3 files changed, 34 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 5744f40b269..2bc1f046151 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -372,16 +372,8 @@ cpumask_t *tick_get_broadcast_oneshot_mask(void)
 static int tick_broadcast_set_event(ktime_t expires, int force)
 {
         struct clock_event_device *bc = tick_broadcast_device.evtdev;
-        ktime_t now = ktime_get();
-        int res;
-
-        for(;;) {
-                res = clockevents_program_event(bc, expires, now);
-                if (!res || !force)
-                        return res;
-                now = ktime_get();
-                expires = ktime_add(now, ktime_set(0, bc->min_delta_ns));
-        }
+
+        return tick_dev_program_event(bc, expires, force);
 }
 
 int tick_resume_broadcast_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index f13f2b7f4fd..0ffc2918ea6 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ extern void tick_handle_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern void tick_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *newdev,
                                void (*handler)(struct clock_event_device *),
                                ktime_t nextevt);
+extern int tick_dev_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev,
+                                  ktime_t expires, int force);
 extern int tick_program_event(ktime_t expires, int force);
 extern void tick_oneshot_notify(void);
 extern int tick_switch_to_oneshot(void (*handler)(struct clock_event_device *));
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c b/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
index 06595c64b0c..2e35501e61d 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
@@ -25,18 +25,42 @@
 /**
  * tick_program_event internal worker function
  */
-static int __tick_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev,
-                                ktime_t expires, int force)
+int tick_dev_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev, ktime_t expires,
+                           int force)
 {
         ktime_t now = ktime_get();
+        int i;
 
-        while (1) {
+        for (i = 0;;) {
                 int ret = clockevents_program_event(dev, expires, now);
 
                 if (!ret || !force)
                         return ret;
+
+                /*
+                 * We tried 2 times to program the device with the given
+                 * min_delta_ns. If that's not working then we double it
+                 * and emit a warning.
+                 */
+                if (++i > 2) {
+                        printk(KERN_WARNING "CE: __tick_program_event of %s is "
+                               "stuck %llx %llx\n", dev->name ? dev->name : "?",
+                               now.tv64, expires.tv64);
+                        printk(KERN_WARNING
+                               "CE: increasing min_delta_ns %ld to %ld nsec\n",
+                               dev->min_delta_ns, dev->min_delta_ns << 1);
+                        WARN_ON(1);
+
+                        /* Double the min. delta and try again */
+                        if (!dev->min_delta_ns)
+                                dev->min_delta_ns = 5000;
+                        else
+                                dev->min_delta_ns <<= 1;
+                        i = 0;
+                }
+
                 now = ktime_get();
-                expires = ktime_add(now, ktime_set(0, dev->min_delta_ns));
+                expires = ktime_add_ns(now, dev->min_delta_ns);
         }
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +71,7 @@ int tick_program_event(ktime_t expires, int force)
 {
         struct clock_event_device *dev = __get_cpu_var(tick_cpu_device).evtdev;
 
-        return __tick_program_event(dev, expires, force);
+        return tick_dev_program_event(dev, expires, force);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -71,7 +95,7 @@ void tick_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *newdev,
 {
         newdev->event_handler = handler;
         clockevents_set_mode(newdev, CLOCK_EVT_MODE_ONESHOT);
-        __tick_program_event(newdev, next_event, 1);
+        tick_dev_program_event(newdev, next_event, 1);
 }
 
 /**