed runtime conversion range in seconds
+ *
+ * The function evaluates the shift/mult pair for the scaled math
+ * operations of clocksources and clockevents.
+ *
+ * @to and @from are frequency values in HZ. For clock sources @to is
+ * NSEC_PER_SEC == 1GHz and @from is the counter frequency. For clock
+ * event @to is the counter frequency and @from is NSEC_PER_SEC.
+ *
+ * The @minsec conversion range argument controls the time frame in
+ * seconds which must be covered by the runtime conversion with the
+ * calculated mult and shift factors. This guarantees that no 64bit
+ * overflow happens when the input value of the conversion is
+ * multiplied with the calculated mult factor. Larger ranges may
+ * reduce the conversion accuracy by chosing smaller mult and shift
+ * factors.
+ */
+void
+clocks_calc_mult_shift(u32 *mult, u32 *shift, u32 from, u32 to, u32 minsec)
+{
+	u64 tmp;
+	u32 sft, sftacc= 32;
+
+	/*
+	 * Calculate the shift factor which is limiting the conversion
+	 * range:
+	 */
+	tmp = ((u64)minsec * from) >> 32;
+	while (tmp) {
+		tmp >>=1;
+		sftacc--;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Find the conversion shift/mult pair which has the best
+	 * accuracy and fits the maxsec conversion range:
+	 */
+	for (sft = 32; sft > 0; sft--) {
+		tmp = (u64) to << sft;
+		do_div(tmp, from);
+		if ((tmp >> sftacc) == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+	*mult = tmp;
+	*shift = sft;
+}
+
 /*[Clocksource internal variables]---------
  * curr_clocksource:
  *	currently selected clocksource.
@@ -413,6 +466,47 @@ void clocksource_touch_watchdog(void)
 	clocksource_resume_watchdog();
 }
 
+/**
+ * clocksource_max_deferment - Returns max time the clocksource can be deferred
+ * @cs:         Pointer to clocksource
+ *
+ */
+static u64 clocksource_max_deferment(struct clocksource *cs)
+{
+	u64 max_nsecs, max_cycles;
+
+	/*
+	 * Calculate the maximum number of cycles that we can pass to the
+	 * cyc2ns function without overflowing a 64-bit signed result. The
+	 * maximum number of cycles is equal to ULLONG_MAX/cs->mult which
+	 * is equivalent to the below.
+	 * max_cycles < (2^63)/cs->mult
+	 * max_cycles < 2^(log2((2^63)/cs->mult))
+	 * max_cycles < 2^(log2(2^63) - log2(cs->mult))
+	 * max_cycles < 2^(63 - log2(cs->mult))
+	 * max_cycles < 1 << (63 - log2(cs->mult))
+	 * Please note that we add 1 to the result of the log2 to account for
+	 * any rounding errors, ensure the above inequality is satisfied and
+	 * no overflow will occur.
+	 */
+	max_cycles = 1ULL << (63 - (ilog2(cs->mult) + 1));
+
+	/*
+	 * The actual maximum number of cycles we can defer the clocksource is
+	 * determined by the minimum of max_cycles and cs->mask.
+	 */
+	max_cycles = min_t(u64, max_cycles, (u64) cs->mask);
+	max_nsecs = clocksource_cyc2ns(max_cycles, cs->mult, cs->shift);
+
+	/*
+	 * To ensure that the clocksource does not wrap whilst we are idle,
+	 * limit the time the clocksource can be deferred by 12.5%. Please
+	 * note a margin of 12.5% is used because this can be computed with
+	 * a shift, versus say 10% which would require division.
+	 */
+	return max_nsecs - (max_nsecs >> 5);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME
 
 /**
@@ -511,6 +605,9 @@ static void clocksource_enqueue(struct clocksource *cs)
  */
 int clocksource_register(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
+	/* calculate max idle time permitted for this clocksource */
+	cs->max_idle_ns = clocksource_max_deferment(cs);
+
 	mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
 	clocksource_enqueue(cs);
 	clocksource_select();