2 * pps_gen_parport.c -- kernel parallel port PPS signal generator
5 * Copyright (C) 2009 Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su>
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25 * fix issues when realtime clock is adjusted in a leap
28 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
30 #include <linux/kernel.h>
31 #include <linux/module.h>
32 #include <linux/init.h>
33 #include <linux/time.h>
34 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
35 #include <linux/parport.h>
37 #define DRVDESC "parallel port PPS signal generator"
40 #define NO_SIGNAL PARPORT_CONTROL_STROBE
42 /* module parameters */
44 #define SEND_DELAY_MAX 100000
46 static unsigned int send_delay = 30000;
47 MODULE_PARM_DESC(delay,
48 "Delay between setting and dropping the signal (ns)");
49 module_param_named(delay, send_delay, uint, 0);
52 #define SAFETY_INTERVAL 3000 /* set the hrtimer earlier for safety (ns) */
54 /* internal per port structure */
55 struct pps_generator_pp {
56 struct pardevice *pardev; /* parport device */
58 long port_write_time; /* calibrated port write time (ns) */
61 static struct pps_generator_pp device = {
67 /* calibrated time between a hrtimer event and the reaction */
68 static long hrtimer_error = SAFETY_INTERVAL;
70 /* the kernel hrtimer event */
71 static enum hrtimer_restart hrtimer_event(struct hrtimer *timer)
73 struct timespec expire_time, ts1, ts2, ts3, dts;
74 struct pps_generator_pp *dev;
79 /* We have to disable interrupts here. The idea is to prevent
80 * other interrupts on the same processor to introduce random
81 * lags while polling the clock. getnstimeofday() takes <1us on
82 * most machines while other interrupt handlers can take much
85 * NB: approx time with blocked interrupts =
86 * send_delay + 3 * SAFETY_INTERVAL
88 local_irq_save(flags);
90 /* first of all we get the time stamp... */
92 expire_time = ktime_to_timespec(hrtimer_get_softexpires(timer));
93 dev = container_of(timer, struct pps_generator_pp, timer);
94 lim = NSEC_PER_SEC - send_delay - dev->port_write_time;
96 /* check if we are late */
97 if (expire_time.tv_sec != ts1.tv_sec || ts1.tv_nsec > lim) {
98 local_irq_restore(flags);
99 pr_err("we are late this time %ld.%09ld\n",
100 ts1.tv_sec, ts1.tv_nsec);
104 /* busy loop until the time is right for an assert edge */
106 getnstimeofday(&ts2);
107 } while (expire_time.tv_sec == ts2.tv_sec && ts2.tv_nsec < lim);
110 port = dev->pardev->port;
111 port->ops->write_control(port, SIGNAL);
113 /* busy loop until the time is right for a clear edge */
114 lim = NSEC_PER_SEC - dev->port_write_time;
116 getnstimeofday(&ts2);
117 } while (expire_time.tv_sec == ts2.tv_sec && ts2.tv_nsec < lim);
119 /* unset the signal */
120 port->ops->write_control(port, NO_SIGNAL);
122 getnstimeofday(&ts3);
124 local_irq_restore(flags);
126 /* update calibrated port write time */
127 dts = timespec_sub(ts3, ts2);
128 dev->port_write_time =
129 (dev->port_write_time + timespec_to_ns(&dts)) >> 1;
132 /* update calibrated hrtimer error */
133 dts = timespec_sub(ts1, expire_time);
134 delta = timespec_to_ns(&dts);
135 /* If the new error value is bigger then the old, use the new
136 * value, if not then slowly move towards the new value. This
137 * way it should be safe in bad conditions and efficient in
140 if (delta >= hrtimer_error)
141 hrtimer_error = delta;
143 hrtimer_error = (3 * hrtimer_error + delta) >> 2;
145 /* update the hrtimer expire time */
146 hrtimer_set_expires(timer,
147 ktime_set(expire_time.tv_sec + 1,
148 NSEC_PER_SEC - (send_delay +
149 dev->port_write_time + SAFETY_INTERVAL +
150 2 * hrtimer_error)));
152 return HRTIMER_RESTART;
155 /* calibrate port write time */
156 #define PORT_NTESTS_SHIFT 5
157 static void calibrate_port(struct pps_generator_pp *dev)
159 struct parport *port = dev->pardev->port;
163 for (i = 0; i < (1 << PORT_NTESTS_SHIFT); i++) {
164 struct timespec a, b;
165 unsigned long irq_flags;
167 local_irq_save(irq_flags);
169 port->ops->write_control(port, NO_SIGNAL);
171 local_irq_restore(irq_flags);
173 b = timespec_sub(b, a);
174 acc += timespec_to_ns(&b);
177 dev->port_write_time = acc >> PORT_NTESTS_SHIFT;
178 pr_info("port write takes %ldns\n", dev->port_write_time);
181 static inline ktime_t next_intr_time(struct pps_generator_pp *dev)
187 return ktime_set(ts.tv_sec +
188 ((ts.tv_nsec > 990 * NSEC_PER_MSEC) ? 1 : 0),
189 NSEC_PER_SEC - (send_delay +
190 dev->port_write_time + 3 * SAFETY_INTERVAL));
193 static void parport_attach(struct parport *port)
196 /* we already have a port */
200 device.pardev = parport_register_device(port, KBUILD_MODNAME,
201 NULL, NULL, NULL, PARPORT_FLAG_EXCL, &device);
202 if (!device.pardev) {
203 pr_err("couldn't register with %s\n", port->name);
207 if (parport_claim_or_block(device.pardev) < 0) {
208 pr_err("couldn't claim %s\n", port->name);
209 goto err_unregister_dev;
212 pr_info("attached to %s\n", port->name);
215 calibrate_port(&device);
217 hrtimer_init(&device.timer, CLOCK_REALTIME, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
218 device.timer.function = hrtimer_event;
219 hrtimer_start(&device.timer, next_intr_time(&device), HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
224 parport_unregister_device(device.pardev);
227 static void parport_detach(struct parport *port)
229 if (port->cad != device.pardev)
230 return; /* not our port */
232 hrtimer_cancel(&device.timer);
233 parport_release(device.pardev);
234 parport_unregister_device(device.pardev);
237 static struct parport_driver pps_gen_parport_driver = {
238 .name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
239 .attach = parport_attach,
240 .detach = parport_detach,
245 static int __init pps_gen_parport_init(void)
249 pr_info(DRVDESC "\n");
251 if (send_delay > SEND_DELAY_MAX) {
252 pr_err("delay value should be not greater"
253 " then %d\n", SEND_DELAY_MAX);
257 ret = parport_register_driver(&pps_gen_parport_driver);
259 pr_err("unable to register with parport\n");
266 static void __exit pps_gen_parport_exit(void)
268 parport_unregister_driver(&pps_gen_parport_driver);
269 pr_info("hrtimer avg error is %ldns\n", hrtimer_error);
272 module_init(pps_gen_parport_init);
273 module_exit(pps_gen_parport_exit);
275 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su>");
276 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRVDESC);
277 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");