clocksource: Defer override invalidation unless clock is unstable

Clocksources don't get the VALID_FOR_HRES flag until they have been
checked by a watchdog. However, when using an override, the
clocksource_select logic will clear the override value if the
clocksource is not marked VALID_FOR_HRES during that inititial check.
When using the boot arguments clocksource=<foo>, this selection can
run before the watchdog, and can cause the override to be incorrectly
cleared.

To address this condition, the override_name is only invalidated for
unstable clocksources. Otherwise, the override is left intact until after
the watchdog has validated the clocksource as stable/unstable.

Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
Cc: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Kyle Walker <kwalker@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 6a5a310a1a53..7e4fad75acaa 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -600,9 +600,18 @@ static void __clocksource_select(bool skipcur)
                  */
                 if (!(cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES) && oneshot) {
                         /* Override clocksource cannot be used. */
-                        pr_warn("Override clocksource %s is not HRT compatible - cannot switch while in HRT/NOHZ mode\n",
-                                cs->name);
-                        override_name[0] = 0;
+                        if (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_UNSTABLE) {
+                                pr_warn("Override clocksource %s is unstable and not HRT compatible - cannot switch while in HRT/NOHZ mode\n",
+                                        cs->name);
+                                override_name[0] = 0;
+                        } else {
+                                /*
+                                 * The override cannot be currently verified.
+                                 * Deferring to let the watchdog check.
+                                 */
+                                pr_info("Override clocksource %s is not currently HRT compatible - deferring\n",
+                                        cs->name);
+                        }
                 } else
                         /* Override clocksource can be used. */
                         best = cs;