Sometimes one needs to be able not only to catch PPS signals but to
produce them also. For example, running a distributed simulation,
which requires computers' clock to be synchronized very tightly.
This patch adds PPS generators class in order to have a well-defined
interface for these devices.
Signed-off-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst | 1 +
MAINTAINERS | 1 +
drivers/pps/Makefile | 3 +-
drivers/pps/generators/Kconfig | 13 +-
drivers/pps/generators/Makefile | 3 +
drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen.c | 344 ++++++++++++++++++
drivers/pps/generators/sysfs.c | 75 ++++
include/linux/pps_gen_kernel.h | 78 ++++
include/uapi/linux/pps_gen.h | 37 ++
9 files changed, 553 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen.c
create mode 100644 drivers/pps/generators/sysfs.c
create mode 100644 include/linux/pps_gen_kernel.h
create mode 100644 include/uapi/linux/pps_gen.h
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst
index e4be1378ba26..e4f7f798f091 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ Code Seq# Include File Comments
'p' 80-9F linux/ppdev.h user-space parport
<mailto:tim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
'p' A1-A5 linux/pps.h LinuxPPS
+'p' B1-B3 linux/pps-gen.h LinuxPPS
<mailto:giometti@xxxxxxxx>
'q' 00-1F linux/serio.h
'q' 80-FF linux/telephony.h Internet PhoneJACK, Internet LineJACK
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index a097afd76ded..63871eb816eb 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -18536,6 +18536,7 @@ F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pps/pps-gpio.yaml
F: Documentation/driver-api/pps.rst
F: drivers/pps/
F: include/linux/pps*.h
+F: include/uapi/linux/pps-gen.h
F: include/uapi/linux/pps.h
PPTP DRIVER
diff --git a/drivers/pps/Makefile b/drivers/pps/Makefile
index ceaf65cc1f1d..0aea394d4e4d 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/pps/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
pps_core-y := pps.o kapi.o sysfs.o
pps_core-$(CONFIG_NTP_PPS) += kc.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PPS) := pps_core.o
-obj-y += clients/ generators/
+obj-y += clients/
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPS_GENERATOR) += generators/
ccflags-$(CONFIG_PPS_DEBUG) := -DDEBUG
diff --git a/drivers/pps/generators/Kconfig b/drivers/pps/generators/Kconfig
index d615e640fcad..5edbfdb8bd92 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/generators/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pps/generators/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,16 @@
# PPS generators configuration
#
-comment "PPS generators support"
+menuconfig PPS_GENERATOR
+ tristate "PPS generators support"
+ help
+ PPS generators are special hardware which are able to produce PPS
+ (Pulse Per Second) signals.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called pps_gen_core.ko.
+
+if PPS_GENERATOR
config PPS_GENERATOR_PARPORT
tristate "Parallel port PPS signal generator"
@@ -12,3 +21,5 @@ config PPS_GENERATOR_PARPORT
If you say yes here you get support for a PPS signal generator which
utilizes STROBE pin of a parallel port to send PPS signals. It uses
parport abstraction layer and hrtimers to precisely control the signal.
+
+endif # PPS_GENERATOR
diff --git a/drivers/pps/generators/Makefile b/drivers/pps/generators/Makefile
index 2589fd0f2481..034a78edfa26 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/generators/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/pps/generators/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
# Makefile for PPS generators.
#
+pps_gen_core-y := pps_gen.o sysfs.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPS_GENERATOR) := pps_gen_core.o
+
obj-$(CONFIG_PPS_GENERATOR_PARPORT) += pps_gen_parport.o
ccflags-$(CONFIG_PPS_DEBUG) := -DDEBUG
diff --git a/drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen.c b/drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca592f1736f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen.c
@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * PPS generators core file
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/timex.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/idr.h>
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
+#include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/pps_gen_kernel.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+/*
+ * Local variables
+ */
+
+static dev_t pps_gen_devt;
+static struct class *pps_gen_class;
+
+static DEFINE_IDA(pps_gen_ida);
+
+/*
+ * Char device methods
+ */
+
+static __poll_t pps_gen_cdev_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
+{
+ struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen = file->private_data;
+
+ poll_wait(file, &pps_gen->queue, wait);
+ return EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
+}
+
+static int pps_gen_cdev_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
+{
+ struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen = file->private_data;
+
+ return fasync_helper(fd, file, on, &pps_gen->async_queue);
+}
+
+static long pps_gen_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
+ unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+ struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen = file->private_data;
+ void __user *uarg = (void __user *) arg;
+ unsigned int __user *uiuarg = (unsigned int __user *) arg;
+ unsigned int status;
+ int ret;
+
+ switch (cmd) {
+ case PPS_GEN_SETENABLE:
+ dev_dbg(pps_gen->dev, "PPS_GEN_SETENABLE\n");
+
+ ret = get_user(status, uiuarg);
+ if (ret)
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ ret = pps_gen->info.enable(pps_gen, status);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ pps_gen->enabled = status;
+
+ break;
+
+ case PPS_GEN_USESYSTEMCLOCK:
+ dev_dbg(pps_gen->dev, "PPS_GEN_USESYSTEMCLOCK\n");
+
+ ret = put_user(pps_gen->info.use_system_clock, uiuarg);
+ if (ret)
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ break;
+
+ case PPS_GEN_FETCHEVENT: {
+ struct pps_gen_event info;
+ unsigned int ev = pps_gen->last_ev;
+
+ dev_dbg(pps_gen->dev, "PPS_GEN_FETCHEVENT\n");
+
+ ret = wait_event_interruptible(pps_gen->queue,
+ ev != pps_gen->last_ev);
+ if (ret == -ERESTARTSYS) {
+ dev_dbg(pps_gen->dev, "pending signal caught\n");
+ return -EINTR;
+ }
+
+ spin_lock_irq(&pps_gen->lock);
+ info.sequence = pps_gen->sequence;
+ info.event = pps_gen->event;
+ spin_unlock_irq(&pps_gen->lock);
+
+ ret = copy_to_user(uarg, &info, sizeof(struct pps_gen_event));
+ if (ret)
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ break;
+ }
+ default:
+ return -ENOTTY;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int pps_gen_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen = container_of(inode->i_cdev,
+ struct pps_gen_device, cdev);
+
+ get_device(pps_gen->dev);
+ file->private_data = pps_gen;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int pps_gen_cdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen = file->private_data;
+
+ put_device(pps_gen->dev);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Char device stuff
+ */
+
+static const struct file_operations pps_gen_cdev_fops = {
+ .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+ .poll = pps_gen_cdev_poll,
+ .fasync = pps_gen_cdev_fasync,
+ .unlocked_ioctl = pps_gen_cdev_ioctl,
+ .open = pps_gen_cdev_open,
+ .release = pps_gen_cdev_release,
+};
+
+static void pps_gen_device_destruct(struct device *dev)
+{
+ struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+ cdev_del(&pps_gen->cdev);
+
+ pr_debug("deallocating pps-gen%d\n", pps_gen->id);
+ ida_free(&pps_gen_ida, pps_gen->id);
+
+ kfree(dev);
+ kfree(pps_gen);
+}
+
+static int pps_gen_register_cdev(struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen)
+{
+ int err;
+ dev_t devt;
+
+ err = ida_alloc_max(&pps_gen_ida, PPS_GEN_MAX_SOURCES - 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (err < 0) {
+ if (err == -ENOSPC) {
+ pr_err("too many PPS sources in the system\n");
+ err = -EBUSY;
+ }
+ return err;
+ }
+ pps_gen->id = err;
+
+ devt = MKDEV(MAJOR(pps_gen_devt), pps_gen->id);
+
+ cdev_init(&pps_gen->cdev, &pps_gen_cdev_fops);
+ pps_gen->cdev.owner = pps_gen->info.owner;
+
+ err = cdev_add(&pps_gen->cdev, devt, 1);
+ if (err) {
+ pr_err("failed to add char device %d:%d\n",
+ MAJOR(pps_gen_devt), pps_gen->id);
+ goto free_ida;
+ }
+ pps_gen->dev = device_create(pps_gen_class, pps_gen->info.parent, devt,
+ pps_gen, "pps-gen%d", pps_gen->id);
+ if (IS_ERR(pps_gen->dev)) {
+ err = PTR_ERR(pps_gen->dev);
+ goto del_cdev;
+ }
+ pps_gen->dev->release = pps_gen_device_destruct;
+ dev_set_drvdata(pps_gen->dev, pps_gen);
+
+ pr_debug("generator got cdev (%d:%d)\n",
+ MAJOR(pps_gen_devt), pps_gen->id);
+
+ return 0;
+
+del_cdev:
+ cdev_del(&pps_gen->cdev);
+free_ida:
+ ida_free(&pps_gen_ida, pps_gen->id);
+ return err;
+}
+
+static void pps_gen_unregister_cdev(struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen)
+{
+ pr_debug("unregistering pps-gen%d\n", pps_gen->id);
+ device_destroy(pps_gen_class, pps_gen->dev->devt);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Exported functions
+ */
+
+/**
+ * pps_gen_register_source() - add a PPS generator in the system
+ * @info: the PPS generator info struct
+ *
+ * This function is used to register a new PPS generator in the system.
+ * When it returns successfully the new generator is up and running, and
+ * it can be managed by the userspace.
+ *
+ * Return: the PPS generator device in case of success, and ERR_PTR(errno)
+ * otherwise.
+ */
+struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen_register_source(struct pps_gen_source_info *info)
+{
+ struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen;
+ int err;
+
+ pps_gen = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pps_gen_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (pps_gen == NULL) {
+ err = -ENOMEM;
+ goto pps_gen_register_source_exit;
+ }
+ pps_gen->info = *info;
+ pps_gen->enabled = false;
+
+ init_waitqueue_head(&pps_gen->queue);
+ spin_lock_init(&pps_gen->lock);
+
+ /* Create the char device */
+ err = pps_gen_register_cdev(pps_gen);
+ if (err < 0) {
+ pr_err(" unable to create char device\n");
+ goto kfree_pps_gen;
+ }
+
+ return pps_gen;
+
+kfree_pps_gen:
+ kfree(pps_gen);
+
+pps_gen_register_source_exit:
+ pr_err("unable to register generator\n");
+
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(pps_gen_register_source);
+
+/**
+ * pps_gen_unregister_source() - remove a PPS generator from the system
+ * @pps_gen: the PPS generator device to be removed
+ *
+ * This function is used to deregister a PPS generator from the system. When
+ * called, it disables the generator so no pulses are generated anymore.
+ */
+void pps_gen_unregister_source(struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen)
+{
+ pps_gen_unregister_cdev(pps_gen);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(pps_gen_unregister_source);
+
+/* pps_gen_event - register a PPS generator event into the system
+ * @pps: the PPS generator device
+ * @event: the event type
+ * @data: userdef pointer
+ *
+ * This function is used by each PPS generator in order to register a new
+ * PPS event into the system (it's usually called inside an IRQ handler).
+ */
+void pps_gen_event(struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen,
+ unsigned int event, void *data)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+
+ dev_dbg(pps_gen->dev, "PPS generator event %u\n", event);
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&pps_gen->lock, flags);
+
+ pps_gen->event = event;
+ pps_gen->sequence++;
+
+ pps_gen->last_ev++;
+ wake_up_interruptible_all(&pps_gen->queue);
+ kill_fasync(&pps_gen->async_queue, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
+
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pps_gen->lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(pps_gen_event);
+
+/*
+ * Module stuff
+ */
+
+static void __exit pps_gen_exit(void)
+{
+ class_destroy(pps_gen_class);
+ unregister_chrdev_region(pps_gen_devt, PPS_GEN_MAX_SOURCES);
+}
+
+static int __init pps_gen_init(void)
+{
+ int err;
+
+ pps_gen_class = class_create("pps-gen");
+ if (IS_ERR(pps_gen_class)) {
+ pr_err("failed to allocate class\n");
+ return PTR_ERR(pps_gen_class);
+ }
+ pps_gen_class->dev_groups = pps_gen_groups;
+
+ err = alloc_chrdev_region(&pps_gen_devt, 0,
+ PPS_GEN_MAX_SOURCES, "pps-gen");
+ if (err < 0) {
+ pr_err("failed to allocate char device region\n");
+ goto remove_class;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+
+remove_class:
+ class_destroy(pps_gen_class);
+ return err;
+}
+
+subsys_initcall(pps_gen_init);
+module_exit(pps_gen_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@xxxxxxxxxxxx>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("LinuxPPS generators support");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/pps/generators/sysfs.c b/drivers/pps/generators/sysfs.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..faf8b1c6d202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/pps/generators/sysfs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * PPS generators sysfs support
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/pps_gen_kernel.h>
+
+/*
+ * Attribute functions
+ */
+
+static ssize_t system_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", pps_gen->info.use_system_clock);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(system);
+
+static ssize_t time_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ struct timespec64 time;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = pps_gen->info.get_time(pps_gen, &time);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%llu %09lu\n", time.tv_sec, time.tv_nsec);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(time);
+
+static ssize_t enable_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ bool status;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = kstrtobool(buf, &status);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = pps_gen->info.enable(pps_gen, status);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ pps_gen->enabled = status;
+
+ return count;
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR_WO(enable);
+
+static struct attribute *pps_gen_attrs[] = {
+ &dev_attr_enable.attr,
+ &dev_attr_time.attr,
+ &dev_attr_system.attr,
+ NULL,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group pps_gen_group = {
+ .attrs = pps_gen_attrs,
+};
+
+const struct attribute_group *pps_gen_groups[] = {
+ &pps_gen_group,
+ NULL,
+};
diff --git a/include/linux/pps_gen_kernel.h b/include/linux/pps_gen_kernel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..022ea0ac4440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/pps_gen_kernel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * PPS generator API kernel header
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
+ */
+
+#ifndef LINUX_PPS_GEN_KERNEL_H
+#define LINUX_PPS_GEN_KERNEL_H
+
+#include <linux/pps_gen.h>
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+
+/*
+ * Global defines
+ */
+
+#define PPS_GEN_MAX_SOURCES 16 /* should be enough... */
+
+struct pps_gen_device;
+
+/**
+ * struct pps_gen_source_info - the specific PPS generator info
+ * @use_system_clock: true, if the system clock is used to generate pulses
+ * @get_time: query the time stored into the generator clock
+ * @enable: enable/disable the PPS pulses generation
+ *
+ * This is the main generator struct where all needed information must be
+ * placed before calling the pps_gen_register_source().
+ */
+struct pps_gen_source_info {
+ bool use_system_clock;
+
+ int (*get_time)(struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen,
+ struct timespec64 *time);
+ int (*enable)(struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen, bool enable);
+
+/* private: internal use only */
+ struct module *owner;
+ struct device *parent; /* for device_create */
+};
+
+/* The main struct */
+struct pps_gen_device {
+ struct pps_gen_source_info info; /* PSS generator info */
+ bool enabled; /* PSS generator status */
+
+ unsigned int event;
+ unsigned int sequence;
+
+ unsigned int last_ev; /* last PPS event id */
+ wait_queue_head_t queue; /* PPS event queue */
+
+ unsigned int id; /* PPS generator unique ID */
+ struct cdev cdev;
+ struct device *dev;
+ struct fasync_struct *async_queue; /* fasync method */
+ spinlock_t lock;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Global variables
+ */
+
+extern const struct attribute_group *pps_gen_groups[];
+
+/*
+ * Exported functions
+ */
+
+extern struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen_register_source(
+ struct pps_gen_source_info *info);
+extern void pps_gen_unregister_source(struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen);
+extern void pps_gen_event(struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen,
+ unsigned int event, void *data);
+
+#endif /* LINUX_PPS_GEN_KERNEL_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pps_gen.h b/include/uapi/linux/pps_gen.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..60a5d0fcfa68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/pps_gen.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
+/*
+ * PPS generator API header
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _PPS_GEN_H_
+#define _PPS_GEN_H_
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/ioctl.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct pps_gen_event - the PPS generator events
+ * @event: the event type
+ * @sequence: the event sequence number
+ *
+ * Userspace can get the last PPS generator event by using the
+ * ioctl(pps_gen, PPS_GEN_FETCHEVENT, ...) syscall.
+ * The sequence field can be used to save the last event ID, while in the
+ * event field is stored the last event type. Currently known event is:
+ *
+ * PPS_GEN_EVENT_MISSEDPULSE : last pulse was not generated
+ */
+struct pps_gen_event {
+ unsigned int event;
+ unsigned int sequence;
+};
+
+#define PPS_GEN_EVENT_MISSEDPULSE 1
+
+#define PPS_GEN_SETENABLE _IOW('p', 0xb1, unsigned int *)
+#define PPS_GEN_USESYSTEMCLOCK _IOR('p', 0xb2, unsigned int *)
+#define PPS_GEN_FETCHEVENT _IOR('p', 0xb3, struct pps_gen_event *)
+
+#endif /* _PPS_GEN_H_ */
--
2.34.1
