clockevents: Get rid of the notifier chain

7+ years and still a single user. Kill it. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]> Cc: John Stultz <[email protected]> Cc: Magnus Damm <[email protected]> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected] Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
vbatts · May 16, 2013 · 7172a28 · 7172a28
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diff --git a/include/linux/clockchips.h b/include/linux/clockchips.h
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ extern void clockevents_exchange_device(struct clock_event_device *old,
 					struct clock_event_device *new);
 extern void clockevents_set_mode(struct clock_event_device *dev,
 				 enum clock_event_mode mode);
-extern int clockevents_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern int clockevents_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev,
 				     ktime_t expires, bool force);
 

diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
@@ -15,18 +15,13 @@
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 
 #include "tick-internal.h"
 
 /* The registered clock event devices */
 static LIST_HEAD(clockevent_devices);
 static LIST_HEAD(clockevents_released);
-
-/* Notification for clock events */
-static RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(clockevents_chain);
-
 /* Protection for the above */
 static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(clockevents_lock);
 
@@ -232,30 +227,6 @@ int clockevents_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev, ktime_t expires,
 	return (rc && force) ? clockevents_program_min_delta(dev) : rc;
 }
 
-/**
- * clockevents_register_notifier - register a clock events change listener
- */
-int clockevents_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
-
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&clockevents_lock, flags);
-	ret = raw_notifier_chain_register(&clockevents_chain, nb);
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clockevents_lock, flags);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Notify about a clock event change. Called with clockevents_lock
- * held.
- */
-static void clockevents_do_notify(unsigned long reason, void *dev)
-{
-	raw_notifier_call_chain(&clockevents_chain, reason, dev);
-}
-
 /*
  * Called after a notify add to make devices available which were
  * released from the notifier call.
@@ -269,7 +240,7 @@ static void clockevents_notify_released(void)
 				 struct clock_event_device, list);
 		list_del(&dev->list);
 		list_add(&dev->list, &clockevent_devices);
-		clockevents_do_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_ADD, dev);
+		tick_check_new_device(dev);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -290,7 +261,7 @@ void clockevents_register_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&clockevents_lock, flags);
 
 	list_add(&dev->list, &clockevent_devices);
-	clockevents_do_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_ADD, dev);
+	tick_check_new_device(dev);
 	clockevents_notify_released();
 
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clockevents_lock, flags);
@@ -433,7 +404,7 @@ void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg)
 	int cpu;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&clockevents_lock, flags);
-	clockevents_do_notify(reason, arg);
+	tick_notify(reason, arg);
 
 	switch (reason) {
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_CPU_DEAD:

diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ static void tick_broadcast_start_periodic(struct clock_event_device *bc)
 /*
  * Check, if the device can be utilized as broadcast device:
  */
-int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
+void tick_install_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *cur = tick_broadcast_device.evtdev;
 
 	if ((dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DUMMY) ||
 	    (tick_broadcast_device.evtdev &&
 	     tick_broadcast_device.evtdev->rating >= dev->rating) ||
 	     (dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	clockevents_exchange_device(tick_broadcast_device.evtdev, dev);
 	if (cur)
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 	 */
 	if (dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT)
 		tick_clock_notify();
-	return 1;
 }
 
 /*

diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ static void tick_setup_device(struct tick_device *td,
 /*
  * Check, if the new registered device should be used.
  */
-static int tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *newdev)
+void tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *newdev)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *curdev;
 	struct tick_device *td;
-	int cpu, ret = NOTIFY_OK;
+	int cpu;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&tick_device_lock, flags);
@@ -275,18 +275,14 @@ static int tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *newdev)
 		tick_oneshot_notify();
 
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tick_device_lock, flags);
-	return NOTIFY_STOP;
+	return;
 
 out_bc:
 	/*
 	 * Can the new device be used as a broadcast device ?
 	 */
-	if (tick_check_broadcast_device(newdev))
-		ret = NOTIFY_STOP;
-
+	tick_install_broadcast_device(newdev);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tick_device_lock, flags);
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -360,17 +356,10 @@ static void tick_resume(void)
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tick_device_lock, flags);
 }
 
-/*
- * Notification about clock event devices
- */
-static int tick_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long reason,
-			       void *dev)
+void tick_notify(unsigned long reason, void *dev)
 {
 	switch (reason) {
 
-	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_ADD:
-		return tick_check_new_device(dev);
-
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_ON:
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_OFF:
 	case CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_FORCE:
@@ -404,21 +393,12 @@ static int tick_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long reason,
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block tick_notifier = {
-	.notifier_call = tick_notify,
-};
-
 /**
  * tick_init - initialize the tick control
- *
- * Register the notifier with the clockevents framework
  */
 void __init tick_init(void)
 {
-	clockevents_register_notifier(&tick_notifier);
 	tick_broadcast_init();
 }
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ extern int tick_do_timer_cpu __read_mostly;
 
 extern void tick_setup_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev, int broadcast);
 extern void tick_handle_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev);
+extern void tick_notify(unsigned long reason, void *dev);
+extern void tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 
 extern void clockevents_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ static inline bool tick_broadcast_oneshot_available(void) { return false; }
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 extern int tick_device_uses_broadcast(struct clock_event_device *dev, int cpu);
-extern int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
+extern void tick_install_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern int tick_is_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern void tick_broadcast_on_off(unsigned long reason, int *oncpu);
 extern void tick_shutdown_broadcast(unsigned int *cpup);
@@ -102,9 +104,8 @@ tick_set_periodic_handler(struct clock_event_device *dev, int broadcast);
 
 #else /* !BROADCAST */
 
-static inline int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
+static inline void tick_install_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int tick_is_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)