1 files changed, 24 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 4c7de02eacdc..dfc7f87eb332 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -214,19 +214,18 @@ static void timekeeping_forward_now(struct timekeeper *tk)
 }
 
 /**
- * getnstimeofday - Returns the time of day in a timespec
+ * __getnstimeofday - Returns the time of day in a timespec.
  * @ts:		pointer to the timespec to be set
  *
- * Returns the time of day in a timespec.
+ * Updates the time of day in the timespec.
+ * Returns 0 on success, or -ve when suspended (timespec will be undefined).
  */
-void getnstimeofday(struct timespec *ts)
+int __getnstimeofday(struct timespec *ts)
 {
 	struct timekeeper *tk = &timekeeper;
 	unsigned long seq;
 	s64 nsecs = 0;
 
-	WARN_ON(timekeeping_suspended);
-
 	do {
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&tk->lock);
 
@@ -237,6 +236,26 @@ void getnstimeofday(struct timespec *ts)
 
 	ts->tv_nsec = 0;
 	timespec_add_ns(ts, nsecs);
+
+	/*
+	 * Do not bail out early, in case there were callers still using
+	 * the value, even in the face of the WARN_ON.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(timekeeping_suspended))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__getnstimeofday);
+
+/**
+ * getnstimeofday - Returns the time of day in a timespec.
+ * @ts:		pointer to the timespec to be set
+ *
+ * Returns the time of day in a timespec (WARN if suspended).
+ */
+void getnstimeofday(struct timespec *ts)
+{
+	WARN_ON(__getnstimeofday(ts));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(getnstimeofday);