This allows modules to access the value of timekeeping_suspended without giving them write access to the variable. Signed-off-by: Will McVicker <willmcvicker@xxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/timekeeping.h | 1 + kernel/time/timekeeping.c | 11 +++++++++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/linux/timekeeping.h b/include/linux/timekeeping.h index 78a98bdff76d..cdc84421d77b 100644 --- a/include/linux/timekeeping.h +++ b/include/linux/timekeeping.h @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ /* Included from linux/ktime.h */ void timekeeping_init(void); +extern bool timekeeping_is_suspended(void); extern int timekeeping_suspended; /* Architecture timer tick functions: */ diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c index b348749a9fc6..27873c052e57 100644 --- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c +++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c @@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ static struct timekeeper shadow_timekeeper; /* flag for if timekeeping is suspended */ int __read_mostly timekeeping_suspended; +/** + * timekeeping_is_suspended - query for timekeeping_suspended + * + * Returns the true/false based on the value of timekeeping_suspened. + */ +bool timekeeping_is_suspended(void) +{ + return timekeeping_suspended ? true : false; +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(timekeeping_is_suspended); + /** * struct tk_fast - NMI safe timekeeper * @seq: Sequence counter for protecting updates. The lowest bit -- 2.33.0.685.g46640cef36-goog