Re: [PATCH 1/5] pps: add pulse-width calculation in nsec

From: Rodolfo Giometti
Date: Tue Jun 27 2023 - 10:28:10 EST


On 25/06/23 16:21, Eliav Farber wrote:
This change adds PPS pulse-width calculation in nano seconds.
Width time can be calculated for both assert time and reset time.

Calculation can be done only if capture ASSERT and capture CLEAR modes
are both enabled.

Assert width is calculated as:
clear-time - assert-time
and clear width is calculated as:
assert-time - clear-time

Read-only sysfs were added to get the last pulse-width time and event
sequence.
Examples:
* cat /sys/class/pps/pps0/pulse_width_assert
20001450#85
* cat /sys/class/pps/pps1/pulse_width_clear
979893314#16

Signed-off-by: Eliav Farber <farbere@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/pps/kapi.c | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/pps/pps.c | 9 +++++++
drivers/pps/sysfs.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/pps_kernel.h | 3 +++
include/uapi/linux/pps.h | 19 +++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 110 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/pps/kapi.c b/drivers/pps/kapi.c
index d9d566f70ed1..deeecfc0a3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/kapi.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/kapi.c
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ struct pps_device *pps_register_source(struct pps_source_info *info,
goto pps_register_source_exit;
}
+ if ((info->mode & PPS_WIDTHBOTH) &&
+ ((info->mode & PPS_CAPTUREBOTH) != PPS_CAPTUREBOTH)) {
+ pr_err("%s: width can't be calculated without both captures (mode = 0x%x)\n",
+ info->name, info->mode);
+ err = -EINVAL;
+ goto pps_register_source_exit;
+ }

See the comment below where you define PPS_WIDTHBOTH.

/* Allocate memory for the new PPS source struct */
pps = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pps_device), GFP_KERNEL);
if (pps == NULL) {
@@ -143,6 +151,39 @@ void pps_unregister_source(struct pps_device *pps)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(pps_unregister_source);
+static u64 pps_ktime_sub(struct pps_ktime *ts1, struct pps_ktime *ts2)
+{
+ if (ts1->sec == ts2->sec)
+ return (ts1->nsec > ts2->nsec) ? (ts1->nsec - ts2->nsec) : (ts2->nsec - ts1->nsec);
+
+ if (ts1->sec > ts2->sec)
+ return (ts1->sec - ts2->sec) * NSEC_PER_SEC + ts1->nsec - ts2->nsec;
+
+ return (ts2->sec - ts1->sec) * NSEC_PER_SEC + ts2->nsec - ts1->nsec;
+}
+
+static void pps_calc_clear_width(struct pps_device *pps)
+{
+ if (pps->clear_sequence == 0)
+ return;
+
+ pps->clear_width.sequence++;

I don't understand the meaning of this field... regarding assert and clear it states the n-th sample but in this case...? Why do you need it?

+ pps->clear_width.nsec = pps_ktime_sub(&pps->assert_tu, &pps->clear_tu);
+ dev_dbg(pps->dev, "PPS clear width = %llu#%u\n",
+ pps->clear_width.nsec, pps->clear_width.sequence);
+}
+
+static void pps_calc_assert_width(struct pps_device *pps)
+{
+ if (pps->assert_sequence == 0)
+ return;
+
+ pps->assert_width.sequence++;

Ditto.

+ pps->assert_width.nsec = pps_ktime_sub(&pps->clear_tu, &pps->assert_tu);
+ dev_dbg(pps->dev, "PPS assert width = %llu#%u\n",
+ pps->assert_width.nsec, pps->assert_width.sequence);
+}
+
/* pps_event - register a PPS event into the system
* @pps: the PPS device
* @ts: the event timestamp
@@ -191,6 +232,10 @@ void pps_event(struct pps_device *pps, struct pps_event_time *ts, int event,
dev_dbg(pps->dev, "capture assert seq #%u\n",
pps->assert_sequence);
+ /* Calculate clear pulse-width */
+ if (pps->params.mode & PPS_WIDTHCLEAR)
+ pps_calc_clear_width(pps);
+
captured = ~0;
}
if (event & pps->params.mode & PPS_CAPTURECLEAR) {
@@ -205,6 +250,10 @@ void pps_event(struct pps_device *pps, struct pps_event_time *ts, int event,
dev_dbg(pps->dev, "capture clear seq #%u\n",
pps->clear_sequence);
+ /* Calculate assert pulse-width */
+ if (pps->params.mode & PPS_WIDTHASSERT)
+ pps_calc_assert_width(pps);
+
captured = ~0;
}
diff --git a/drivers/pps/pps.c b/drivers/pps/pps.c
index 5d19baae6a38..8299a272af11 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/pps.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/pps.c
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ static long pps_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
fdata.info.clear_tu = pps->clear_tu;
fdata.info.current_mode = pps->current_mode;
+ memcpy(&fdata.info.assert_width, &pps->assert_width,
+ sizeof(struct pps_kwidth));
+ memcpy(&fdata.info.clear_width, &pps->clear_width,
+ sizeof(struct pps_kwidth));
+
spin_unlock_irq(&pps->lock);
err = copy_to_user(uarg, &fdata, sizeof(struct pps_fdata));
@@ -283,6 +288,10 @@ static long pps_cdev_compat_ioctl(struct file *file,
sizeof(struct pps_ktime_compat));
memcpy(&compat.info.clear_tu, &pps->clear_tu,
sizeof(struct pps_ktime_compat));
+ memcpy(&compat.info.assert_width, &pps->assert_width,
+ sizeof(struct pps_kwidth_compat));
+ memcpy(&compat.info.clear_width, &pps->clear_width,
+ sizeof(struct pps_kwidth_compat));
spin_unlock_irq(&pps->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/pps/sysfs.c b/drivers/pps/sysfs.c
index 134bc33f6ad0..3e34de77dba6 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/sysfs.c
@@ -79,6 +79,34 @@ static ssize_t path_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
}
static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(path);
+static ssize_t pulse_width_assert_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ struct pps_device *pps = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+ if (!(pps->info.mode & PPS_WIDTHASSERT))
+ return 0;
+
+ return sprintf(buf, "%llu#%u\n",
+ pps->assert_width.nsec, pps->assert_width.sequence);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(pulse_width_assert);
+
+static ssize_t pulse_width_clear_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ struct pps_device *pps = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+ if (!(pps->info.mode & PPS_WIDTHCLEAR))
+ return 0;
+
+ return sprintf(buf, "%llu#%u\n",
+ pps->clear_width.nsec, pps->clear_width.sequence);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(pulse_width_clear);
+
static struct attribute *pps_attrs[] = {
&dev_attr_assert.attr,
&dev_attr_clear.attr,
@@ -86,6 +114,8 @@ static struct attribute *pps_attrs[] = {
&dev_attr_echo.attr,
&dev_attr_name.attr,
&dev_attr_path.attr,
+ &dev_attr_pulse_width_assert.attr,
+ &dev_attr_pulse_width_clear.attr,
NULL,
};
diff --git a/include/linux/pps_kernel.h b/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
index 78c8ac4951b5..15f2338095c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ struct pps_device {
struct pps_ktime clear_tu;
int current_mode; /* PPS mode at event time */
+ struct pps_kwidth assert_width; /* PPS assert pulse-width time and event seq # */
+ struct pps_kwidth clear_width; /* PPS clear pulse-width time and event seq # */
+
unsigned int last_ev; /* last PPS event id */
wait_queue_head_t queue; /* PPS event queue */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pps.h b/include/uapi/linux/pps.h
index 009ebcd8ced5..dd93dac0afc1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/pps.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/pps.h
@@ -64,12 +64,24 @@ struct pps_ktime_compat {
} __attribute__((packed, aligned(4)));
#define PPS_TIME_INVALID (1<<0) /* used to specify timeout==NULL */
+struct pps_kwidth {
+ __u64 nsec;
+ __u32 sequence;
+};
+
+struct pps_kwidth_compat {
+ __u64 nsec;
+ __u32 sequence;
+} __attribute__((packed, aligned(4)));

Why do you need a new type? Since both assert_width and clear_width are time quantities as far as assert_tu and clear_tu, they can be of the same type, can't they? Or, at least they can simply be __u64 since having an assert_width or clear_width longer than 1 second is a non-sense...

struct pps_kinfo {
__u32 assert_sequence; /* seq. num. of assert event */
__u32 clear_sequence; /* seq. num. of clear event */
struct pps_ktime assert_tu; /* time of assert event */
struct pps_ktime clear_tu; /* time of clear event */
int current_mode; /* current mode bits */
+ struct pps_kwidth assert_width; /* assert pulse-width time and seq. num. */
+ struct pps_kwidth clear_width; /* clear pulse-width time and seq. num. */
};

Altering this structure may break userspace code... also rfc2783 at section-3.2 states that:

The API defines these new data structures:

typedef struct {
pps_seq_t assert_sequence; /* assert event seq # */
pps_seq_t clear_sequence; /* clear event seq # */
pps_timeu_t assert_tu;
pps_timeu_t clear_tu;
int current_mode; /* current mode bits */
} pps_info_t;

So, I'm not willing to change this structure just to add this new data that I don't even know where it's used...

If you just read these information via sysfs, please drop these part.

struct pps_kinfo_compat {
@@ -78,6 +90,8 @@ struct pps_kinfo_compat {
struct pps_ktime_compat assert_tu; /* time of assert event */
struct pps_ktime_compat clear_tu; /* time of clear event */
int current_mode; /* current mode bits */
+ struct pps_kwidth_compat assert_width; /* assert pulse-width time and seq. num. */
+ struct pps_kwidth_compat clear_width; /* clear pulse-width time and seq. num. */
};
struct pps_kparams {
@@ -96,6 +110,11 @@ struct pps_kparams {
#define PPS_CAPTURECLEAR 0x02 /* capture clear events */
#define PPS_CAPTUREBOTH 0x03 /* capture assert and clear events */
+/* Pulse-width calculation */
+#define PPS_WIDTHASSERT 0x04 /* calculate assert width */
+#define PPS_WIDTHCLEAR 0x08 /* calculate clear width */
+#define PPS_WIDTHBOTH 0x0c /* calculate assert and clear width */
+

I don't understand why a process should ask for just PPS_WIDTHASSERT or PPS_WIDTHCLEAR... I think you can avoid defining these values and just enabling pulse width calculation when both assert and clear events are available.

#define PPS_OFFSETASSERT 0x10 /* apply compensation for assert event */
#define PPS_OFFSETCLEAR 0x20 /* apply compensation for clear event */

However, the real point is: since an userpsace program can retrieve the time of assert and clear events, why it cannot compute the pulses width by itself? :)

Ciao,

Rodolfo

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