Merge branch 'tracing/urgent' into tracing/core

Merge reason: Pick up latest fixes and update to latest upstream.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

1 files changed, 302 insertions, 227 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 7466cb811251..5e18c6ab2c6a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
  *
  * TODO WishList:
  *   o Allow clocksource drivers to be unregistered
- *   o get rid of clocksource_jiffies extern
  */
 
 #include <linux/clocksource.h>
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h> /* for spin_unlock_irq() using preempt_count() m68k */
 #include <linux/tick.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 
 void timecounter_init(struct timecounter *tc,
                       const struct cyclecounter *cc,
@@ -107,50 +107,35 @@ u64 timecounter_cyc2time(struct timecounter *tc,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(timecounter_cyc2time);
 
-/* XXX - Would like a better way for initializing curr_clocksource */
-extern struct clocksource clocksource_jiffies;
-
 /*[Clocksource internal variables]---------
  * curr_clocksource:
- *      currently selected clocksource. Initialized to clocksource_jiffies.
- * next_clocksource:
- *      pending next selected clocksource.
+ *      currently selected clocksource.
  * clocksource_list:
  *      linked list with the registered clocksources
- * clocksource_lock:
- *      protects manipulations to curr_clocksource and next_clocksource
- *      and the clocksource_list
+ * clocksource_mutex:
+ *      protects manipulations to curr_clocksource and the clocksource_list
  * override_name:
  *      Name of the user-specified clocksource.
  */
-static struct clocksource *curr_clocksource = &clocksource_jiffies;
-static struct clocksource *next_clocksource;
-static struct clocksource *clocksource_override;
+static struct clocksource *curr_clocksource;
 static LIST_HEAD(clocksource_list);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(clocksource_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(clocksource_mutex);
 static char override_name[32];
 static int finished_booting;
 
-/* clocksource_done_booting - Called near the end of core bootup
- *
- * Hack to avoid lots of clocksource churn at boot time.
- * We use fs_initcall because we want this to start before
- * device_initcall but after subsys_initcall.
- */
-static int __init clocksource_done_booting(void)
-{
-        finished_booting = 1;
-        return 0;
-}
-fs_initcall(clocksource_done_booting);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG
+static void clocksource_watchdog_work(struct work_struct *work);
+
 static LIST_HEAD(watchdog_list);
 static struct clocksource *watchdog;
 static struct timer_list watchdog_timer;
+static DECLARE_WORK(watchdog_work, clocksource_watchdog_work);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(watchdog_lock);
 static cycle_t watchdog_last;
-static unsigned long watchdog_resumed;
+static int watchdog_running;
+
+static int clocksource_watchdog_kthread(void *data);
+static void __clocksource_change_rating(struct clocksource *cs, int rating);
 
 /*
  * Interval: 0.5sec Threshold: 0.0625s
@@ -158,135 +143,249 @@ static unsigned long watchdog_resumed;
 #define WATCHDOG_INTERVAL (HZ >> 1)
 #define WATCHDOG_THRESHOLD (NSEC_PER_SEC >> 4)
 
-static void clocksource_ratewd(struct clocksource *cs, int64_t delta)
+static void clocksource_watchdog_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-        if (delta > -WATCHDOG_THRESHOLD && delta < WATCHDOG_THRESHOLD)
-                return;
+        /*
+         * If kthread_run fails the next watchdog scan over the
+         * watchdog_list will find the unstable clock again.
+         */
+        kthread_run(clocksource_watchdog_kthread, NULL, "kwatchdog");
+}
+
+static void __clocksource_unstable(struct clocksource *cs)
+{
+        cs->flags &= ~(CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES | CLOCK_SOURCE_WATCHDOG);
+        cs->flags |= CLOCK_SOURCE_UNSTABLE;
+        if (finished_booting)
+                schedule_work(&watchdog_work);
+}
 
+static void clocksource_unstable(struct clocksource *cs, int64_t delta)
+{
         printk(KERN_WARNING "Clocksource %s unstable (delta = %Ld ns)\n",
                cs->name, delta);
-        cs->flags &= ~(CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES | CLOCK_SOURCE_WATCHDOG);
-        clocksource_change_rating(cs, 0);
-        list_del(&cs->wd_list);
+        __clocksource_unstable(cs);
+}
+
+/**
+ * clocksource_mark_unstable - mark clocksource unstable via watchdog
+ * @cs:         clocksource to be marked unstable
+ *
+ * This function is called instead of clocksource_change_rating from
+ * cpu hotplug code to avoid a deadlock between the clocksource mutex
+ * and the cpu hotplug mutex. It defers the update of the clocksource
+ * to the watchdog thread.
+ */
+void clocksource_mark_unstable(struct clocksource *cs)
+{
+        unsigned long flags;
+
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&watchdog_lock, flags);
+        if (!(cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_UNSTABLE)) {
+                if (list_empty(&cs->wd_list))
+                        list_add(&cs->wd_list, &watchdog_list);
+                __clocksource_unstable(cs);
+        }
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&watchdog_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void clocksource_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 {
-        struct clocksource *cs, *tmp;
+        struct clocksource *cs;
         cycle_t csnow, wdnow;
         int64_t wd_nsec, cs_nsec;
-        int resumed;
+        int next_cpu;
 
         spin_lock(&watchdog_lock);
-
-        resumed = test_and_clear_bit(0, &watchdog_resumed);
+        if (!watchdog_running)
+                goto out;
 
         wdnow = watchdog->read(watchdog);
-        wd_nsec = cyc2ns(watchdog, (wdnow - watchdog_last) & watchdog->mask);
+        wd_nsec = clocksource_cyc2ns((wdnow - watchdog_last) & watchdog->mask,
+                                     watchdog->mult, watchdog->shift);
         watchdog_last = wdnow;
 
-        list_for_each_entry_safe(cs, tmp, &watchdog_list, wd_list) {
-                csnow = cs->read(cs);
+        list_for_each_entry(cs, &watchdog_list, wd_list) {
 
-                if (unlikely(resumed)) {
-                        cs->wd_last = csnow;
+                /* Clocksource already marked unstable? */
+                if (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_UNSTABLE) {
+                        if (finished_booting)
+                                schedule_work(&watchdog_work);
                         continue;
                 }
 
-                /* Initialized ? */
+                csnow = cs->read(cs);
+
+                /* Clocksource initialized ? */
                 if (!(cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_WATCHDOG)) {
-                        if ((cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS) &&
-                            (watchdog->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS)) {
-                                cs->flags |= CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES;
-                                /*
-                                 * We just marked the clocksource as
-                                 * highres-capable, notify the rest of the
-                                 * system as well so that we transition
-                                 * into high-res mode:
-                                 */
-                                tick_clock_notify();
-                        }
                         cs->flags |= CLOCK_SOURCE_WATCHDOG;
                         cs->wd_last = csnow;
-                } else {
-                        cs_nsec = cyc2ns(cs, (csnow - cs->wd_last) & cs->mask);
-                        cs->wd_last = csnow;
-                        /* Check the delta. Might remove from the list ! */
-                        clocksource_ratewd(cs, cs_nsec - wd_nsec);
+                        continue;
                 }
-        }
 
-        if (!list_empty(&watchdog_list)) {
-                /*
-                 * Cycle through CPUs to check if the CPUs stay
-                 * synchronized to each other.
-                 */
-                int next_cpu = cpumask_next(raw_smp_processor_id(),
-                                            cpu_online_mask);
+                /* Check the deviation from the watchdog clocksource. */
+                cs_nsec = clocksource_cyc2ns((csnow - cs->wd_last) &
+                                             cs->mask, cs->mult, cs->shift);
+                cs->wd_last = csnow;
+                if (abs(cs_nsec - wd_nsec) > WATCHDOG_THRESHOLD) {
+                        clocksource_unstable(cs, cs_nsec - wd_nsec);
+                        continue;
+                }
 
-                if (next_cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
-                        next_cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask);
-                watchdog_timer.expires += WATCHDOG_INTERVAL;
-                add_timer_on(&watchdog_timer, next_cpu);
+                if (!(cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES) &&
+                    (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS) &&
+                    (watchdog->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS)) {
+                        cs->flags |= CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES;
+                        /*
+                         * We just marked the clocksource as highres-capable,
+                         * notify the rest of the system as well so that we
+                         * transition into high-res mode:
+                         */
+                        tick_clock_notify();
+                }
         }
+
+        /*
+         * Cycle through CPUs to check if the CPUs stay synchronized
+         * to each other.
+         */
+        next_cpu = cpumask_next(raw_smp_processor_id(), cpu_online_mask);
+        if (next_cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
+                next_cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask);
+        watchdog_timer.expires += WATCHDOG_INTERVAL;
+        add_timer_on(&watchdog_timer, next_cpu);
+out:
         spin_unlock(&watchdog_lock);
 }
+
+static inline void clocksource_start_watchdog(void)
+{
+        if (watchdog_running || !watchdog || list_empty(&watchdog_list))
+                return;
+        init_timer(&watchdog_timer);
+        watchdog_timer.function = clocksource_watchdog;
+        watchdog_last = watchdog->read(watchdog);
+        watchdog_timer.expires = jiffies + WATCHDOG_INTERVAL;
+        add_timer_on(&watchdog_timer, cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask));
+        watchdog_running = 1;
+}
+
+static inline void clocksource_stop_watchdog(void)
+{
+        if (!watchdog_running || (watchdog && !list_empty(&watchdog_list)))
+                return;
+        del_timer(&watchdog_timer);
+        watchdog_running = 0;
+}
+
+static inline void clocksource_reset_watchdog(void)
+{
+        struct clocksource *cs;
+
+        list_for_each_entry(cs, &watchdog_list, wd_list)
+                cs->flags &= ~CLOCK_SOURCE_WATCHDOG;
+}
+
 static void clocksource_resume_watchdog(void)
 {
-        set_bit(0, &watchdog_resumed);
+        unsigned long flags;
+
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&watchdog_lock, flags);
+        clocksource_reset_watchdog();
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&watchdog_lock, flags);
 }
 
-static void clocksource_check_watchdog(struct clocksource *cs)
+static void clocksource_enqueue_watchdog(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
-        struct clocksource *cse;
         unsigned long flags;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&watchdog_lock, flags);
         if (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY) {
-                int started = !list_empty(&watchdog_list);
-
+                /* cs is a clocksource to be watched. */
                 list_add(&cs->wd_list, &watchdog_list);
-                if (!started && watchdog) {
-                        watchdog_last = watchdog->read(watchdog);
-                        watchdog_timer.expires = jiffies + WATCHDOG_INTERVAL;
-                        add_timer_on(&watchdog_timer,
-                                     cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask));
-                }
+                cs->flags &= ~CLOCK_SOURCE_WATCHDOG;
         } else {
+                /* cs is a watchdog. */
                 if (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS)
                         cs->flags |= CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES;
-
+                /* Pick the best watchdog. */
                 if (!watchdog || cs->rating > watchdog->rating) {
-                        if (watchdog)
-                                del_timer(&watchdog_timer);
                         watchdog = cs;
-                        init_timer(&watchdog_timer);
-                        watchdog_timer.function = clocksource_watchdog;
-
                         /* Reset watchdog cycles */
-                        list_for_each_entry(cse, &watchdog_list, wd_list)
-                                cse->flags &= ~CLOCK_SOURCE_WATCHDOG;
-                        /* Start if list is not empty */
-                        if (!list_empty(&watchdog_list)) {
-                                watchdog_last = watchdog->read(watchdog);
-                                watchdog_timer.expires =
-                                        jiffies + WATCHDOG_INTERVAL;
-                                add_timer_on(&watchdog_timer,
-                                             cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask));
-                        }
+                        clocksource_reset_watchdog();
+                }
+        }
+        /* Check if the watchdog timer needs to be started. */
+        clocksource_start_watchdog();
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&watchdog_lock, flags);
+}
+
+static void clocksource_dequeue_watchdog(struct clocksource *cs)
+{
+        struct clocksource *tmp;
+        unsigned long flags;
+
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&watchdog_lock, flags);
+        if (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY) {
+                /* cs is a watched clocksource. */
+                list_del_init(&cs->wd_list);
+        } else if (cs == watchdog) {
+                /* Reset watchdog cycles */
+                clocksource_reset_watchdog();
+                /* Current watchdog is removed. Find an alternative. */
+                watchdog = NULL;
+                list_for_each_entry(tmp, &clocksource_list, list) {
+                        if (tmp == cs || tmp->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY)
+                                continue;
+                        if (!watchdog || tmp->rating > watchdog->rating)
+                                watchdog = tmp;
                 }
         }
+        cs->flags &= ~CLOCK_SOURCE_WATCHDOG;
+        /* Check if the watchdog timer needs to be stopped. */
+        clocksource_stop_watchdog();
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&watchdog_lock, flags);
 }
-#else
-static void clocksource_check_watchdog(struct clocksource *cs)
+
+static int clocksource_watchdog_kthread(void *data)
+{
+        struct clocksource *cs, *tmp;
+        unsigned long flags;
+        LIST_HEAD(unstable);
+
+        mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&watchdog_lock, flags);
+        list_for_each_entry_safe(cs, tmp, &watchdog_list, wd_list)
+                if (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_UNSTABLE) {
+                        list_del_init(&cs->wd_list);
+                        list_add(&cs->wd_list, &unstable);
+                }
+        /* Check if the watchdog timer needs to be stopped. */
+        clocksource_stop_watchdog();
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&watchdog_lock, flags);
+
+        /* Needs to be done outside of watchdog lock */
+        list_for_each_entry_safe(cs, tmp, &unstable, wd_list) {
+                list_del_init(&cs->wd_list);
+                __clocksource_change_rating(cs, 0);
+        }
+        mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
+        return 0;
+}
+
+#else /* CONFIG_CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG */
+
+static void clocksource_enqueue_watchdog(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
         if (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS)
                 cs->flags |= CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES;
 }
 
+static inline void clocksource_dequeue_watchdog(struct clocksource *cs) { }
 static inline void clocksource_resume_watchdog(void) { }
-#endif
+static inline int clocksource_watchdog_kthread(void *data) { return 0; }
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG */
 
 /**
  * clocksource_resume - resume the clocksource(s)
@@ -294,18 +393,12 @@ static inline void clocksource_resume_watchdog(void) { }
 void clocksource_resume(void)
 {
         struct clocksource *cs;
-        unsigned long flags;
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&clocksource_lock, flags);
-
-        list_for_each_entry(cs, &clocksource_list, list) {
+        list_for_each_entry(cs, &clocksource_list, list)
                 if (cs->resume)
                         cs->resume();
-        }
 
         clocksource_resume_watchdog();
-
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clocksource_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -320,75 +413,94 @@ void clocksource_touch_watchdog(void)
         clocksource_resume_watchdog();
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME
+
 /**
- * clocksource_get_next - Returns the selected clocksource
+ * clocksource_select - Select the best clocksource available
  *
+ * Private function. Must hold clocksource_mutex when called.
+ *
+ * Select the clocksource with the best rating, or the clocksource,
+ * which is selected by userspace override.
  */
-struct clocksource *clocksource_get_next(void)
+static void clocksource_select(void)
 {
-        unsigned long flags;
+        struct clocksource *best, *cs;
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&clocksource_lock, flags);
-        if (next_clocksource && finished_booting) {
-                curr_clocksource = next_clocksource;
-                next_clocksource = NULL;
+        if (!finished_booting || list_empty(&clocksource_list))
+                return;
+        /* First clocksource on the list has the best rating. */
+        best = list_first_entry(&clocksource_list, struct clocksource, list);
+        /* Check for the override clocksource. */
+        list_for_each_entry(cs, &clocksource_list, list) {
+                if (strcmp(cs->name, override_name) != 0)
+                        continue;
+                /*
+                 * Check to make sure we don't switch to a non-highres
+                 * capable clocksource if the tick code is in oneshot
+                 * mode (highres or nohz)
+                 */
+                if (!(cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES) &&
+                    tick_oneshot_mode_active()) {
+                        /* Override clocksource cannot be used. */
+                        printk(KERN_WARNING "Override clocksource %s is not "
+                               "HRT compatible. Cannot switch while in "
+                               "HRT/NOHZ mode\n", cs->name);
+                        override_name[0] = 0;
+                } else
+                        /* Override clocksource can be used. */
+                        best = cs;
+                break;
+        }
+        if (curr_clocksource != best) {
+                printk(KERN_INFO "Switching to clocksource %s\n", best->name);
+                curr_clocksource = best;
+                timekeeping_notify(curr_clocksource);
         }
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clocksource_lock, flags);
-
-        return curr_clocksource;
 }
 
-/**
- * select_clocksource - Selects the best registered clocksource.
- *
- * Private function. Must hold clocksource_lock when called.
+#else /* CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME */
+
+static inline void clocksource_select(void) { }
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * clocksource_done_booting - Called near the end of core bootup
  *
- * Select the clocksource with the best rating, or the clocksource,
- * which is selected by userspace override.
+ * Hack to avoid lots of clocksource churn at boot time.
+ * We use fs_initcall because we want this to start before
+ * device_initcall but after subsys_initcall.
  */
-static struct clocksource *select_clocksource(void)
+static int __init clocksource_done_booting(void)
 {
-        struct clocksource *next;
-
-        if (list_empty(&clocksource_list))
-                return NULL;
-
-        if (clocksource_override)
-                next = clocksource_override;
-        else
-                next = list_entry(clocksource_list.next, struct clocksource,
-                                  list);
+        finished_booting = 1;
 
-        if (next == curr_clocksource)
-                return NULL;
+        /*
+         * Run the watchdog first to eliminate unstable clock sources
+         */
+        clocksource_watchdog_kthread(NULL);
 
-        return next;
+        mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
+        clocksource_select();
+        mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
+        return 0;
 }
+fs_initcall(clocksource_done_booting);
 
 /*
  * Enqueue the clocksource sorted by rating
  */
-static int clocksource_enqueue(struct clocksource *c)
+static void clocksource_enqueue(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
-        struct list_head *tmp, *entry = &clocksource_list;
+        struct list_head *entry = &clocksource_list;
+        struct clocksource *tmp;
 
-        list_for_each(tmp, &clocksource_list) {
-                struct clocksource *cs;
-
-                cs = list_entry(tmp, struct clocksource, list);
-                if (cs == c)
-                        return -EBUSY;
+        list_for_each_entry(tmp, &clocksource_list, list)
                 /* Keep track of the place, where to insert */
-                if (cs->rating >= c->rating)
-                        entry = tmp;
-        }
-        list_add(&c->list, entry);
-
-        if (strlen(c->name) == strlen(override_name) &&
-            !strcmp(c->name, override_name))
-                clocksource_override = c;
-
-        return 0;
+                if (tmp->rating >= cs->rating)
+                        entry = &tmp->list;
+        list_add(&cs->list, entry);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -397,52 +509,48 @@ static int clocksource_enqueue(struct clocksource *c)
  *
  * Returns -EBUSY if registration fails, zero otherwise.
  */
-int clocksource_register(struct clocksource *c)
+int clocksource_register(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
-        unsigned long flags;
-        int ret;
-
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&clocksource_lock, flags);
-        ret = clocksource_enqueue(c);
-        if (!ret)
-                next_clocksource = select_clocksource();
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clocksource_lock, flags);
-        if (!ret)
-                clocksource_check_watchdog(c);
-        return ret;
+        mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
+        clocksource_enqueue(cs);
+        clocksource_select();
+        clocksource_enqueue_watchdog(cs);
+        mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
+        return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(clocksource_register);
 
+static void __clocksource_change_rating(struct clocksource *cs, int rating)
+{
+        list_del(&cs->list);
+        cs->rating = rating;
+        clocksource_enqueue(cs);
+        clocksource_select();
+}
+
 /**
  * clocksource_change_rating - Change the rating of a registered clocksource
- *
  */
 void clocksource_change_rating(struct clocksource *cs, int rating)
 {
-        unsigned long flags;
-
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&clocksource_lock, flags);
-        list_del(&cs->list);
-        cs->rating = rating;
-        clocksource_enqueue(cs);
-        next_clocksource = select_clocksource();
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clocksource_lock, flags);
+        mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
+        __clocksource_change_rating(cs, rating);
+        mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(clocksource_change_rating);
 
 /**
  * clocksource_unregister - remove a registered clocksource
  */
 void clocksource_unregister(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
-        unsigned long flags;
-
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&clocksource_lock, flags);
+        mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
+        clocksource_dequeue_watchdog(cs);
         list_del(&cs->list);
-        if (clocksource_override == cs)
-                clocksource_override = NULL;
-        next_clocksource = select_clocksource();
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clocksource_lock, flags);
+        clocksource_select();
+        mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(clocksource_unregister);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 /**
@@ -458,9 +566,9 @@ sysfs_show_current_clocksources(struct sys_device *dev,
 {
         ssize_t count = 0;
 
-        spin_lock_irq(&clocksource_lock);
+        mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
         count = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", curr_clocksource->name);
-        spin_unlock_irq(&clocksource_lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
 
         return count;
 }
@@ -478,9 +586,7 @@ static ssize_t sysfs_override_clocksource(struct sys_device *dev,
                                           struct sysdev_attribute *attr,
                                           const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-        struct clocksource *ovr = NULL;
         size_t ret = count;
-        int len;
 
         /* strings from sysfs write are not 0 terminated! */
         if (count >= sizeof(override_name))
@@ -490,44 +596,14 @@ static ssize_t sysfs_override_clocksource(struct sys_device *dev,
         if (buf[count-1] == '\n')
                 count--;
 
-        spin_lock_irq(&clocksource_lock);
+        mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
 
         if (count > 0)
                 memcpy(override_name, buf, count);
         override_name[count] = 0;
+        clocksource_select();
 
-        len = strlen(override_name);
-        if (len) {
-                struct clocksource *cs;
-
-                ovr = clocksource_override;
-                /* try to select it: */
-                list_for_each_entry(cs, &clocksource_list, list) {
-                        if (strlen(cs->name) == len &&
-                            !strcmp(cs->name, override_name))
-                                ovr = cs;
-                }
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Check to make sure we don't switch to a non-highres capable
-         * clocksource if the tick code is in oneshot mode (highres or nohz)
-         */
-        if (tick_oneshot_mode_active() && ovr &&
-            !(ovr->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES)) {
-                printk(KERN_WARNING "%s clocksource is not HRT compatible. "
-                        "Cannot switch while in HRT/NOHZ mode\n", ovr->name);
-                ovr = NULL;
-                override_name[0] = 0;
-        }
-
-        /* Reselect, when the override name has changed */
-        if (ovr != clocksource_override) {
-                clocksource_override = ovr;
-                next_clocksource = select_clocksource();
-        }
-
-        spin_unlock_irq(&clocksource_lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
 
         return ret;
 }
@@ -547,7 +623,7 @@ sysfs_show_available_clocksources(struct sys_device *dev,
         struct clocksource *src;
         ssize_t count = 0;
 
-        spin_lock_irq(&clocksource_lock);
+        mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
         list_for_each_entry(src, &clocksource_list, list) {
                 /*
                  * Don't show non-HRES clocksource if the tick code is
@@ -559,7 +635,7 @@ sysfs_show_available_clocksources(struct sys_device *dev,
                                   max((ssize_t)PAGE_SIZE - count, (ssize_t)0),
                                   "%s ", src->name);
         }
-        spin_unlock_irq(&clocksource_lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
 
         count += snprintf(buf + count,
                           max((ssize_t)PAGE_SIZE - count, (ssize_t)0), "\n");
@@ -614,11 +690,10 @@ device_initcall(init_clocksource_sysfs);
  */
 static int __init boot_override_clocksource(char* str)
 {
-        unsigned long flags;
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&clocksource_lock, flags);
+        mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
         if (str)
                 strlcpy(override_name, str, sizeof(override_name));
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clocksource_lock, flags);
+        mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
         return 1;
 }