The following commit has been merged into the timers/vdso branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     35f0a96848a730495ff310645387578ca68934cd
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/35f0a96848a730495ff310645387578ca68934cd
Author:        Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@linutronix.de>
AuthorDate:    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:51:14 +02:00
Committer:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
CommitterDate: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:33:18 +02:00

vdso: Move the kernel-side time update helpers to a new header

The vdso/ header namespace is meant for symbols which are usable from
vDSO userspace code. However vdso_update_begin() and vdso_update_end()
are only usable from the kernel.

Move them into a new header in the linux/ namespace. Also rename them to
make clear that they are only for time-related data.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260909-vdso-asm-generic-vsyscall-h-v1-1-63ae856cc659@linutronix.de
---
 MAINTAINERS               |  1 +
 arch/s390/kernel/time.c   |  5 +++--
 include/linux/vdso_time.h |  8 ++++++++
 include/vdso/vsyscall.h   |  3 ---
 kernel/time/vsyscall.c    | 15 ++++++++-------
 5 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 include/linux/vdso_time.h

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 72294dd..879089f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -11064,6 +11064,7 @@ S:	Maintained
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git timers/vdso
 F:	include/asm-generic/vdso/vsyscall.h
 F:	include/linux/vdso_datastore.h
+F:	include/linux/vdso_time.h
 F:	include/vdso/
 F:	kernel/time/namespace_vdso.c
 F:	kernel/time/vsyscall.c
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/time.c b/arch/s390/kernel/time.c
index 2b989be..161628f 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/time.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/kprobes.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/vdso_time.h>
 #include <vdso/vsyscall.h>
 #include <vdso/clocksource.h>
 #include <vdso/helpers.h>
@@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ static int stp_sync_clock(void *data)
 			cpu_relax();
 		rc = 0;
 		if (stp_info.todoff || stp_info.tmd != 2) {
-			flags = vdso_update_begin();
+			flags = vdso_time_update_begin();
 			rc = chsc_sstpc(stp_page, STP_OP_SYNC, 0,
 					&clock_delta);
 			if (rc == 0) {
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ static int stp_sync_clock(void *data)
 				if (rc == 0 && stp_info.tmd != 2)
 					rc = -EAGAIN;
 			}
-			vdso_update_end(flags);
+			vdso_time_update_end(flags);
 		}
 		sync->in_sync = rc ? -EAGAIN : 1;
 		xchg(&first, 0);
diff --git a/include/linux/vdso_time.h b/include/linux/vdso_time.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d81ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/vdso_time.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _LINUX_VDSO_TIME_H
+#define _LINUX_VDSO_TIME_H
+
+unsigned long vdso_time_update_begin(void);
+void vdso_time_update_end(unsigned long flags);
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_VDSO_TIME_H */
diff --git a/include/vdso/vsyscall.h b/include/vdso/vsyscall.h
index c5c2a2c..29dd4e0 100644
--- a/include/vdso/vsyscall.h
+++ b/include/vdso/vsyscall.h
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/vdso/vsyscall.h>
 
-unsigned long vdso_update_begin(void);
-void vdso_update_end(unsigned long flags);
-
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLER__ */
 
 #endif /* __VDSO_VSYSCALL_H */
diff --git a/kernel/time/vsyscall.c b/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
index aa59919..4b96a8b 100644
--- a/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
+++ b/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <linux/timekeeper_internal.h>
+#include <linux/vdso_time.h>
 #include <vdso/datapage.h>
 #include <vdso/helpers.h>
 #include <vdso/vsyscall.h>
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ void vdso_time_update_aux(struct timekeeper *tk)
 #endif
 
 /**
- * vdso_update_begin - Start of a VDSO update section
+ * vdso_time_update_begin - Start of a VDSO update section
  *
  * Allows architecture code to safely update the architecture specific VDSO
  * data. Disables interrupts, acquires timekeeper lock to serialize against
@@ -186,9 +187,9 @@ void vdso_time_update_aux(struct timekeeper *tk)
  * inconsistent data.
  *
  * Returns: Saved interrupt flags which need to be handed in to
- * vdso_update_end().
+ * vdso_time_update_end().
  */
-unsigned long vdso_update_begin(void)
+unsigned long vdso_time_update_begin(void)
 {
 	struct vdso_time_data *vdata = vdso_k_time_data;
 	unsigned long flags = timekeeper_lock_irqsave();
@@ -198,14 +199,14 @@ unsigned long vdso_update_begin(void)
 }
 
 /**
- * vdso_update_end - End of a VDSO update section
- * @flags:	Interrupt flags as returned from vdso_update_begin()
+ * vdso_time_update_end - End of a VDSO update section
+ * @flags:	Interrupt flags as returned from vdso_time_update_begin()
  *
- * Pairs with vdso_update_begin(). Marks vdso data consistent, invokes data
+ * Pairs with vdso_time_update_begin(). Marks vdso data consistent, invokes data
  * synchronization if the architecture requires it, drops timekeeper lock
  * and restores interrupt flags.
  */
-void vdso_update_end(unsigned long flags)
+void vdso_time_update_end(unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct vdso_time_data *vdata = vdso_k_time_data;