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Date:	Sat, 13 May 2000 00:00:53 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Robert de Vries <rhdv@rhdv.cistron.nl>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>,
Subject: [PATCH] POSIX timers for linux 2.3.99-pre7

Hi Linus,

Please accept this patch for inclusion. The impact on the kernel is
negligible and it makes the kernel a bit more POSIX feature complete. I
have received good feedback from people who have used the patch and I have
used it a lot myself without any problems.


This patch should not impact processes not using POSIX timers. The pointer
to the array of POSIX timers is left NULL. Nothing is done. When the first
timer is created and when a clone with the TIMER_CLONE flag is called, the
timer overhead is created.
 
As a reaction to the question if this should be in the kernel in the first
place: IMHO, there is no way to emulate these calls in user space by using
the setitimer() system call. For the following reasons:
 
a. setitimer() sends only SIGALRM, POSIX timers can send any signal.
 
b. setitimer() does not know about overruns, POSIX timers do.
 
c. setitimer() can be used only once in a given process, you can have
   upto 32 (configurable) POSIX timers at the same time in your process.
 
d. setitimer() cannot send extra information with its signal, POSIX timers
   can send a si_value when using RT signals.


Test code and some other patches can be found on:
http://www.rhdv.cistron.nl/posix.html


	Robert

Index: linux/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
diff -u linux/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S:1.1.1.6 linux/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S:1.1.2.4
--- linux/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S:1.1.1.6	Tue May  2 20:13:21 2000
+++ linux/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S	Wed May 10 22:23:32 2000
@@ -1158,3 +1158,8 @@
 	.quad sys_pivot_root
 	.quad sys_mincore			/* 375 */
 	.quad sys_pciconfig_iobase
+	.quad sys_timer_create
+	.quad sys_timer_settime
+	.quad sys_timer_gettime
+	.quad sys_timer_getoverrun		/* 380 */
+	.quad sys_timer_delete
Index: linux/arch/arm/kernel/calls.S
diff -u linux/arch/arm/kernel/calls.S:1.1.1.2 linux/arch/arm/kernel/calls.S:1.1.2.2
--- linux/arch/arm/kernel/calls.S:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:24:05 2000
+++ linux/arch/arm/kernel/calls.S	Mon Jan 31 00:25:16 2000
@@ -226,8 +226,13 @@
 		.long	SYMBOL_NAME(sys_setgid)
 /* 215 */	.long	SYMBOL_NAME(sys_setfsuid)
 		.long	SYMBOL_NAME(sys_setfsgid)
+		.long	SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_create)
+		.long	SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_settime)
+		.long	SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_gettime)
+/* 220 */	.long	SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_getoverrun)
+		.long	SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_delete)
 
-		.rept	NR_syscalls-216
+		.rept	NR_syscalls-221
 			.long	SYMBOL_NAME(sys_ni_syscall)
 		.endr
 #endif
Index: linux/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S
diff -u linux/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S:1.1.1.7 linux/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S:1.1.2.7
--- linux/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S:1.1.1.7	Tue May  2 20:13:25 2000
+++ linux/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S	Wed May 10 22:23:34 2000
@@ -635,6 +635,11 @@
 	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_pivot_root)
 	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_mincore)
 	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_madvise)
+	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_create)	/* 220 */
+	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_settime)
+	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_gettime)
+	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_getoverrun)
+	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_delete)
 
 
 	/*
@@ -643,6 +648,6 @@
 	 * entries. Don't panic if you notice that this hasn't
 	 * been shrunk every time we add a new system call.
 	 */
-	.rept NR_syscalls-219
+	.rept NR_syscalls-224
 		.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_ni_syscall)
 	.endr
Index: linux/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
diff -u linux/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S:1.1.1.4 linux/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S:1.1.4.3
--- linux/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S:1.1.1.4	Tue May  2 20:13:46 2000
+++ linux/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S	Wed May 10 22:23:37 2000
@@ -1143,11 +1143,11 @@
 	data8 sys_pivot_root
 	data8 sys_mincore
 	data8 sys_madvise
-	data8 ia64_ni_syscall			// 1210
-	data8 ia64_ni_syscall
-	data8 ia64_ni_syscall
-	data8 ia64_ni_syscall
-	data8 ia64_ni_syscall
+	data8 sys_timer_create			// 1210
+	data8 sys_timer_settime
+	data8 sys_timer_gettime
+	data8 sys_timer_getoverrun
+	data8 sys_timer_delete
 	data8 ia64_ni_syscall			// 1215
 	data8 ia64_ni_syscall
 	data8 ia64_ni_syscall
Index: linux/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S
diff -u linux/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S:1.1.1.3 linux/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S:1.1.2.3
--- linux/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S:1.1.1.3	Sun Feb 20 17:25:53 2000
+++ linux/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S	Sun Feb 20 18:45:01 2000
@@ -629,6 +629,11 @@
 	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_setgid)
 	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_setfsuid)		/* 215 */
 	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_setfsgid)
+	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_create)
+	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_settime)	/* 215 */
+	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_gettime)
+	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_getoverrun)
+	.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_timer_delete)
 
 	.rept NR_syscalls-(.-SYMBOL_NAME(sys_call_table))/4
 		.long SYMBOL_NAME(sys_ni_syscall)
Index: linux/arch/mips/kernel/irix5sys.h
diff -u linux/arch/mips/kernel/irix5sys.h:1.1.1.1 linux/arch/mips/kernel/irix5sys.h:1.1.2.1
--- linux/arch/mips/kernel/irix5sys.h:1.1.1.1	Sun Jan 30 22:21:42 2000
+++ linux/arch/mips/kernel/irix5sys.h	Sun Jan 30 22:56:20 2000
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 SYS(irix_unimp, 0)			/* 1213  XXX timer_delete()	*/
 SYS(irix_unimp, 0)			/* 1214  XXX timer_settime()	*/
 SYS(irix_unimp, 0)			/* 1215  XXX timer_gettime()	*/
-SYS(irix_unimp, 0)			/* 1216  XXX timer_setoverrun()	*/
+SYS(irix_unimp, 0)			/* 1216  XXX timer_getoverrun()	*/
 SYS(sys_sched_rr_get_interval, 2)	/* 1217  sched_rr_get_interval()V*/
 SYS(sys_sched_yield, 0)			/* 1218  sched_yield()	       V*/
 SYS(sys_sched_getscheduler, 1)		/* 1219  sched_getscheduler()  V*/
Index: linux/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls.h
diff -u linux/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls.h:1.1.1.2 linux/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Feb 27 14:23:37 2000
+++ linux/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls.h	Mon Feb 28 21:03:05 2000
@@ -232,3 +232,8 @@
 SYS(sys_lstat64, 3)
 SYS(sys_fstat64, 3)				/* 4215 */
 SYS(sys_pivot_root, 2)
+SYS(sys_timer_create, 3)
+SYS(sys_timer_settime, 4)
+SYS(sys_timer_gettime, 2)
+SYS(sys_timer_getoverrun, 1)			/* 4220 */
+SYS(sys_timer_delete, 1)
Index: linux/arch/ppc/kernel/misc.S
diff -u linux/arch/ppc/kernel/misc.S:1.1.1.8 linux/arch/ppc/kernel/misc.S:1.1.2.6
--- linux/arch/ppc/kernel/misc.S:1.1.1.8	Fri May 12 21:17:53 2000
+++ linux/arch/ppc/kernel/misc.S	Fri May 12 22:31:15 2000
@@ -1146,6 +1146,11 @@
 	.long sys_ni_syscall		/* streams2 */
 	.long sys_vfork
 	.long sys_getrlimit	/* 190 */
-	.rept NR_syscalls-190
+	.long sys_timer_create
+	.long sys_timer_settime
+	.long sys_timer_gettime
+	.long sys_timer_getoverrun
+	.long sys_timer_delete	/* 195 */
+	.rept NR_syscalls-195
 		.long sys_ni_syscall
 	.endr
Index: linux/arch/sparc/kernel/systbls.S
diff -u linux/arch/sparc/kernel/systbls.S:1.1.1.9 linux/arch/sparc/kernel/systbls.S:1.1.2.8
--- linux/arch/sparc/kernel/systbls.S:1.1.1.9	Tue May  2 20:13:40 2000
+++ linux/arch/sparc/kernel/systbls.S	Wed May 10 22:23:43 2000
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 /*150*/	.long sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_poll, sys_nis_syscall
 /*155*/	.long sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_statfs, sys_fstatfs, sys_oldumount
 /*160*/	.long sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_getdomainname, sys_setdomainname, sys_nis_syscall
-/*165*/	.long sys_quotactl, sys_nis_syscall, sys_mount, sys_ustat, sys_nis_syscall
-/*170*/	.long sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_getdents
+/*165*/	.long sys_quotactl, sys_nis_syscall, sys_mount, sys_ustat, sys_timer_create
+/*170*/	.long sys_timer_settime, sys_timer_gettime, sys_timer_getoverrun, sys_timer_delete, sys_getdents
 /*175*/	.long sys_setsid, sys_fchdir, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall
 /*180*/	.long sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_sigpending, sys_query_module
 /*185*/	.long sys_setpgid, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_newuname
Index: linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
diff -u linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c:1.1.1.14 linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c:1.1.2.12
--- linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c:1.1.1.14	Fri May 12 21:18:04 2000
+++ linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c	Fri May 12 22:31:17 2000
@@ -4159,3 +4159,113 @@
 out:
 	return ret;       
 }
+
+struct itimerspec32 {
+	struct  timespec32 it_interval;
+        struct  timespec32 it_value;
+};
+
+int good_timespec(const struct timespec *ts);
+extern struct k_itimer* lock_timer(struct task_struct *tsk, timer_t timer_id);
+static inline void unlock_timer(struct k_itimer *timr)
+{
+	spin_unlock(&timr->it_lock);
+}
+extern void do_timer_gettime(struct k_itimer *timr, struct itimerspec *cur_setting);
+extern void do_timer_settime(struct k_itimer *timr, int flags, struct itimerspec *new_setting, struct itimerspec *old_setting);
+extern int sys_timer_create(clockid_t which_clock, sigevent_t *timer_event_spec, timer_t *created_timer_id);
+
+asmlinkage int sys32_timer_create(clockid_t which_clock, sigevent_t32 *timer_event_spec, timer_t *created_timer_id);
+{
+	mm_segment_t old_fs;
+	sigevent_t tes;
+	int ret, new_timer_id;
+	
+	if (timer_event_spec) {
+		memset (&tes, 0, sizeof(tes));
+		if (get_user (tes.sigev_value.sival_int, &timer_event_spec->sigev_value.sival_int) ||
+		    __get_user (tes.sigev_signo, &timer_event_spec->sigev_signo) ||
+		    __get_user (tes.sigev_notify, &timer_event_spec->sigev_notify) ||
+		    __get_user (tes._sigev_un._sigev_thread._attribute, &timer_event_spec->_sigev_un._sigev_thread._attribute))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		/* As sigev_value is a union of 32bit int and 64bit void *, put the int twice into the ptr, so that when
+		   actually sending the signal both sival_int and sival_ptr will result in correct operation. */
+		tes.sigev_value.sival_ptr = (void *)((long)tes.sigev_value.sival_int<<32 | tes.sigev_value.sival_int);
+		old_fs = get_fs ();
+		set_fs (KERNEL_DS);
+		ret = sys_timer_create (which_clock, &tes, &new_timer_id);
+		set_fs (old_fs);
+		if (!ret) {
+			if (put_user (new_timer_id, created_timer_id))
+				return -EFAULT;
+		}
+		return ret;
+	} else
+		return sys_timer_create (which_clock, NULL, created_timer_id);
+}
+
+asmlinkage int sys32_timer_gettime(timer_t timer_id, struct itimerspec32 *setting)
+{
+	struct k_itimer *timr;
+	struct itimerspec cur_setting;
+
+	timr = lock_timer(current, timer_id);
+	if (!timr) return -EINVAL;
+
+	do_timer_gettime(timr, &cur_setting);
+
+	unlock_timer(timr);
+	
+	if (put_user (cur_setting.it_interval.tv_sec, &setting->it_interval.tv_sec) ||
+	    __put_user (cur_setting.it_interval.tv_nsec, &setting->it_interval.tv_nsec) ||
+	    __put_user (cur_setting.it_value.tv_sec, &setting->it_value.tv_sec) ||
+	    __put_user (cur_setting.it_value.tv_nsec, &setting->it_value.tv_nsec))
+		return -EFAULT;		    
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+asmlinkage int sys32_timer_settime(timer_t timer_id, int flags, struct itimerspec32 *new_setting,
+				   struct itimerspec32 *old_setting)
+{
+	struct k_itimer *timr;
+	struct itimerspec new_spec, old_spec;
+	int error = 0;
+
+	timr = lock_timer(current, timer_id);
+	if (!timr) return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (new_setting == NULL) {
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (get_user (new_spec.it_interval.tv_sec, &new_setting->it_interval.tv_sec) ||
+	    __get_user (new_spec.it_interval.tv_nsec, &new_setting->it_interval.tv_nsec) ||
+	    __get_user (new_spec.it_value.tv_sec, &new_setting->it_value.tv_sec) ||
+	    __get_user (new_spec.it_value.tv_nsec, &new_setting->it_value.tv_nsec)) {
+		error = -EFAULT;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if ((!good_timespec(&new_spec.it_interval)) ||
+	    (!good_timespec(&new_spec.it_value))) {
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	do_timer_settime(timr, flags, &new_spec,
+			 old_setting ? &old_spec : NULL);
+
+	if (old_setting) {
+		if (put_user (old_spec.it_interval.tv_sec, &old_setting->it_interval.tv_sec) ||
+		    __put_user (old_spec.it_interval.tv_nsec, &old_setting->it_interval.tv_nsec) ||
+		    __put_user (old_spec.it_value.tv_sec, &old_setting->it_value.tv_sec) ||
+		    __put_user (old_spec.it_value.tv_nsec, &old_setting->it_value.tv_nsec))
+			error = -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+out:
+	unlock_timer(timr);
+	return error;
+}
Index: linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/systbls.S
diff -u linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/systbls.S:1.1.1.9 linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/systbls.S:1.1.2.8
--- linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/systbls.S:1.1.1.9	Tue May  2 20:13:43 2000
+++ linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/systbls.S	Wed May 10 22:23:46 2000
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 /*150*/	.word sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_poll, sys_nis_syscall
 	.word sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys32_statfs, sys32_fstatfs, sys_oldumount
 /*160*/	.word sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_getdomainname, sys_setdomainname, sys_nis_syscall
-	.word sys32_quotactl, sys_nis_syscall, sys32_mount, sys_ustat, sys_nis_syscall
-/*170*/	.word sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys32_getdents
+	.word sys32_quotactl, sys_nis_syscall, sys32_mount, sys_ustat, sys32_timer_create
+/*170*/	.word sys32_timer_settime, sys32_timer_gettime, sys32_timer_getoverrun, sys32_timer_delete, sys32_getdents
 	.word sys_setsid, sys_fchdir, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall
 /*180*/	.word sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys32_sigpending, sys32_query_module
 	.word sys_setpgid, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sparc64_newuname
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@
 /*150*/	.word sys_getsockname, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_poll, sys_nis_syscall
 	.word sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_statfs, sys_fstatfs, sys_oldumount
 /*160*/	.word sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_getdomainname, sys_setdomainname, sys_utrap_install
-	.word sys_quotactl, sys_nis_syscall, sys_mount, sys_ustat, sys_nis_syscall
-/*170*/	.word sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_getdents
+	.word sys_quotactl, sys_nis_syscall, sys_mount, sys_ustat, sys_timer_create
+/*170*/	.word sys_timer_settime, sys_timer_gettime, sys_timer_getoverrun, sys_timer_delete, sys_getdents
 	.word sys_setsid, sys_fchdir, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall
 /*180*/	.word sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_query_module
 	.word sys_setpgid, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sys_nis_syscall, sparc64_newuname
Index: linux/fs/exec.c
diff -u linux/fs/exec.c:1.1.1.11 linux/fs/exec.c:1.1.2.10
--- linux/fs/exec.c:1.1.1.11	Fri May 12 21:20:15 2000
+++ linux/fs/exec.c	Fri May 12 22:31:49 2000
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@
 			
 	flush_signal_handlers(current);
 	flush_old_files(current->files);
+	exit_itimers(current);
 
 	return 0;
 
Index: linux/include/asm-alpha/posix_types.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-alpha/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-alpha/posix_types.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-alpha/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:22:53 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-alpha/posix_types.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:12 2000
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 typedef long		__kernel_time_t;
 typedef long		__kernel_suseconds_t;
 typedef long		__kernel_clock_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_timer_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_clockid_t;
 typedef int		__kernel_daddr_t;
 typedef char *		__kernel_caddr_t;
 typedef unsigned long	__kernel_sigset_t;	/* at least 32 bits */
Index: linux/include/asm-alpha/siginfo.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-alpha/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-alpha/siginfo.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-alpha/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:25:04 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-alpha/siginfo.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:12 2000
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 
 		/* POSIX.1b timers */
 		struct {
-			unsigned int _timer1;
-			unsigned int _timer2;
+			timer_t _tid;		/* timer id */
+			int _pad;		/* padding */
+			sigval_t _sigval;	/* same as below */
 		} _timer;
 
 		/* POSIX.1b signals */
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
  */
 #define si_pid		_sifields._kill._pid
 #define si_uid		_sifields._kill._uid
+#define si_tid		_sifields._timer._tid
 #define si_status	_sifields._sigchld._status
 #define si_utime	_sifields._sigchld._utime
 #define si_stime	_sifields._sigchld._stime
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@
 #define SI_ASYNCIO	-4	/* sent by AIO completion */
 #define SI_SIGIO	-5	/* sent by queued SIGIO */
 
-#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code <= 0)
-#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code > 0)
+#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code <= 0) && ((siptr)->si_code != SI_TIMER))
+#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code > 0) || ((siptr)->si_code == SI_TIMER))
 
 /*
  * SIGILL si_codes
Index: linux/include/asm-alpha/unistd.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-alpha/unistd.h:1.1.1.3 linux/include/asm-alpha/unistd.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-alpha/unistd.h:1.1.1.3	Sun Mar 26 18:02:19 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-alpha/unistd.h	Sun Mar 26 20:05:37 2000
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@
 #define __NR_pivot_root			374
 #define __NR_mincore			375
 #define __NR_pciconfig_iobase		376
+#define __NR_timer_create		377
+#define __NR_timer_settime		378
+#define __NR_timer_gettime		379
+#define __NR_timer_getoverrun		380
+#define __NR_timer_delete		381
 
 #if defined(__LIBRARY__) && defined(__GNUC__)
 
Index: linux/include/asm-arm/posix_types.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-arm/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-arm/posix_types.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-arm/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:22:59 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-arm/posix_types.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:12 2000
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 typedef long			__kernel_time_t;
 typedef long			__kernel_suseconds_t;
 typedef long			__kernel_clock_t;
+typedef int			__kernel_timer_t;
+typedef int			__kernel_clockid_t;
 typedef int			__kernel_daddr_t;
 typedef char *			__kernel_caddr_t;
 typedef unsigned short		__kernel_uid16_t;
Index: linux/include/asm-arm/siginfo.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-arm/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-arm/siginfo.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-arm/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:25:10 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-arm/siginfo.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:13 2000
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 
 		/* POSIX.1b timers */
 		struct {
-			unsigned int _timer1;
-			unsigned int _timer2;
+			timer_t _tid;		/* timer id */
+			int _pad;		/* padding */
+			sigval_t _sigval;	/* same as below */
 		} _timer;
 
 		/* POSIX.1b signals */
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
  */
 #define si_pid		_sifields._kill._pid
 #define si_uid		_sifields._kill._uid
+#define si_tid		_sifields._timer._tid
 #define si_status	_sifields._sigchld._status
 #define si_utime	_sifields._sigchld._utime
 #define si_stime	_sifields._sigchld._stime
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@
 #define SI_ASYNCIO	-4	/* sent by AIO completion */
 #define SI_SIGIO	-5	/* sent by queued SIGIO */
 
-#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code <= 0)
-#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code > 0)
+#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code <= 0) && ((siptr)->si_code != SI_TIMER))
+#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code > 0) || ((siptr)->si_code == SI_TIMER))
 
 /*
  * SIGILL si_codes
Index: linux/include/asm-arm/unistd.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-arm/unistd.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-arm/unistd.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-arm/unistd.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:22:59 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-arm/unistd.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:13 2000
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@
 #define __NR_setgid32			(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+214)
 #define __NR_setfsuid32			(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+215)
 #define __NR_setfsgid32			(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+216)
+#define __NR_timer_create		(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+217)
+#define __NR_timer_settime		(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+218)
+#define __NR_timer_gettime		(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+219)
+#define __NR_timer_getoverrun		(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+220)
+#define __NR_timer_delete		(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+221)
 
 #define __sys2(x) #x
 #define __sys1(x) __sys2(x)
Index: linux/include/asm-i386/posix_types.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-i386/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-i386/posix_types.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-i386/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:22:52 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/posix_types.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:15 2000
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 typedef long		__kernel_time_t;
 typedef long		__kernel_suseconds_t;
 typedef long		__kernel_clock_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_timer_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_clockid_t;
 typedef int		__kernel_daddr_t;
 typedef char *		__kernel_caddr_t;
 typedef unsigned short	__kernel_uid16_t;
Index: linux/include/asm-i386/siginfo.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-i386/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-i386/siginfo.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-i386/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:25:02 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/siginfo.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:15 2000
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 
 		/* POSIX.1b timers */
 		struct {
-			unsigned int _timer1;
-			unsigned int _timer2;
+			timer_t _tid;		/* timer id */
+			int _pad;		/* padding */
+			sigval_t _sigval;	/* same as below */
 		} _timer;
 
 		/* POSIX.1b signals */
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
  */
 #define si_pid		_sifields._kill._pid
 #define si_uid		_sifields._kill._uid
+#define si_tid		_sifields._timer._tid
 #define si_status	_sifields._sigchld._status
 #define si_utime	_sifields._sigchld._utime
 #define si_stime	_sifields._sigchld._stime
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@
 #define SI_ASYNCIO	-4	/* sent by AIO completion */
 #define SI_SIGIO	-5	/* sent by queued SIGIO */
 
-#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code <= 0)
-#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code > 0)
+#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code <= 0) && ((siptr)->si_code != SI_TIMER))
+#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code > 0) || ((siptr)->si_code == SI_TIMER))
 
 /*
  * SIGILL si_codes
Index: linux/include/asm-i386/unistd.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-i386/unistd.h:1.1.1.3 linux/include/asm-i386/unistd.h:1.1.2.3
--- linux/include/asm-i386/unistd.h:1.1.1.3	Sat Mar 18 09:41:59 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/unistd.h	Sat Mar 18 13:09:32 2000
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@
 #define __NR_mincore		218
 #define __NR_madvise		219
 #define __NR_madvise1		219	/* delete when C lib stub is removed */
+#define __NR_timer_create	220
+#define __NR_timer_settime	221
+#define __NR_timer_gettime	222
+#define __NR_timer_getoverrun	223
+#define __NR_timer_delete	224
 
 /* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -124: see <asm-i386/errno.h> */
 
Index: linux/include/asm-ia64/posix_types.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-ia64/posix_types.h:1.1.1.1 linux/include/asm-ia64/posix_types.h:1.1.4.2
--- linux/include/asm-ia64/posix_types.h:1.1.1.1	Sat Feb 12 10:18:57 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-ia64/posix_types.h	Sun Mar 26 22:21:10 2000
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 typedef long		__kernel_time_t;
 typedef long		__kernel_suseconds_t;
 typedef long		__kernel_clock_t;
+typedef int             __kernel_timer_t;
+typedef int             __kernel_clockid_t;
 typedef int		__kernel_daddr_t;
 typedef char *		__kernel_caddr_t;
 typedef unsigned long	__kernel_sigset_t;	/* at least 32 bits */
Index: linux/include/asm-ia64/siginfo.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-ia64/siginfo.h:1.1.1.3 linux/include/asm-ia64/siginfo.h:1.1.4.3
--- linux/include/asm-ia64/siginfo.h:1.1.1.3	Tue May  2 20:15:49 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-ia64/siginfo.h	Wed May 10 22:24:25 2000
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@
 
 		/* POSIX.1b timers */
 		struct {
-			unsigned int _timer1;
-			unsigned int _timer2;
+			timer_t _tid;		/* timer id */
+			int _pad;		/* padding */
+			sigval_t _sigval;	/* same as below */
 		} _timer;
 
 		/* POSIX.1b signals */
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
  */
 #define si_pid		_sifields._kill._pid
 #define si_uid		_sifields._kill._uid
+#define si_tid		_sifields._timer._tid
 #define si_status	_sifields._sigchld._status
 #define si_utime	_sifields._sigchld._utime
 #define si_stime	_sifields._sigchld._stime
@@ -94,8 +96,8 @@
 #define SI_ASYNCIO	-4	/* sent by AIO completion */
 #define SI_SIGIO	-5	/* sent by queued SIGIO */
 
-#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code <= 0)
-#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code > 0)
+#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code <= 0) && ((siptr)->si_code != SI_TIMER))
+#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code > 0) || ((siptr)->si_code == SI_TIMER))
 
 /*
  * SIGILL si_codes
Index: linux/include/asm-ia64/unistd.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-ia64/unistd.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-ia64/unistd.h:1.1.4.3
--- linux/include/asm-ia64/unistd.h:1.1.1.2	Tue May  2 20:15:49 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-ia64/unistd.h	Wed May 10 22:24:26 2000
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@
 #define __NR_sys_pivot_root		1207
 #define __NR_mincore			1208
 #define __NR_madvise			1209
+#define __NR_timer_create		1210
+#define __NR_timer_settime		1211
+#define __NR_timer_gettime		1212
+#define __NR_timer_getoverrun		1213
+#define __NR_timer_delete		1214
 
 #if !defined(__ASSEMBLY__) && !defined(ASSEMBLER)
 
Index: linux/include/asm-m68k/posix_types.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-m68k/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-m68k/posix_types.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-m68k/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:22:54 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-m68k/posix_types.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:16 2000
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 typedef long		__kernel_time_t;
 typedef long		__kernel_suseconds_t;
 typedef long		__kernel_clock_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_timer_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_clockid_t;
 typedef int		__kernel_daddr_t;
 typedef char *		__kernel_caddr_t;
 typedef unsigned short	__kernel_uid16_t;
Index: linux/include/asm-m68k/siginfo.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-m68k/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-m68k/siginfo.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-m68k/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:25:04 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-m68k/siginfo.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:17 2000
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 
 		/* POSIX.1b timers */
 		struct {
-			unsigned int _timer1;
-			unsigned int _timer2;
+			timer_t _tid;		/* timer id */
+			int _pad;		/* padding */
+			sigval_t _sigval;	/* same as below */
 		} _timer;
 
 		/* POSIX.1b signals */
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
  */
 #define si_pid		_sifields._kill._pid
 #define si_uid		_sifields._kill._uid
+#define si_tid		_sifields._timer._tid
 #define si_status	_sifields._sigchld._status
 #define si_utime	_sifields._sigchld._utime
 #define si_stime	_sifields._sigchld._stime
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@
 #define SI_ASYNCIO	-4	/* sent by AIO completion */
 #define SI_SIGIO	-5	/* sent by queued SIGIO */
 
-#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code <= 0)
-#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code > 0)
+#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code <= 0) && ((siptr)->si_code != SI_TIMER))
+#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code > 0) || ((siptr)->si_code == SI_TIMER))
 
 /*
  * SIGILL si_codes
Index: linux/include/asm-m68k/unistd.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-m68k/unistd.h:1.1.1.1 linux/include/asm-m68k/unistd.h:1.1.2.1
--- linux/include/asm-m68k/unistd.h:1.1.1.1	Sun Jan 30 22:21:07 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-m68k/unistd.h	Sun Jan 30 22:56:33 2000
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@
 #define __NR_setgid32		214
 #define __NR_setfsuid32		215
 #define __NR_setfsgid32		216
+#define __NR_timer_create	217
+#define __NR_timer_settime	218
+#define __NR_timer_gettime	219
+#define __NR_timer_getoverrun	220
+#define __NR_timer_delete	221
 
 /* user-visible error numbers are in the range -1 - -122: see
    <asm-m68k/errno.h> */
Index: linux/include/asm-mips/posix_types.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-mips/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-mips/posix_types.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-mips/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Feb 27 14:25:09 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-mips/posix_types.h	Mon Feb 28 21:03:50 2000
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 typedef long		__kernel_clock_t;
 typedef long		__kernel_daddr_t;
 typedef char *		__kernel_caddr_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_timer_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_clockid_t;
 
 typedef unsigned short	__kernel_uid16_t;
 typedef unsigned short	__kernel_gid16_t;
Index: linux/include/asm-mips/siginfo.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-mips/siginfo.h:1.1.1.3 linux/include/asm-mips/siginfo.h:1.1.2.3
--- linux/include/asm-mips/siginfo.h:1.1.1.3	Sun Feb 27 14:25:09 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-mips/siginfo.h	Mon Feb 28 21:03:50 2000
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@
 
 		/* POSIX.1b timers */
 		struct {
-			unsigned int _timer1;
-			unsigned int _timer2;
+			timer_t _tid;		/* timer id */
+			int _pad;		/* padding */
+			sigval_t _sigval;	/* same as below */
 		} _timer;
 
 		/* POSIX.1b signals */
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@
  */
 #define si_pid		_sifields._kill._pid
 #define si_uid		_sifields._kill._uid
+#define si_tid		_sifields._timer._tid
 #define si_status	_sifields._sigchld._status
 #define si_utime	_sifields._sigchld._utime
 #define si_stime	_sifields._sigchld._stime
@@ -109,8 +111,8 @@
 #define SI_MESGQ	-4	/* sent by real time mesq state change */
 #define SI_SIGIO	-5	/* sent by queued SIGIO */
 
-#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code <= 0)
-#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code > 0)
+#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code <= 0) && ((siptr)->si_code != SI_TIMER))
+#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code > 0) || ((siptr)->si_code == SI_TIMER))
 
 /*
  * SIGILL si_codes
Index: linux/include/asm-mips/unistd.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-mips/unistd.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-mips/unistd.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-mips/unistd.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Feb 27 14:25:09 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-mips/unistd.h	Mon Feb 28 21:03:51 2000
@@ -1203,11 +1203,16 @@
 #define __NR_lstat64			(__NR_Linux + 214)
 #define __NR_fstat64			(__NR_Linux + 215)
 #define __NR_pivot_root			(__NR_Linux + 216)
+#define __NR_timer_create		(__NR_Linux + 217)
+#define __NR_timer_settime		(__NR_Linux + 218)
+#define __NR_timer_gettime		(__NR_Linux + 219)
+#define __NR_timer_getoverrun		(__NR_Linux + 220)
+#define __NR_timer_delete		(__NR_Linux + 221)
 
 /*
  * Offset of the last Linux flavoured syscall
  */
-#define __NR_Linux_syscalls		216
+#define __NR_Linux_syscalls		221
 
 #ifndef _LANGUAGE_ASSEMBLY
 
Index: linux/include/asm-ppc/posix_types.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-ppc/posix_types.h:1.1.1.4 linux/include/asm-ppc/posix_types.h:1.1.2.4
--- linux/include/asm-ppc/posix_types.h:1.1.1.4	Fri May 12 21:20:49 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-ppc/posix_types.h	Fri May 12 22:31:57 2000
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 typedef long		__kernel_time_t;
 typedef long		__kernel_suseconds_t;
 typedef long		__kernel_clock_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_timer_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_clockid_t;
 typedef int		__kernel_daddr_t;
 typedef char *		__kernel_caddr_t;
 typedef short             __kernel_ipc_pid_t;
Index: linux/include/asm-ppc/siginfo.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-ppc/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-ppc/siginfo.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-ppc/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:25:09 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-ppc/siginfo.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:18 2000
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 
 		/* POSIX.1b timers */
 		struct {
-			unsigned int _timer1;
-			unsigned int _timer2;
+			timer_t _tid;		/* timer id */
+			int _pad;		/* padding */
+			sigval_t _sigval;	/* same as below */
 		} _timer;
 
 		/* POSIX.1b signals */
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
  */
 #define si_pid		_sifields._kill._pid
 #define si_uid		_sifields._kill._uid
+#define si_tid		_sifields._timer._tid
 #define si_status	_sifields._sigchld._status
 #define si_utime	_sifields._sigchld._utime
 #define si_stime	_sifields._sigchld._stime
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@
 #define SI_ASYNCIO	-4	/* sent by AIO completion */
 #define SI_SIGIO	-5	/* sent by queued SIGIO */
 
-#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code <= 0)
-#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code > 0)
+#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code <= 0) && ((siptr)->si_code != SI_TIMER))
+#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code > 0) || ((siptr)->si_code == SI_TIMER))
 
 /*
  * SIGILL si_codes
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@
  * SIGSEGV si_codes
  */
 #define SEGV_MAPERR	1	/* address not mapped to object */
-#define SRGV_ACCERR	2	/* invalid permissions for mapped object */
+#define SEGV_ACCERR	2	/* invalid permissions for mapped object */
 #define NSIGSEGV	2
 
 /*
Index: linux/include/asm-ppc/unistd.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-ppc/unistd.h:1.1.1.1 linux/include/asm-ppc/unistd.h:1.1.2.1
--- linux/include/asm-ppc/unistd.h:1.1.1.1	Sun Jan 30 22:21:08 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-ppc/unistd.h	Sun Jan 30 22:56:34 2000
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@
 #define __NR_stat64		195
 #define __NR_lstat64		196
 #define __NR_fstat64		197
+#define __NR_timer_create	198
+#define __NR_timer_settime	199
+#define __NR_timer_gettime	200
+#define __NR_timer_getoverrun	201
+#define __NR_timer_delete	202
 
 #define __NR(n)	#n
 
Index: linux/include/asm-sh/posix_types.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-sh/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-sh/posix_types.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-sh/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2	Sat Mar 11 11:12:59 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-sh/posix_types.h	Sun Mar 12 13:17:28 2000
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 typedef long		__kernel_clock_t;
 typedef int		__kernel_daddr_t;
 typedef char *		__kernel_caddr_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_timer_t;
+typedef int		__kernel_clockid_t;
 typedef unsigned short	__kernel_uid16_t;
 typedef unsigned short	__kernel_gid16_t;
 typedef unsigned int	__kernel_uid32_t;
Index: linux/include/asm-sh/siginfo.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-sh/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-sh/siginfo.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-sh/siginfo.h:1.1.1.2	Sat Mar 11 11:12:59 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-sh/siginfo.h	Sun Mar 12 13:17:28 2000
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 
 		/* POSIX.1b timers */
 		struct {
-			unsigned int _timer1;
-			unsigned int _timer2;
+			timer_t _tid;		/* timer id */
+			int _pad;		/* padding */
+			sigval_t _sigval;	/* same as below */
 		} _timer;
 
 		/* POSIX.1b signals */
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
  */
 #define si_pid		_sifields._kill._pid
 #define si_uid		_sifields._kill._uid
+#define si_tid		_sifields._timer._tid
 #define si_status	_sifields._sigchld._status
 #define si_utime	_sifields._sigchld._utime
 #define si_stime	_sifields._sigchld._stime
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@
 #define SI_ASYNCIO	-4	/* sent by AIO completion */
 #define SI_SIGIO	-5	/* sent by queued SIGIO */
 
-#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code <= 0)
-#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code > 0)
+#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code <= 0) && ((siptr)->si_code != SI_TIMER))
+#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code > 0) || ((siptr)->si_code == SI_TIMER))
 
 /*
  * SIGILL si_codes
Index: linux/include/asm-sparc/posix_types.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-sparc/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/asm-sparc/posix_types.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/asm-sparc/posix_types.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:22:55 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-sparc/posix_types.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:19 2000
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 typedef long                   __kernel_time_t;
 typedef long		       __kernel_suseconds_t;
 typedef long                   __kernel_clock_t;
+typedef int		       __kernel_timer_t;
+typedef int		       __kernel_clockid_t;
 typedef int                    __kernel_pid_t;
 typedef unsigned short         __kernel_ipc_pid_t;
 typedef unsigned short         __kernel_uid_t;
Index: linux/include/asm-sparc/siginfo.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-sparc/siginfo.h:1.1.1.3 linux/include/asm-sparc/siginfo.h:1.1.2.3
--- linux/include/asm-sparc/siginfo.h:1.1.1.3	Mon Feb  7 21:20:12 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-sparc/siginfo.h	Mon Feb  7 21:50:36 2000
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@
 
 		/* POSIX.1b timers */
 		struct {
-			unsigned int _timer1;
-			unsigned int _timer2;
+			timer_t _tid;		/* timer id */
+			int _pad;		/* padding */
+			sigval_t _sigval;	/* same as below */
 		} _timer;
 
 		/* POSIX.1b signals */
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
  */
 #define si_pid		_sifields._kill._pid
 #define si_uid		_sifields._kill._uid
+#define si_tid		_sifields._timer._tid
 #define si_status	_sifields._sigchld._status
 #define si_utime	_sifields._sigchld._utime
 #define si_stime	_sifields._sigchld._stime
@@ -99,8 +101,8 @@
 #define SI_ASYNCIO	-4	/* sent by AIO completion */
 #define SI_SIGIO	-5	/* sent by queued SIGIO */
 
-#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code <= 0)
-#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code > 0)
+#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code <= 0) && ((siptr)->si_code != SI_TIMER))
+#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code > 0) || ((siptr)->si_code == SI_TIMER))
 
 /*
  * SIGILL si_codes
Index: linux/include/asm-sparc/unistd.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-sparc/unistd.h:1.1.1.4 linux/include/asm-sparc/unistd.h:1.1.2.3
--- linux/include/asm-sparc/unistd.h:1.1.1.4	Mon Feb  7 21:20:12 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-sparc/unistd.h	Mon Feb  7 21:50:36 2000
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@
 /* #define __NR_exportfs        166    SunOS Specific                              */
 #define __NR_mount              167 /* Common                                      */
 #define __NR_ustat              168 /* Common                                      */
-/* #define __NR_semsys          169    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_msgsys          170    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_shmsys          171    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_auditsys        172    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_rfssys          173    SunOS Specific                              */
+#define __NR_timer_create       169 /* Linux Specific, semsys under SunOS          */
+#define __NR_timer_settime      170 /* Linux Specific, msgsys under SunOS          */
+#define __NR_timer_gettime      171 /* Linux Specific, shmsys under SunOS          */
+#define __NR_timer_getoverrun   172 /* Linux Specific, auditsys under SunOS        */
+#define __NR_timer_delete       173 /* Linux Specific, rfssys under SunOS          */
 #define __NR_getdents           174 /* Common                                      */
 #define __NR_setsid             175 /* Common                                      */
 #define __NR_fchdir             176 /* Common                                      */
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@
 #define __NR_sigpending         183 /* Common                                      */
 #define __NR_query_module	184 /* Linux Specific				   */
 #define __NR_setpgid            185 /* Common                                      */
-/* #define __NR_pathconf        186    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_fpathconf       187    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_sysconf         188    SunOS Specific                              */
+/* #define __NR_clock_gettime	186    Linux Specific				   */
+/* #define __NR_clock_settime	187    Linux Specific				   */
+/* #define __NR_clock_getres	188    Linux Specific				   */
 #define __NR_uname              189 /* Linux Specific                              */
 #define __NR_init_module        190 /* Linux Specific                              */
 #define __NR_personality        191 /* Linux Specific                              */
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@
 #define __NR_fdatasync          253
 #define __NR_nfsservctl         254
 #define __NR_aplib              255
+/* Please don't add syscalls above 255.
+   Contact jj@ultra.linux.cz or davem@redhat.com for number assignment.  */
 
 #define _syscall0(type,name) \
 type name(void) \
Index: linux/include/asm-sparc64/posix_types.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-sparc64/posix_types.h:1.1.1.3 linux/include/asm-sparc64/posix_types.h:1.1.2.3
--- linux/include/asm-sparc64/posix_types.h:1.1.1.3	Sat Feb 12 10:18:49 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-sparc64/posix_types.h	Sun Feb 20 18:46:30 2000
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 typedef long                   __kernel_ptrdiff_t;
 typedef long                   __kernel_time_t;
 typedef long                   __kernel_clock_t;
+typedef int		       __kernel_timer_t;
+typedef int		       __kernel_clockid_t;
 typedef int                    __kernel_pid_t;
 typedef int                    __kernel_ipc_pid_t;
 typedef unsigned int           __kernel_uid_t;
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@
 typedef unsigned int           __kernel_caddr_t32;
 typedef long		       __kernel_loff_t32;
 typedef __kernel_fsid_t        __kernel_fsid_t32;
+typedef int		       __kernel_timer_t32;
+typedef int		       __kernel_clockid_t32;
 
 #if defined(__KERNEL__) || !defined(__GLIBC__) || (__GLIBC__ < 2)
 
Index: linux/include/asm-sparc64/siginfo.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-sparc64/siginfo.h:1.1.1.3 linux/include/asm-sparc64/siginfo.h:1.1.2.3
--- linux/include/asm-sparc64/siginfo.h:1.1.1.3	Sun Feb 27 14:25:14 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-sparc64/siginfo.h	Mon Feb 28 21:03:57 2000
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
 
 		/* POSIX.1b timers */
 		struct {
-			unsigned int _timer1;
-			unsigned int _timer2;
+			timer_t _tid;		/* timer id */
+			int _pad;		/* padding */
+			sigval_t _sigval;	/* same as below */
 		} _timer;
 
 		/* POSIX.1b signals */
@@ -89,8 +90,9 @@
 
 		/* POSIX.1b timers */
 		struct {
-			unsigned int _timer1;
-			unsigned int _timer2;
+			timer_t32 _tid;			/* timer id */
+			int _pad			/* padding */
+			sigval_t32 _sigval;		/* same as below */
 		} _timer;
 
 		/* POSIX.1b signals */
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@
  */
 #define si_pid		_sifields._kill._pid
 #define si_uid		_sifields._kill._uid
+#define si_tid		_sifields._timer._tid
 #define si_status	_sifields._sigchld._status
 #define si_utime	_sifields._sigchld._utime
 #define si_stime	_sifields._sigchld._stime
@@ -159,8 +162,8 @@
 #define SI_ASYNCIO	-4	/* sent by AIO completion */
 #define SI_SIGIO	-5	/* sent by queued SIGIO */
 
-#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code <= 0)
-#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	((siptr)->si_code > 0)
+#define SI_FROMUSER(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code <= 0) && ((siptr)->si_code != SI_TIMER))
+#define SI_FROMKERNEL(siptr)	(((siptr)->si_code > 0) || ((siptr)->si_code == SI_TIMER))
 
 /*
  * SIGILL si_codes
Index: linux/include/asm-sparc64/unistd.h
diff -u linux/include/asm-sparc64/unistd.h:1.1.1.4 linux/include/asm-sparc64/unistd.h:1.1.2.3
--- linux/include/asm-sparc64/unistd.h:1.1.1.4	Mon Feb  7 21:20:14 2000
+++ linux/include/asm-sparc64/unistd.h	Mon Feb  7 21:50:37 2000
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@
 /* #define __NR_exportfs        166    SunOS Specific                              */
 #define __NR_mount              167 /* Common                                      */
 #define __NR_ustat              168 /* Common                                      */
-/* #define __NR_semsys          169    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_msgsys          170    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_shmsys          171    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_auditsys        172    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_rfssys          173    SunOS Specific                              */
+#define __NR_timer_create       169 /* Linux Specific, semsys under SunOS          */
+#define __NR_timer_settime      170 /* Linux Specific, msgsys under SunOS          */
+#define __NR_timer_gettime      171 /* Linux Specific, shmsys under SunOS          */
+#define __NR_timer_getoverrun   172 /* Linux Specific, auditsys under SunOS        */
+#define __NR_timer_delete       173 /* Linux Specific, rfssys under SunOS          */
 #define __NR_getdents           174 /* Common                                      */
 #define __NR_setsid             175 /* Common                                      */
 #define __NR_fchdir             176 /* Common                                      */
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@
 #define __NR_sigpending         183 /* Common                                      */
 #define __NR_query_module	184 /* Linux Specific				   */
 #define __NR_setpgid            185 /* Common                                      */
-/* #define __NR_pathconf        186    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_fpathconf       187    SunOS Specific                              */
-/* #define __NR_sysconf         188    SunOS Specific                              */
+/* #define __NR_clock_gettime	186    Linux Specific				   */
+/* #define __NR_clock_settime	187    Linux Specific				   */
+/* #define __NR_clock_getres	188    Linux Specific				   */
 #define __NR_uname              189 /* Linux Specific                              */
 #define __NR_init_module        190 /* Linux Specific                              */
 #define __NR_personality        191 /* Linux Specific                              */
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@
 #define __NR_fdatasync          253
 #define __NR_nfsservctl         254
 #define __NR_aplib              255
+/* Please don't add syscalls above 255.
+   Contact jj@ultra.linux.cz or davem@redhat.com for number assignment.  */
 
 #define _syscall0(type,name) \
 type name(void) \
Index: linux/include/linux/limits.h
diff -u linux/include/linux/limits.h:1.1.1.1 linux/include/linux/limits.h:1.1.2.1
--- linux/include/linux/limits.h:1.1.1.1	Sun Jan 30 22:21:03 2000
+++ linux/include/linux/limits.h	Sun Jan 30 22:56:36 2000
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #define PATH_MAX        4095	/* # chars in a path name */
 #define PIPE_BUF        4096	/* # bytes in atomic write to a pipe */
 
+#define TIMER_MAX         32    /* # POSIX.1b timers a process may have */
+#define DELAYTIMER_MAX INT_MAX	/* # timer expiration overruns a POSIX.1b timer may have */
+
 #define RTSIG_MAX	  32
 
 #endif
Index: linux/include/linux/sched.h
diff -u linux/include/linux/sched.h:1.1.1.8 linux/include/linux/sched.h:1.1.2.9
--- linux/include/linux/sched.h:1.1.1.8	Fri May 12 21:21:04 2000
+++ linux/include/linux/sched.h	Fri May 12 22:32:01 2000
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #define CLONE_PTRACE	0x00002000	/* set if we want to let tracing continue on the child too */
 #define CLONE_VFORK	0x00004000	/* set if the parent wants the child to wake it up on mm_release */
 #define CLONE_PARENT	0x00008000	/* set if we want to have the same parent as the cloner */
+#define CLONE_ITIMERS   0x00010000      /* set if POSIX.1b itimers are shared */
 
 /*
  * These are the constant used to fake the fixed-point load-average
@@ -247,6 +248,29 @@
  */
 struct user_struct;
 
+/* POSIX.1b interval timer structure. */
+struct k_itimer {
+	spinlock_t it_lock;
+	clockid_t it_clock;		/* which timer type */
+	timer_t it_id;			/* timer id */
+	int it_overrun;			/* number of signals overrun */
+	struct sigevent it_signal;	/* signal to be delivered */
+	struct timespec it_interval;	/* interval (rounded to jiffies) */
+	int it_incr;			/* interval specified in jiffies */
+	struct task_struct *it_process;	/* process to send signal to */
+	struct timer_list it_timer;
+};
+
+/* Structure to maintain the dynamically created POSIX.1b interval timers. */
+struct itimer_struct {
+	atomic_t count;
+	spinlock_t its_lock;
+	struct k_itimer *itimer[TIMER_MAX];	
+};
+
+extern struct itimer_struct *itimer_struct_new(void);
+extern void itimer_struct_delete(struct itimer_struct *timers);
+
 struct task_struct {
 /* these are hardcoded - don't touch */
 	volatile long state;	/* -1 unrunnable, 0 runnable, >0 stopped */
@@ -304,6 +328,7 @@
 	unsigned long it_real_value, it_prof_value, it_virt_value;
 	unsigned long it_real_incr, it_prof_incr, it_virt_incr;
 	struct timer_list real_timer;
+	struct itimer_struct *posix_timers; /* POSIX.1b Interval Timers */
 	struct tms times;
 	unsigned long start_time;
 	long per_cpu_utime[NR_CPUS], per_cpu_stime[NR_CPUS];
@@ -402,6 +427,7 @@
     real_timer:		{						\
 	function:		it_real_fn				\
     },									\
+    posix_timers:	NULL,						\
     cap_effective:	CAP_INIT_EFF_SET,				\
     cap_inheritable:	CAP_INIT_INH_SET,				\
     cap_permitted:	CAP_FULL_SET,					\
@@ -700,6 +726,7 @@
 extern void exit_mm(struct task_struct *);
 extern void exit_files(struct task_struct *);
 extern void exit_sighand(struct task_struct *);
+extern void exit_itimers(struct task_struct *);
 
 extern void daemonize(void);
 
Index: linux/include/linux/time.h
diff -u linux/include/linux/time.h:1.1.1.1 linux/include/linux/time.h:1.1.2.1
--- linux/include/linux/time.h:1.1.1.1	Sun Jan 30 22:21:03 2000
+++ linux/include/linux/time.h	Sun Jan 30 22:56:36 2000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_TIME_H
 #define _LINUX_TIME_H
 
-#include <asm/param.h>
+#include <linux/param.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #ifndef _STRUCT_TIMESPEC
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@
  */
 #define MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET ((~0UL >> 1)-1)
 
+/* Parameters used to convert the timespec values */
+#ifndef USEC_PER_SEC
+#define USEC_PER_SEC (1000000L)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef NSEC_PER_SEC
+#define NSEC_PER_SEC (1000000000L)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef NSEC_PER_USEC
+#define NSEC_PER_USEC (1000L)
+#endif
+
 static __inline__ unsigned long
 timespec_to_jiffies(struct timespec *value)
 {
@@ -34,15 +47,15 @@
 
 	if (sec >= (MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET / HZ))
 		return MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET;
-	nsec += 1000000000L / HZ - 1;
-	nsec /= 1000000000L / HZ;
+	nsec += NSEC_PER_SEC / HZ - 1;
+	nsec /= NSEC_PER_SEC / HZ;
 	return HZ * sec + nsec;
 }
 
 static __inline__ void
 jiffies_to_timespec(unsigned long jiffies, struct timespec *value)
 {
-	value->tv_nsec = (jiffies % HZ) * (1000000000L / HZ);
+	value->tv_nsec = (jiffies % HZ) * (NSEC_PER_SEC / HZ);
 	value->tv_sec = jiffies / HZ;
 }
  
@@ -88,5 +101,18 @@
 	struct	timeval it_interval;	/* timer interval */
 	struct	timeval it_value;	/* current value */
 };
+
+
+/*
+ * The IDs of the various system clocks (for POSIX.1b interval timers).
+ */
+#define CLOCK_REALTIME 0
+
+/*
+ * The various flags for setting POSIX.1b interval timers.
+ */
+
+#define TIMER_ABSTIME 0x01
+
 
 #endif
Index: linux/include/linux/types.h
diff -u linux/include/linux/types.h:1.1.1.2 linux/include/linux/types.h:1.1.2.2
--- linux/include/linux/types.h:1.1.1.2	Sun Jan 30 22:22:49 2000
+++ linux/include/linux/types.h	Mon Jan 31 00:26:23 2000
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 typedef __kernel_daddr_t	daddr_t;
 typedef __kernel_key_t		key_t;
 typedef __kernel_suseconds_t	suseconds_t;
+typedef __kernel_timer_t	timer_t;
+typedef __kernel_clockid_t	clockid_t;
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 typedef __kernel_uid32_t	uid_t;
Index: linux/kernel/exit.c
diff -u linux/kernel/exit.c:1.1.1.10 linux/kernel/exit.c:1.1.2.10
--- linux/kernel/exit.c:1.1.1.10	Fri May 12 21:21:17 2000
+++ linux/kernel/exit.c	Fri May 12 22:32:02 2000
@@ -298,6 +298,21 @@
 	mmdrop(active_mm);
 }
 
+static inline void __exit_itimers(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	struct itimer_struct *timers = tsk->posix_timers;
+
+	if (timers) {
+		itimer_struct_delete(timers);
+		tsk->posix_timers = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+void exit_itimers(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	__exit_itimers(tsk);
+}
+
 /*
  * Turn us into a lazy TLB process if we
  * aren't already..
@@ -445,6 +460,7 @@
 	__exit_files(tsk);
 	__exit_fs(tsk);
 	__exit_sighand(tsk);
+	__exit_itimers(tsk);
 	exit_thread();
 	tsk->state = TASK_ZOMBIE;
 	tsk->exit_code = code;
Index: linux/kernel/fork.c
diff -u linux/kernel/fork.c:1.1.1.7 linux/kernel/fork.c:1.1.2.7
--- linux/kernel/fork.c:1.1.1.7	Fri May 12 21:21:17 2000
+++ linux/kernel/fork.c	Fri May 12 22:32:03 2000
@@ -608,6 +608,23 @@
 	p->flags = new_flags;
 }
 
+
+static inline int copy_itimers(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct * tsk)
+{
+	if (clone_flags & CLONE_ITIMERS) {
+		if (tsk->posix_timers == NULL) {
+			tsk->posix_timers = itimer_struct_new();
+			if (tsk->posix_timers == NULL) return -1;
+		}
+		atomic_inc(&tsk->posix_timers->count);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	tsk->posix_timers = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 /*
  *  Ok, this is the main fork-routine. It copies the system process
  * information (task[nr]) and sets up the necessary registers. It
@@ -718,6 +735,8 @@
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_files;
 	if (copy_sighand(clone_flags, p))
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_fs;
+	if (copy_itimers(clone_flags, p))
+		goto bad_fork_cleanup_itimers;
 	if (copy_mm(clone_flags, p))
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_sighand;
 	retval = copy_thread(0, clone_flags, usp, p, regs);
@@ -769,6 +788,8 @@
 		down(&sem);
 	return retval;
 
+bad_fork_cleanup_itimers:
+	exit_itimers(p);
 bad_fork_cleanup_sighand:
 	exit_sighand(p);
 bad_fork_cleanup_fs:
Index: linux/kernel/itimer.c
diff -u linux/kernel/itimer.c:1.1.1.2 linux/kernel/itimer.c:1.1.2.3
--- linux/kernel/itimer.c:1.1.1.2	Sat Feb 12 10:18:58 2000
+++ linux/kernel/itimer.c	Fri May 12 22:32:03 2000
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/malloc.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 /*
- * change timeval to jiffies, trying to avoid the 
+ * change timeval to jiffies, trying to avoid the
  * most obvious overflows..
  *
- * The tv_*sec values are signed, but nothing seems to 
+ * The tv_*sec values are signed, but nothing seems to
  * indicate whether we really should use them as signed values
  * when doing itimers. POSIX doesn't mention this (but if
  * alarm() uses itimers without checking, we have to use unsigned
@@ -166,6 +168,417 @@
 		return error;
 
 	if (copy_to_user(ovalue, &get_buffer, sizeof(get_buffer)))
-		return -EFAULT; 
+		return -EFAULT;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* PRECONDITION:
+ * timr->it_lock must be locked
+ */
+static void timer_notify_task(struct k_itimer *timr)
+{
+	struct siginfo info;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (timr->it_signal.sigev_notify == SIGEV_SIGNAL) {
+
+		memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
+
+		/* Send signal to the process that owns this timer. */
+		info.si_signo = timr->it_signal.sigev_signo;
+		info.si_errno = 0;
+		info.si_code = SI_TIMER;
+		info.si_tid = timr->it_id;
+		info.si_value = timr->it_signal.sigev_value;
+		ret = send_sig_info(info.si_signo, &info, timr->it_process);
+		switch (ret) {
+		case 0:		/* all's well */
+			timr->it_overrun = 0;
+			break;
+		case 1:	/* signal from this timer was already in the queue */
+			timr->it_overrun++;
+			break;
+		default:
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "sending signal failed: %d\n", ret);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/* This function gets called when a POSIX.1b interval timer expires. */
+static void posix_timer_fn(unsigned long __data)
+{
+	struct k_itimer *timr = (struct k_itimer *)__data;
+	unsigned long interval;
+
+	spin_lock(&timr->it_lock);
+	
+	timer_notify_task(timr);
+
+	/* Set up the timer for the next interval (if there is one) */
+	if ((interval = timr->it_incr) == 0) goto out;
+		
+	if (interval > (unsigned long) LONG_MAX)
+		interval = LONG_MAX;
+	timr->it_timer.expires = jiffies + interval;
+	add_timer(&timr->it_timer);
+out:
+	spin_unlock(&timr->it_lock);
+}
+
+/* Find the first available slot for the new timer. */
+static int timer_find_slot(struct itimer_struct *timers)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < TIMER_MAX; i++) {
+		if (timers->itimer[i] == NULL) return i;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int good_sigevent(const struct sigevent *sigev)
+{
+	switch (sigev->sigev_notify) {
+	case SIGEV_NONE:
+		break;
+	case SIGEV_SIGNAL:
+		if ((sigev->sigev_signo <= 0) ||
+		    (sigev->sigev_signo > SIGRTMAX))
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+struct itimer_struct *itimer_struct_new(void)
+{
+	struct itimer_struct *posix_timers;
+
+	posix_timers = kmalloc(sizeof(struct itimer_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (posix_timers == NULL) return NULL;
+	spin_lock_init(&posix_timers->its_lock);
+	atomic_set(&posix_timers->count, 1);
+	memset(posix_timers->itimer, 0, sizeof(posix_timers->itimer));
+	return posix_timers;
+}
+
+void itimer_struct_delete(struct itimer_struct *timers)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct k_itimer *timr;
+
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&timers->count)) {
+		for (i = 0; i < TIMER_MAX; i++) {
+			timr = timers->itimer[i];
+			if (timr) {
+				del_timer_sync(&timr->it_timer);
+				kfree(timr);
+			}
+		}
+		kfree(timers);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+/* Create a POSIX.1b interval timer. */
+
+asmlinkage int sys_timer_create(clockid_t which_clock,
+				struct sigevent *timer_event_spec,
+				timer_t *created_timer_id)
+{
+	int error = 0;
+	struct k_itimer *new_timer = NULL;
+	struct itimer_struct *timers = current->posix_timers;
+	int new_timer_id;
+
+	if (timers == NULL) {
+		timers = current->posix_timers = itimer_struct_new();
+		if (timers == NULL) return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
+	/* Right now, we only support CLOCK_REALTIME for timers. */
+	if (which_clock != CLOCK_REALTIME) return -EINVAL;
+
+	new_timer = (struct k_itimer *)kmalloc(sizeof(*new_timer), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (new_timer == NULL) return -EAGAIN;
+
+	spin_lock_init(&new_timer->it_lock);
+	new_timer->it_clock = which_clock;
+	new_timer->it_incr = 0;
+	new_timer->it_overrun = 0;
+
+	if (timer_event_spec) {
+		if (copy_from_user(&new_timer->it_signal, timer_event_spec,
+				   sizeof(new_timer->it_signal))) {
+			error = -EFAULT;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (!good_sigevent(&new_timer->it_signal)) {
+			error = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		new_timer->it_signal.sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL;
+		new_timer->it_signal.sigev_signo = SIGALRM;
+	}
+
+	new_timer->it_interval.tv_sec = 0;
+	new_timer->it_interval.tv_nsec = 0;
+	new_timer->it_process = current;
+	new_timer->it_timer.list.next = NULL;
+	new_timer->it_timer.list.prev = NULL;
+	new_timer->it_timer.expires = 0;
+	new_timer->it_timer.data = (unsigned long)new_timer;
+	new_timer->it_timer.function = posix_timer_fn;
+
+	spin_lock(&timers->its_lock);
+
+	new_timer_id = timer_find_slot(timers);
+	if (new_timer_id == -1) {
+		error = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	new_timer->it_id = new_timer_id;
+	timers->itimer[new_timer_id] = new_timer;
+	if (timer_event_spec == NULL) {
+		new_timer->it_signal.sigev_value.sival_int = new_timer_id;
+	}
+
+	if (copy_to_user(created_timer_id, &new_timer_id, sizeof(new_timer_id))) {
+		error = -EFAULT;
+		timers->itimer[new_timer_id] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&timers->its_lock);
+out:
+	if (error) {
+		kfree(new_timer);
+	}
+	return error;
+}
+
+
+/* good_timespec
+ *
+ * This function checks the elements of a timespec structure.
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * ts       : Pointer to the timespec structure to check
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ * If a NULL pointer was passed in, or the tv_nsec field was less than 0 or
+ * greater than NSEC_PER_SEC, or the tv_sec field was less than 0, this
+ * function returns 0. Otherwise it returns 1.
+ */
+
+int good_timespec(const struct timespec *ts)
+{
+	if (ts == NULL) return 0;
+	if (ts->tv_sec < 0) return 0;
+	if ((ts->tv_nsec < 0) || (ts->tv_nsec >= NSEC_PER_SEC)) return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+inline struct k_itimer* lock_timer(struct task_struct *tsk, timer_t timer_id)
+{
+	struct k_itimer *timr;
+
+	if ((timer_id < 0) || (timer_id >= TIMER_MAX)) return NULL;
+	if (tsk->posix_timers == NULL) return NULL;
+	spin_lock(&tsk->posix_timers->its_lock);
+	timr = tsk->posix_timers->itimer[timer_id];
+	if (timr) spin_lock(&timr->it_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&tsk->posix_timers->its_lock);
+	return timr;
+}
+
+static inline void unlock_timer(struct k_itimer *timr)
+{
+	spin_unlock(&timr->it_lock);
+}
+
+/* Get the time remaining on a POSIX.1b interval timer. */
+void do_timer_gettime(struct k_itimer *timr,
+		      struct itimerspec *cur_setting)
+{
+	unsigned long expires = timr->it_timer.expires;
+
+	if (expires) expires -= jiffies;
+	
+	jiffies_to_timespec(expires, &cur_setting->it_value);
+	cur_setting->it_interval = timr->it_interval;
+}
+
+/* Get the time remaining on a POSIX.1b interval timer. */
+asmlinkage int sys_timer_gettime(timer_t timer_id, struct itimerspec *setting)
+{
+	struct k_itimer *timr;
+	struct itimerspec cur_setting;
+
+	timr = lock_timer(current, timer_id);
+	if (!timr) return -EINVAL;
+
+	do_timer_gettime(timr, &cur_setting);
+
+	unlock_timer(timr);
+	
+	copy_to_user_ret(setting, &cur_setting, sizeof(cur_setting), -EFAULT);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Get the number of overruns of a POSIX.1b interval timer */
+asmlinkage int sys_timer_getoverrun(timer_t timer_id)
+{
+	struct k_itimer *timr;
+	int overrun;
+
+	timr = lock_timer(current, timer_id);
+	if (!timr) return -EINVAL;
+
+	overrun = timr->it_overrun;
+	
+	unlock_timer(timr);
+
+	return overrun;
+}
+
+static void timer_value_abs_to_rel(struct timespec *val)
+{
+	struct timeval tv;
+	struct timespec ts;
+
+	do_gettimeofday(&tv);
+	ts.tv_sec = tv.tv_sec;
+	ts.tv_nsec = tv.tv_usec * NSEC_PER_USEC;
+
+	/* check whether the time lies in the past */
+	if ((val->tv_sec < ts.tv_sec) ||
+	    ((val->tv_sec == ts.tv_sec) &&
+	     (val->tv_nsec <= ts.tv_nsec))) {
+		/* expire immediately */
+		val->tv_sec = 0;
+		val->tv_nsec = 0;
+	}
+	else {
+		val->tv_sec -= ts.tv_sec;
+		val->tv_nsec -= ts.tv_nsec;
+		if (val->tv_nsec < 0) {
+			val->tv_nsec += NSEC_PER_SEC;
+			val->tv_sec--;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/* Set a POSIX.1b interval timer. */
+void do_timer_settime(struct k_itimer *timr, int flags,
+		      struct itimerspec *new_setting,
+		      struct itimerspec *old_setting)
+{
+	/* disable the timer */
+	del_timer_sync(&timr->it_timer);
+
+	if (old_setting) {
+		do_timer_gettime(timr, old_setting);
+	}
+
+	/* switch off the timer when it_value is zero */
+	if ((new_setting->it_value.tv_sec == 0) &&
+	    (new_setting->it_value.tv_nsec == 0)) {
+		timr->it_incr = 0;
+		timr->it_timer.expires = 0;
+		timr->it_interval.tv_sec = 0;
+		timr->it_interval.tv_nsec = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	timr->it_incr = timespec_to_jiffies(&new_setting->it_interval);
+	/* save the interval rounded to jiffies */
+	jiffies_to_timespec(timr->it_incr, &timr->it_interval);
+
+	if (flags & TIMER_ABSTIME) {
+		timer_value_abs_to_rel(&new_setting->it_value);
+	}
+
+	timr->it_timer.expires = timespec_to_jiffies(&new_setting->it_value) + jiffies;
+
+	/*
+	 * For some reason the timer does not fire immediately if expires is
+	 * equal to jiffies, so the timer callback function is called directly.
+	 */
+	if (timr->it_timer.expires == jiffies) {
+		posix_timer_fn((unsigned long)timr);
+	}
+	else {
+		add_timer(&timr->it_timer);
+	}
+}
+
+
+/* Set a POSIX.1b interval timer */
+asmlinkage int sys_timer_settime(timer_t timer_id, int flags,
+				 const struct itimerspec *new_setting,
+				 struct itimerspec *old_setting)
+{
+	struct k_itimer *timr;
+	struct itimerspec new_spec, old_spec;
+	int error = 0;
+
+	timr = lock_timer(current, timer_id);
+	if (!timr) return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (new_setting == NULL) {
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&new_spec, new_setting, sizeof(new_spec))) {
+		error = -EFAULT;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if ((!good_timespec(&new_spec.it_interval)) ||
+	    (!good_timespec(&new_spec.it_value))) {
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	do_timer_settime(timr, flags, &new_spec,
+			 old_setting ? &old_spec : NULL);
+
+	if (old_setting) {
+		if (copy_to_user(old_setting, &old_spec, sizeof(old_spec))) {
+			error = -EFAULT;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	unlock_timer(timr);
+	return error;
+}
+
+
+/* Delete a POSIX.1b interval timer. */
+asmlinkage int sys_timer_delete(timer_t timer_id)
+{
+	struct k_itimer *timr;
+
+	timr = lock_timer(current, timer_id);
+	if (!timr) return -EINVAL;
+
+	del_timer_sync(&timr->it_timer);
+
+	spin_lock(&current->posix_timers->its_lock);
+
+	kfree(timr);
+	current->posix_timers->itimer[timer_id] = NULL;
+
+	spin_unlock(&current->posix_timers->its_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
Index: linux/kernel/signal.c
diff -u linux/kernel/signal.c:1.1.1.6 linux/kernel/signal.c:1.1.2.5
--- linux/kernel/signal.c:1.1.1.6	Fri May 12 21:21:17 2000
+++ linux/kernel/signal.c	Fri May 12 22:32:04 2000
@@ -337,6 +337,23 @@
 	if (sig < SIGRTMIN && sigismember(&t->signal, sig))
 		goto out;
 
+	/* In case of a POSIX timer generated signal you must check 
+	   if a signal from this timer is already in the queue.
+	   If that is is true, the overrun count will be increased in
+	   itimer.c:posix_timer_fn(). */
+
+	if (((unsigned long)info > 1) && (info->si_code == SI_TIMER)) {
+		for (q = t->sigqueue; q; q = q->next) {
+			if ((q->info.si_code == SI_TIMER) &&
+			    (q->info.si_tid == info->si_tid)) {
+				/* this special value (1) is recognized
+				   only by posix_timer_fn() in itimer.c */
+				ret = 1;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Real-time signals must be queued if sent by sigqueue, or
 	   some other real-time mechanism.  It is implementation
 	   defined whether kill() does so.  We attempt to do so, on


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