linux-stable/arch
Davide Libenzi 4d672e7ac7 timerfd: new timerfd API
This is the new timerfd API as it is implemented by the following patch:

int timerfd_create(int clockid, int flags);
int timerfd_settime(int ufd, int flags,
		    const struct itimerspec *utmr,
		    struct itimerspec *otmr);
int timerfd_gettime(int ufd, struct itimerspec *otmr);

The timerfd_create() API creates an un-programmed timerfd fd.  The "clockid"
parameter can be either CLOCK_MONOTONIC or CLOCK_REALTIME.

The timerfd_settime() API give new settings by the timerfd fd, by optionally
retrieving the previous expiration time (in case the "otmr" parameter is not
NULL).

The time value specified in "utmr" is absolute, if the TFD_TIMER_ABSTIME bit
is set in the "flags" parameter.  Otherwise it's a relative time.

The timerfd_gettime() API returns the next expiration time of the timer, or
{0, 0} if the timerfd has not been set yet.

Like the previous timerfd API implementation, read(2) and poll(2) are
supported (with the same interface).  Here's a simple test program I used to
exercise the new timerfd APIs:

http://www.xmailserver.org/timerfd-test2.c

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style cleanups]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix ia64 build]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix m68k build]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix mips build]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix alpha, arm, blackfin, cris, m68k, s390, sparc and sparc64 builds]
[heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com: fix s390]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix powerpc build]
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix sparc64 more]
Signed-off-by: Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>
Cc: Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>
Cc: Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net>
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>
Cc: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Cc: Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
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alpha timerfd: new timerfd API 2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
arm timerfd: new timerfd API 2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
avr32 kbuild: Fix instrumentation removal breakage on avr32 2008-02-04 07:57:38 -08:00
blackfin timerfd: new timerfd API 2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
cris timerfd: new timerfd API 2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
frv Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial 2008-02-04 07:58:52 -08:00
h8300 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial 2008-02-04 07:58:52 -08:00
ia64 timerfd: new timerfd API 2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
m32r Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial 2008-02-04 07:58:52 -08:00
m68k timerfd: new timerfd API 2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
m68knommu timerfd: new timerfd API 2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
mips timerfd: new timerfd API 2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
parisc Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial 2008-02-04 07:58:52 -08:00
powerpc Move Kconfig.instrumentation to arch/Kconfig and init/Kconfig 2008-02-03 08:58:08 +01:00
ppc Move Kconfig.instrumentation to arch/Kconfig and init/Kconfig 2008-02-03 08:58:08 +01:00
s390 timerfd: new timerfd API 2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
sh Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial 2008-02-04 07:58:52 -08:00
sparc timerfd: new timerfd API 2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
sparc64 timerfd: new timerfd API 2008-02-05 09:44:07 -08:00
um Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial 2008-02-04 07:58:52 -08:00
v850 Move Kconfig.instrumentation to arch/Kconfig and init/Kconfig 2008-02-03 08:58:08 +01:00
x86 kvm: i386 fix 2008-02-05 09:44:06 -08:00
xtensa Move Kconfig.instrumentation to arch/Kconfig and init/Kconfig 2008-02-03 08:58:08 +01:00
.gitignore arch: Ignore arch/i386 and arch/x86_64 2008-01-19 21:29:39 -08:00
Kconfig Move Kconfig.instrumentation to arch/Kconfig and init/Kconfig 2008-02-03 08:58:08 +01:00