[v10] Fix time/tst-cpuclock1 intermitent failures

Message ID 20200612152817.1347220-1-lamm@linux.ibm.com
State Committed
Delegated to: Carlos O'Donell
Headers
Series [v10] Fix time/tst-cpuclock1 intermitent failures |

Commit Message

Lucas A. M. Magalhaes June 12, 2020, 3:28 p.m. UTC
  This test fails intermittently in systems with heavy load as
CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID is subject to scheduler pressure.  Thus the
test boundaries were relaxed to keep it from failing on such systems.

A refactor of the spent time checking was made with some support
functions.  With the advantage to representing time jitter in percent
of the target.

The values used by the test boundaries are all empirical.

---

changes on V10:
	Change comments

changes on V9:
	Add new testcases
	Fix support/tst-timespec do_run
	Add comments
	Change boundaries

changes on V8:
	Add support_timespec_ns
	Add more tests

This list of changes where getting to long.
---
 support/Makefile       |   1 +
 support/timespec.c     |  64 +++++++++
 support/timespec.h     |   8 ++
 support/tst-timespec.c | 320 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 time/tst-cpuclock1.c   |  52 +++----
 5 files changed, 415 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 support/tst-timespec.c
  

Comments

Lucas A. M. Magalhaes June 25, 2020, 5:26 p.m. UTC | #1
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Quoting Lucas A. M. Magalhaes via Libc-alpha (2020-06-12 12:28:17)
> This test fails intermittently in systems with heavy load as
> CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID is subject to scheduler pressure.  Thus the
> test boundaries were relaxed to keep it from failing on such systems.
> 
> A refactor of the spent time checking was made with some support
> functions.  With the advantage to representing time jitter in percent
> of the target.
> 
> The values used by the test boundaries are all empirical.
> 
> ---
> 
> changes on V10:
>         Change comments
> 
> changes on V9:
>         Add new testcases
>         Fix support/tst-timespec do_run
>         Add comments
>         Change boundaries
> 
> changes on V8:
>         Add support_timespec_ns
>         Add more tests
> 
> This list of changes where getting to long.
> ---
>  support/Makefile       |   1 +
>  support/timespec.c     |  64 +++++++++
>  support/timespec.h     |   8 ++
>  support/tst-timespec.c | 320 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  time/tst-cpuclock1.c   |  52 +++----
>  5 files changed, 415 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 support/tst-timespec.c
> 
> diff --git a/support/Makefile b/support/Makefile
> index 51484310cd..914242d866 100644
> --- a/support/Makefile
> +++ b/support/Makefile
> @@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ tests = \
>    tst-test_compare \
>    tst-test_compare_blob \
>    tst-test_compare_string \
> +  tst-timespec \
>    tst-xreadlink \
>    tst-xsigstack \
>  
> diff --git a/support/timespec.c b/support/timespec.c
> index ea6b947546..9f5449e49e 100644
> --- a/support/timespec.c
> +++ b/support/timespec.c
> @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
>  #include <support/timespec.h>
>  #include <stdio.h>
>  #include <stdint.h>
> +#include <assert.h>
> +#include <intprops.h>
>  
>  void
>  test_timespec_before_impl (const char *file, int line,
> @@ -57,3 +59,65 @@ test_timespec_equal_or_after_impl (const char *file, int line,
>             (intmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (intmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
>    }
>  }
> +
> +/* Convert TIME to nanoseconds stored in a long.
> +   Returns long maximum or minimum if the conversion overflows
> +   or underflows, respectively.  */
> +long
> +support_timespec_ns (struct timespec time)
> +{
> +  long time_ns;
> +  if (INT_MULTIPLY_WRAPV(time.tv_sec, TIMESPEC_HZ, &time_ns))
> +   {
> +      return (time.tv_sec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM(long): TYPE_MAXIMUM(long);
> +   }
> +  if (INT_ADD_WRAPV(time_ns, time.tv_nsec, &time_ns))
> +   {
> +      return (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM(long): TYPE_MAXIMUM(long);
> +   }
> +  return time_ns;
> +}
> +
> +/* Returns time normalized timespec with .tv_nsec < TIMESPEC_HZ
> +   and the whole seconds  added to .tv_sec. If an overflow or
> +   underflow occurs the values are clamped to its maximum or
> +   minimum respectively.  */
> +struct timespec
> +support_timespec_normalize (struct timespec time)
> +{
> +  struct timespec norm;
> +  if (INT_ADD_WRAPV (time.tv_sec, (time.tv_nsec / TIMESPEC_HZ), &norm.tv_sec))
> +   {
> +     norm.tv_sec = (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM (time_t): TYPE_MAXIMUM (time_t);
> +     norm.tv_nsec = (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? -1 * (TIMESPEC_HZ - 1) : TIMESPEC_HZ - 1;
> +     return norm;
> +   }
> +  norm.tv_nsec = time.tv_nsec % TIMESPEC_HZ;
> +  return norm;
> +}
> +
> +/* Returns TRUE if the observed time is within the given percentage
> +   bounds of the expected time, and FALSE otherwise.
> +   For example the call
> +
> +   support_timespec_check_in_range(expected, observed, 0.5, 1.2);
> +
> +   will check if
> +
> +   0.5 of expected <= observed <= 1.2 of expected
> +
> +   In other words it will check if observed time is within 50% to
> +   120% of the expected time.  */
> +int
> +support_timespec_check_in_range (struct timespec expected, struct timespec observed,
> +                             double lower_bound, double upper_bound)
> +{
> +  assert (upper_bound >= lower_bound);
> +  long expected_norm, observed_norm;
> +  expected_norm = support_timespec_ns (expected);
> +  /* Don't divide by zero  */
> +  assert(expected_norm != 0);
> +  observed_norm = support_timespec_ns (observed);
> +  double ratio = (double)observed_norm / expected_norm;
> +  return (lower_bound <= ratio && ratio <= upper_bound);
> +}
> diff --git a/support/timespec.h b/support/timespec.h
> index c5852dfe75..fd5466745d 100644
> --- a/support/timespec.h
> +++ b/support/timespec.h
> @@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ void test_timespec_equal_or_after_impl (const char *file, int line,
>                                          const struct timespec left,
>                                          const struct timespec right);
>  
> +long support_timespec_ns (struct timespec time);
> +
> +struct timespec support_timespec_normalize (struct timespec time);
> +
> +int support_timespec_check_in_range (struct timespec expected, struct timespec observed,
> +                                 double lower_bound, double upper_bound);
> +
> +
>  /* Check that the timespec on the left represents a time before the
>     time on the right. */
>  #define TEST_TIMESPEC_BEFORE(left, right)                               \
> diff --git a/support/tst-timespec.c b/support/tst-timespec.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..71423555a9
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/support/tst-timespec.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
> +/* Test for support_timespec_check_in_range function.
> +   Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +#include <support/timespec.h>
> +#include <support/check.h>
> +#include <limits.h>
> +
> +#define TIMESPEC_HZ 1000000000
> +
> +struct timespec_ns_test_case
> +{
> +  struct timespec time;
> +  long time_ns;
> +};
> +
> +struct timespec_norm_test_case
> +{
> +  struct timespec time;
> +  struct timespec norm;
> +};
> +
> +struct timespec_test_case
> +{
> +  struct timespec expected;
> +  struct timespec observed;
> +  double upper_bound;
> +  double lower_bound;
> +  int result;
> +};
> +
> +/* Test cases for timespec_ns */
> +struct timespec_ns_test_case ns_cases[] = {
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .time_ns = 0,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .time_ns = 1,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -1},
> +   .time_ns = -1,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -1},
> +   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = -1},
> +   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ + 1,
> +  },
> +  /* Overflow bondary by 2  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX - 1,
> +  },
> +  /* Overflow bondary  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
> +  },
> +  /* Underflow bondary by 1  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN + 1,
> +  },
> +  /* Underflow bondary  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
> +  },
> +  /* Multiplication overflow  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ + 1, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
> +  },
> +  /* Multiplication underflow  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ - 1, .tv_nsec = -1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
> +  },
> +  /* Sum overflows  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
> +  },
> +  /* Sum underflow  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
> +  }
> +};
> +
> +/* Test cases for timespec_norm */
> +struct timespec_norm_test_case norm_cases[] = {
> +  /* Positive cases  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 1}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 1}
> +  },
> +  /* Negative cases  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -1}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -2, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -2, .tv_nsec = -1}
> +  },
> +  /* Overflow bondary by 2  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 2, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 1, 1},
> +  },
> +  /* Overflow bondary by 1  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +  },
> +  /* Underflow bondary by 2  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 2, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 1, -1},
> +  },
> +  /* Underflow bondary by 1  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -1},
> +  },
> +  /* SUM overflow  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +  },
> +  /* SUM underflow  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -1 * (TIMESPEC_HZ - 1)},
> +  }
> +};
> +
> +/* Test cases for timespec_check_in_range  */
> +struct timespec_test_case check_cases[] = {
> +  /* 0 - In range  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 1 - Out of range  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 2 - Upper Bound  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = 2, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 3 - Lower Bound  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 0, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 4 - Out of range by nanosecs  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 500},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 5 - In range by nanosecs  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 50000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1.3, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 6 - Big nanosecs  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 4000000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = .001, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 7 - In range Negative values  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 8 - Out of range Negative values  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = -1, .lower_bound = -1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 9 - Negative values with negative nanosecs  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -2000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 10 - Strict bounds  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -20000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1.00002, .lower_bound = 1.0000191, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 11 - Strict bounds with loose upper bound  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1.0000100000, .lower_bound = 1.0000099998, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 12 - Strict bounds with loose lower bound  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1.0000099999, .lower_bound = 1.00000999979, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 13 - Strict bounds highest precision  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1.00000999980001, .lower_bound = 1.00000999979999, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* Maximum/Minimum long values  */
> +  /* 14  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 2},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = .9, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 15 - support_timespec_ns overflow  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 16 - support_timespec_ns overflow + underflow  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 17 - support_timespec_ns underflow  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 18 - support_timespec_ns underflow + overflow  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 19 - Biggest division  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ , .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1.0842021724855044e-19, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 20 - Lowest division  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ , .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .upper_bound = LONG_MAX, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +};
> +
> +static int
> +do_test (void)
> +{
> +  int i = 0;
> +  int ntests = sizeof (ns_cases) / sizeof (ns_cases[0]);
> +
> +  printf("Testing support_timespec_ns\n");
> +  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
> +    {
> +      TEST_COMPARE (support_timespec_ns (ns_cases[i].time),
> +                   ns_cases[i].time_ns);
> +    }
> +
> +  ntests = sizeof (norm_cases) / sizeof (norm_cases[0]);
> +  struct timespec result;
> +  printf("Testing support_timespec_normalize\n");
> +  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
> +    {
> +      result = support_timespec_normalize (norm_cases[i].time);
> +      TEST_COMPARE (norm_cases[i].norm.tv_sec, result.tv_sec);
> +      TEST_COMPARE (norm_cases[i].norm.tv_nsec, result.tv_nsec);
> +    }
> +
> +  ntests = sizeof (check_cases) / sizeof (check_cases[0]);
> +  printf("Testing support_timespec_check_in_range\n");
> +  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
> +    {
> +      /* Its hard to find which test failed with just the TEST_COMPARE report.
> +         So here we print every running testcase as well.  */
> +      printf("Test case %d\n", i);
> +      TEST_COMPARE (support_timespec_check_in_range
> +                   (check_cases[i].expected, check_cases[i].observed,
> +                    check_cases[i].lower_bound,
> +                    check_cases[i].upper_bound), check_cases[i].result);
> +    }
> +  return 0;
> +}
> +
> +#include <support/test-driver.c>
> diff --git a/time/tst-cpuclock1.c b/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
> index 0120906f23..1ac611a92b 100644
> --- a/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
> +++ b/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
>  #include <signal.h>
>  #include <stdint.h>
>  #include <sys/wait.h>
> +#include <support/timespec.h>
>  
>  /* This function is intended to rack up both user and system time.  */
>  static void
> @@ -155,16 +156,12 @@ do_test (void)
>    printf ("live PID %d after sleep => %ju.%.9ju\n",
>           child, (uintmax_t) after.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) after.tv_nsec);
>  
> -  struct timespec diff = { .tv_sec = after.tv_sec - before.tv_sec,
> -                          .tv_nsec = after.tv_nsec - before.tv_nsec };
> -  if (diff.tv_nsec < 0)
> -    {
> -      --diff.tv_sec;
> -      diff.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
> -    }
> -  if (diff.tv_sec != 0
> -      || diff.tv_nsec > 600000000
> -      || diff.tv_nsec < 100000000)
> +  /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over high cpu
> +     usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep the 90th
> +     percentile of values and use those values for our testing allowed range.  */
> +  struct timespec diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (after),
> +                                      support_timespec_normalize (before));
> +  if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9,  1.1))
>      {
>        printf ("before - after %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
>               (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
> @@ -194,19 +191,16 @@ do_test (void)
>         }
>        else
>         {
> -         struct timespec d = { .tv_sec = afterns.tv_sec - after.tv_sec,
> -                               .tv_nsec = afterns.tv_nsec - after.tv_nsec };
> -         if (d.tv_nsec < 0)
> -           {
> -             --d.tv_sec;
> -             d.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
> -           }
> -         if (d.tv_sec > 0
> -             || d.tv_nsec < sleeptime.tv_nsec
> -             || d.tv_nsec > sleeptime.tv_nsec * 2)
> +        /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over
> +           high cpu usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep
> +           the 90th percentile of values and use those values for our testing
> +           allowed range.  */
> +         diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (afterns),
> +                              support_timespec_normalize (after));
> +         if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9, 1.2))
>             {
>               printf ("nanosleep time %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
> -                     (uintmax_t) d.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) d.tv_nsec);
> +                     (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
>               result = 1;
>             }
>         }
> @@ -240,15 +234,13 @@ do_test (void)
>    /* Should be close to 0.6.  */
>    printf ("dead PID %d => %ju.%.9ju\n",
>           child, (uintmax_t) dead.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) dead.tv_nsec);
> -
> -  diff.tv_sec = dead.tv_sec - after.tv_sec;
> -  diff.tv_nsec = dead.tv_nsec - after.tv_nsec;
> -  if (diff.tv_nsec < 0)
> -    {
> -      --diff.tv_sec;
> -      diff.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
> -    }
> -  if (diff.tv_sec != 0 || diff.tv_nsec > 200000000)
> +  /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over high cpu
> +     usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep the 90th
> +     percentile of values and use those values for our testing allowed range.  */
> +  diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (dead),
> +                      support_timespec_normalize (after));
> +  sleeptime.tv_nsec = 100000000;
> +  if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9, 1.2))
>      {
>        printf ("dead - after %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
>               (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
> -- 
> 2.26.2
>
  
Lucas A. M. Magalhaes July 6, 2020, 2:15 p.m. UTC | #2
Ping

Quoting Lucas A. M. Magalhaes (2020-06-25 14:26:20)
> Ping
> 
> Quoting Lucas A. M. Magalhaes via Libc-alpha (2020-06-12 12:28:17)
> > This test fails intermittently in systems with heavy load as
> > CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID is subject to scheduler pressure.  Thus the
> > test boundaries were relaxed to keep it from failing on such systems.
> > 
> > A refactor of the spent time checking was made with some support
> > functions.  With the advantage to representing time jitter in percent
> > of the target.
> > 
> > The values used by the test boundaries are all empirical.
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > changes on V10:
> >         Change comments
> > 
> > changes on V9:
> >         Add new testcases
> >         Fix support/tst-timespec do_run
> >         Add comments
> >         Change boundaries
> > 
> > changes on V8:
> >         Add support_timespec_ns
> >         Add more tests
> > 
> > This list of changes where getting to long.
> > ---
> >  support/Makefile       |   1 +
> >  support/timespec.c     |  64 +++++++++
> >  support/timespec.h     |   8 ++
> >  support/tst-timespec.c | 320 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  time/tst-cpuclock1.c   |  52 +++----
> >  5 files changed, 415 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 support/tst-timespec.c
> > 
> > diff --git a/support/Makefile b/support/Makefile
> > index 51484310cd..914242d866 100644
> > --- a/support/Makefile
> > +++ b/support/Makefile
> > @@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ tests = \
> >    tst-test_compare \
> >    tst-test_compare_blob \
> >    tst-test_compare_string \
> > +  tst-timespec \
> >    tst-xreadlink \
> >    tst-xsigstack \
> >  
> > diff --git a/support/timespec.c b/support/timespec.c
> > index ea6b947546..9f5449e49e 100644
> > --- a/support/timespec.c
> > +++ b/support/timespec.c
> > @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
> >  #include <support/timespec.h>
> >  #include <stdio.h>
> >  #include <stdint.h>
> > +#include <assert.h>
> > +#include <intprops.h>
> >  
> >  void
> >  test_timespec_before_impl (const char *file, int line,
> > @@ -57,3 +59,65 @@ test_timespec_equal_or_after_impl (const char *file, int line,
> >             (intmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (intmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
> >    }
> >  }
> > +
> > +/* Convert TIME to nanoseconds stored in a long.
> > +   Returns long maximum or minimum if the conversion overflows
> > +   or underflows, respectively.  */
> > +long
> > +support_timespec_ns (struct timespec time)
> > +{
> > +  long time_ns;
> > +  if (INT_MULTIPLY_WRAPV(time.tv_sec, TIMESPEC_HZ, &time_ns))
> > +   {
> > +      return (time.tv_sec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM(long): TYPE_MAXIMUM(long);
> > +   }
> > +  if (INT_ADD_WRAPV(time_ns, time.tv_nsec, &time_ns))
> > +   {
> > +      return (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM(long): TYPE_MAXIMUM(long);
> > +   }
> > +  return time_ns;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/* Returns time normalized timespec with .tv_nsec < TIMESPEC_HZ
> > +   and the whole seconds  added to .tv_sec. If an overflow or
> > +   underflow occurs the values are clamped to its maximum or
> > +   minimum respectively.  */
> > +struct timespec
> > +support_timespec_normalize (struct timespec time)
> > +{
> > +  struct timespec norm;
> > +  if (INT_ADD_WRAPV (time.tv_sec, (time.tv_nsec / TIMESPEC_HZ), &norm.tv_sec))
> > +   {
> > +     norm.tv_sec = (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM (time_t): TYPE_MAXIMUM (time_t);
> > +     norm.tv_nsec = (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? -1 * (TIMESPEC_HZ - 1) : TIMESPEC_HZ - 1;
> > +     return norm;
> > +   }
> > +  norm.tv_nsec = time.tv_nsec % TIMESPEC_HZ;
> > +  return norm;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/* Returns TRUE if the observed time is within the given percentage
> > +   bounds of the expected time, and FALSE otherwise.
> > +   For example the call
> > +
> > +   support_timespec_check_in_range(expected, observed, 0.5, 1.2);
> > +
> > +   will check if
> > +
> > +   0.5 of expected <= observed <= 1.2 of expected
> > +
> > +   In other words it will check if observed time is within 50% to
> > +   120% of the expected time.  */
> > +int
> > +support_timespec_check_in_range (struct timespec expected, struct timespec observed,
> > +                             double lower_bound, double upper_bound)
> > +{
> > +  assert (upper_bound >= lower_bound);
> > +  long expected_norm, observed_norm;
> > +  expected_norm = support_timespec_ns (expected);
> > +  /* Don't divide by zero  */
> > +  assert(expected_norm != 0);
> > +  observed_norm = support_timespec_ns (observed);
> > +  double ratio = (double)observed_norm / expected_norm;
> > +  return (lower_bound <= ratio && ratio <= upper_bound);
> > +}
> > diff --git a/support/timespec.h b/support/timespec.h
> > index c5852dfe75..fd5466745d 100644
> > --- a/support/timespec.h
> > +++ b/support/timespec.h
> > @@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ void test_timespec_equal_or_after_impl (const char *file, int line,
> >                                          const struct timespec left,
> >                                          const struct timespec right);
> >  
> > +long support_timespec_ns (struct timespec time);
> > +
> > +struct timespec support_timespec_normalize (struct timespec time);
> > +
> > +int support_timespec_check_in_range (struct timespec expected, struct timespec observed,
> > +                                 double lower_bound, double upper_bound);
> > +
> > +
> >  /* Check that the timespec on the left represents a time before the
> >     time on the right. */
> >  #define TEST_TIMESPEC_BEFORE(left, right)                               \
> > diff --git a/support/tst-timespec.c b/support/tst-timespec.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..71423555a9
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/support/tst-timespec.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
> > +/* Test for support_timespec_check_in_range function.
> > +   Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> > +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> > +
> > +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> > +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> > +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> > +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> > +
> > +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> > +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> > +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> > +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> > +
> > +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> > +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> > +   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> > +
> > +#include <support/timespec.h>
> > +#include <support/check.h>
> > +#include <limits.h>
> > +
> > +#define TIMESPEC_HZ 1000000000
> > +
> > +struct timespec_ns_test_case
> > +{
> > +  struct timespec time;
> > +  long time_ns;
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct timespec_norm_test_case
> > +{
> > +  struct timespec time;
> > +  struct timespec norm;
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct timespec_test_case
> > +{
> > +  struct timespec expected;
> > +  struct timespec observed;
> > +  double upper_bound;
> > +  double lower_bound;
> > +  int result;
> > +};
> > +
> > +/* Test cases for timespec_ns */
> > +struct timespec_ns_test_case ns_cases[] = {
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .time_ns = 0,
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> > +   .time_ns = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ,
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 1},
> > +   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1,
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -1},
> > +   .time_ns = -1,
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ,
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -1},
> > +   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1,
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = -1},
> > +   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1,
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 1},
> > +   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ + 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* Overflow bondary by 2  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> > +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX - 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* Overflow bondary  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
> > +  },
> > +  /* Underflow bondary by 1  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> > +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN + 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* Underflow bondary  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
> > +  },
> > +  /* Multiplication overflow  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ + 1, .tv_nsec = 1},
> > +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
> > +  },
> > +  /* Multiplication underflow  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ - 1, .tv_nsec = -1},
> > +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
> > +  },
> > +  /* Sum overflows  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> > +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
> > +  },
> > +  /* Sum underflow  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> > +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
> > +  }
> > +};
> > +
> > +/* Test cases for timespec_norm */
> > +struct timespec_norm_test_case norm_cases[] = {
> > +  /* Positive cases  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0}
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0}
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1}
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0}
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 1}
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0}
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 1}
> > +  },
> > +  /* Negative cases  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0}
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -1}
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -2, .tv_nsec = 0}
> > +  },
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -2, .tv_nsec = -1}
> > +  },
> > +  /* Overflow bondary by 2  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 2, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 1, 1},
> > +  },
> > +  /* Overflow bondary by 1  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = 1},
> > +  },
> > +  /* Underflow bondary by 2  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 2, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 1, -1},
> > +  },
> > +  /* Underflow bondary by 1  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -1},
> > +  },
> > +  /* SUM overflow  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> > +  },
> > +  /* SUM underflow  */
> > +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -1 * (TIMESPEC_HZ - 1)},
> > +  }
> > +};
> > +
> > +/* Test cases for timespec_check_in_range  */
> > +struct timespec_test_case check_cases[] = {
> > +  /* 0 - In range  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 1 - Out of range  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 2 - Upper Bound  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .upper_bound = 2, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 3 - Lower Bound  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 0, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 4 - Out of range by nanosecs  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 500},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 5 - In range by nanosecs  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 50000},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1.3, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 6 - Big nanosecs  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 4000000},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = .001, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 7 - In range Negative values  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 8 - Out of range Negative values  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .upper_bound = -1, .lower_bound = -1, .result = 0,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 9 - Negative values with negative nanosecs  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -2000},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 10 - Strict bounds  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -20000},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1.00002, .lower_bound = 1.0000191, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 11 - Strict bounds with loose upper bound  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1.0000100000, .lower_bound = 1.0000099998, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 12 - Strict bounds with loose lower bound  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1.0000099999, .lower_bound = 1.00000999979, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 13 - Strict bounds highest precision  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1.00000999980001, .lower_bound = 1.00000999979999, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* Maximum/Minimum long values  */
> > +  /* 14  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 2},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = .9, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 15 - support_timespec_ns overflow  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 16 - support_timespec_ns overflow + underflow  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 17 - support_timespec_ns underflow  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 18 - support_timespec_ns underflow + overflow  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 19 - Biggest division  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ , .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> > +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1.0842021724855044e-19, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +  /* 20 - Lowest division  */
> > +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> > +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ , .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> > +   .upper_bound = LONG_MAX, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> > +  },
> > +};
> > +
> > +static int
> > +do_test (void)
> > +{
> > +  int i = 0;
> > +  int ntests = sizeof (ns_cases) / sizeof (ns_cases[0]);
> > +
> > +  printf("Testing support_timespec_ns\n");
> > +  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
> > +    {
> > +      TEST_COMPARE (support_timespec_ns (ns_cases[i].time),
> > +                   ns_cases[i].time_ns);
> > +    }
> > +
> > +  ntests = sizeof (norm_cases) / sizeof (norm_cases[0]);
> > +  struct timespec result;
> > +  printf("Testing support_timespec_normalize\n");
> > +  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
> > +    {
> > +      result = support_timespec_normalize (norm_cases[i].time);
> > +      TEST_COMPARE (norm_cases[i].norm.tv_sec, result.tv_sec);
> > +      TEST_COMPARE (norm_cases[i].norm.tv_nsec, result.tv_nsec);
> > +    }
> > +
> > +  ntests = sizeof (check_cases) / sizeof (check_cases[0]);
> > +  printf("Testing support_timespec_check_in_range\n");
> > +  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
> > +    {
> > +      /* Its hard to find which test failed with just the TEST_COMPARE report.
> > +         So here we print every running testcase as well.  */
> > +      printf("Test case %d\n", i);
> > +      TEST_COMPARE (support_timespec_check_in_range
> > +                   (check_cases[i].expected, check_cases[i].observed,
> > +                    check_cases[i].lower_bound,
> > +                    check_cases[i].upper_bound), check_cases[i].result);
> > +    }
> > +  return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +#include <support/test-driver.c>
> > diff --git a/time/tst-cpuclock1.c b/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
> > index 0120906f23..1ac611a92b 100644
> > --- a/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
> > +++ b/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
> > @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
> >  #include <signal.h>
> >  #include <stdint.h>
> >  #include <sys/wait.h>
> > +#include <support/timespec.h>
> >  
> >  /* This function is intended to rack up both user and system time.  */
> >  static void
> > @@ -155,16 +156,12 @@ do_test (void)
> >    printf ("live PID %d after sleep => %ju.%.9ju\n",
> >           child, (uintmax_t) after.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) after.tv_nsec);
> >  
> > -  struct timespec diff = { .tv_sec = after.tv_sec - before.tv_sec,
> > -                          .tv_nsec = after.tv_nsec - before.tv_nsec };
> > -  if (diff.tv_nsec < 0)
> > -    {
> > -      --diff.tv_sec;
> > -      diff.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
> > -    }
> > -  if (diff.tv_sec != 0
> > -      || diff.tv_nsec > 600000000
> > -      || diff.tv_nsec < 100000000)
> > +  /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over high cpu
> > +     usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep the 90th
> > +     percentile of values and use those values for our testing allowed range.  */
> > +  struct timespec diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (after),
> > +                                      support_timespec_normalize (before));
> > +  if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9,  1.1))
> >      {
> >        printf ("before - after %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
> >               (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
> > @@ -194,19 +191,16 @@ do_test (void)
> >         }
> >        else
> >         {
> > -         struct timespec d = { .tv_sec = afterns.tv_sec - after.tv_sec,
> > -                               .tv_nsec = afterns.tv_nsec - after.tv_nsec };
> > -         if (d.tv_nsec < 0)
> > -           {
> > -             --d.tv_sec;
> > -             d.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
> > -           }
> > -         if (d.tv_sec > 0
> > -             || d.tv_nsec < sleeptime.tv_nsec
> > -             || d.tv_nsec > sleeptime.tv_nsec * 2)
> > +        /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over
> > +           high cpu usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep
> > +           the 90th percentile of values and use those values for our testing
> > +           allowed range.  */
> > +         diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (afterns),
> > +                              support_timespec_normalize (after));
> > +         if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9, 1.2))
> >             {
> >               printf ("nanosleep time %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
> > -                     (uintmax_t) d.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) d.tv_nsec);
> > +                     (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
> >               result = 1;
> >             }
> >         }
> > @@ -240,15 +234,13 @@ do_test (void)
> >    /* Should be close to 0.6.  */
> >    printf ("dead PID %d => %ju.%.9ju\n",
> >           child, (uintmax_t) dead.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) dead.tv_nsec);
> > -
> > -  diff.tv_sec = dead.tv_sec - after.tv_sec;
> > -  diff.tv_nsec = dead.tv_nsec - after.tv_nsec;
> > -  if (diff.tv_nsec < 0)
> > -    {
> > -      --diff.tv_sec;
> > -      diff.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
> > -    }
> > -  if (diff.tv_sec != 0 || diff.tv_nsec > 200000000)
> > +  /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over high cpu
> > +     usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep the 90th
> > +     percentile of values and use those values for our testing allowed range.  */
> > +  diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (dead),
> > +                      support_timespec_normalize (after));
> > +  sleeptime.tv_nsec = 100000000;
> > +  if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9, 1.2))
> >      {
> >        printf ("dead - after %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
> >               (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
> > -- 
> > 2.26.2
> >
  
Carlos O'Donell July 7, 2020, 8:12 p.m. UTC | #3
On 6/12/20 11:28 AM, Lucas A. M. Magalhaes wrote:
> This test fails intermittently in systems with heavy load as
> CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID is subject to scheduler pressure.  Thus the
> test boundaries were relaxed to keep it from failing on such systems.
> 
> A refactor of the spent time checking was made with some support
> functions.  With the advantage to representing time jitter in percent
> of the target.
> 
> The values used by the test boundaries are all empirical.

OK for master. I'd like to see this fixed in glibc 2.32.
Thank you for fixing the test case!

Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
 
> ---
> 
> changes on V10:
> 	Change comments
> 
> changes on V9:
> 	Add new testcases
> 	Fix support/tst-timespec do_run
> 	Add comments
> 	Change boundaries
> 
> changes on V8:
> 	Add support_timespec_ns
> 	Add more tests
> 
> This list of changes where getting to long.

Thank you for your patience.

> ---
>  support/Makefile       |   1 +
>  support/timespec.c     |  64 +++++++++
>  support/timespec.h     |   8 ++
>  support/tst-timespec.c | 320 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  time/tst-cpuclock1.c   |  52 +++----
>  5 files changed, 415 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 support/tst-timespec.c
> 
> diff --git a/support/Makefile b/support/Makefile
> index 51484310cd..914242d866 100644
> --- a/support/Makefile
> +++ b/support/Makefile
> @@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ tests = \
>    tst-test_compare \
>    tst-test_compare_blob \
>    tst-test_compare_string \
> +  tst-timespec \
>    tst-xreadlink \
>    tst-xsigstack \
>  
> diff --git a/support/timespec.c b/support/timespec.c
> index ea6b947546..9f5449e49e 100644
> --- a/support/timespec.c
> +++ b/support/timespec.c
> @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
>  #include <support/timespec.h>
>  #include <stdio.h>
>  #include <stdint.h>
> +#include <assert.h>
> +#include <intprops.h>
>  
>  void
>  test_timespec_before_impl (const char *file, int line,
> @@ -57,3 +59,65 @@ test_timespec_equal_or_after_impl (const char *file, int line,
>  	    (intmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (intmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
>    }
>  }
> +
> +/* Convert TIME to nanoseconds stored in a long.
> +   Returns long maximum or minimum if the conversion overflows
> +   or underflows, respectively.  */
> +long
> +support_timespec_ns (struct timespec time)
> +{
> +  long time_ns;
> +  if (INT_MULTIPLY_WRAPV(time.tv_sec, TIMESPEC_HZ, &time_ns))
> +   {
> +      return (time.tv_sec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM(long): TYPE_MAXIMUM(long);
> +   }
> +  if (INT_ADD_WRAPV(time_ns, time.tv_nsec, &time_ns))
> +   {
> +      return (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM(long): TYPE_MAXIMUM(long);
> +   }
> +  return time_ns;
> +}
> +
> +/* Returns time normalized timespec with .tv_nsec < TIMESPEC_HZ
> +   and the whole seconds  added to .tv_sec. If an overflow or
> +   underflow occurs the values are clamped to its maximum or
> +   minimum respectively.  */
> +struct timespec
> +support_timespec_normalize (struct timespec time)
> +{
> +  struct timespec norm;
> +  if (INT_ADD_WRAPV (time.tv_sec, (time.tv_nsec / TIMESPEC_HZ), &norm.tv_sec))
> +   {
> +     norm.tv_sec = (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM (time_t): TYPE_MAXIMUM (time_t);
> +     norm.tv_nsec = (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? -1 * (TIMESPEC_HZ - 1) : TIMESPEC_HZ - 1;
> +     return norm;
> +   }
> +  norm.tv_nsec = time.tv_nsec % TIMESPEC_HZ;
> +  return norm;
> +}
> +
> +/* Returns TRUE if the observed time is within the given percentage
> +   bounds of the expected time, and FALSE otherwise.
> +   For example the call
> +
> +   support_timespec_check_in_range(expected, observed, 0.5, 1.2);
> +
> +   will check if
> +
> +   0.5 of expected <= observed <= 1.2 of expected
> +
> +   In other words it will check if observed time is within 50% to
> +   120% of the expected time.  */
> +int
> +support_timespec_check_in_range (struct timespec expected, struct timespec observed,
> +			      double lower_bound, double upper_bound)
> +{
> +  assert (upper_bound >= lower_bound);
> +  long expected_norm, observed_norm;
> +  expected_norm = support_timespec_ns (expected);
> +  /* Don't divide by zero  */
> +  assert(expected_norm != 0);
> +  observed_norm = support_timespec_ns (observed);
> +  double ratio = (double)observed_norm / expected_norm;
> +  return (lower_bound <= ratio && ratio <= upper_bound);
> +}
> diff --git a/support/timespec.h b/support/timespec.h
> index c5852dfe75..fd5466745d 100644
> --- a/support/timespec.h
> +++ b/support/timespec.h
> @@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ void test_timespec_equal_or_after_impl (const char *file, int line,
>                                          const struct timespec left,
>                                          const struct timespec right);
>  
> +long support_timespec_ns (struct timespec time);
> +
> +struct timespec support_timespec_normalize (struct timespec time);
> +
> +int support_timespec_check_in_range (struct timespec expected, struct timespec observed,
> +				  double lower_bound, double upper_bound);
> +
> +
>  /* Check that the timespec on the left represents a time before the
>     time on the right. */
>  #define TEST_TIMESPEC_BEFORE(left, right)                               \
> diff --git a/support/tst-timespec.c b/support/tst-timespec.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..71423555a9
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/support/tst-timespec.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
> +/* Test for support_timespec_check_in_range function.
> +   Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +#include <support/timespec.h>
> +#include <support/check.h>
> +#include <limits.h>
> +
> +#define TIMESPEC_HZ 1000000000
> +
> +struct timespec_ns_test_case
> +{
> +  struct timespec time;
> +  long time_ns;
> +};
> +
> +struct timespec_norm_test_case
> +{
> +  struct timespec time;
> +  struct timespec norm;
> +};
> +
> +struct timespec_test_case
> +{
> +  struct timespec expected;
> +  struct timespec observed;
> +  double upper_bound;
> +  double lower_bound;
> +  int result;
> +};
> +
> +/* Test cases for timespec_ns */
> +struct timespec_ns_test_case ns_cases[] = {
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .time_ns = 0,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .time_ns = 1,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -1},
> +   .time_ns = -1,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -1},
> +   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = -1},
> +   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1,
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ + 1,
> +  },
> +  /* Overflow bondary by 2  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX - 1,
> +  },
> +  /* Overflow bondary  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
> +  },
> +  /* Underflow bondary by 1  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN + 1,
> +  },
> +  /* Underflow bondary  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
> +  },
> +  /* Multiplication overflow  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ + 1, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
> +  },
> +  /* Multiplication underflow  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ - 1, .tv_nsec = -1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
> +  },
> +  /* Sum overflows  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
> +  },
> +  /* Sum underflow  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
> +  }
> +};
> +
> +/* Test cases for timespec_norm */
> +struct timespec_norm_test_case norm_cases[] = {
> +  /* Positive cases  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 1}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 1}
> +  },
> +  /* Negative cases  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -1}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -2, .tv_nsec = 0}
> +  },
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = -2, .tv_nsec = -1}
> +  },
> +  /* Overflow bondary by 2  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 2, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 1, 1},
> +  },
> +  /* Overflow bondary by 1  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +  },
> +  /* Underflow bondary by 2  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 2, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 1, -1},
> +  },
> +  /* Underflow bondary by 1  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -1},
> +  },
> +  /* SUM overflow  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +  },
> +  /* SUM underflow  */
> +  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -1 * (TIMESPEC_HZ - 1)},
> +  }
> +};
> +
> +/* Test cases for timespec_check_in_range  */
> +struct timespec_test_case check_cases[] = {
> +  /* 0 - In range  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 1 - Out of range  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 2 - Upper Bound  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = 2, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 3 - Lower Bound  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 0, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 4 - Out of range by nanosecs  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 500},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 5 - In range by nanosecs  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 50000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1.3, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 6 - Big nanosecs  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 4000000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = .001, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 7 - In range Negative values  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 8 - Out of range Negative values  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .upper_bound = -1, .lower_bound = -1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 9 - Negative values with negative nanosecs  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -2000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 10 - Strict bounds  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -20000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1.00002, .lower_bound = 1.0000191, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 11 - Strict bounds with loose upper bound  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1.0000100000, .lower_bound = 1.0000099998, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 12 - Strict bounds with loose lower bound  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1.0000099999, .lower_bound = 1.00000999979, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 13 - Strict bounds highest precision  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
> +   .upper_bound = 1.00000999980001, .lower_bound = 1.00000999979999, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* Maximum/Minimum long values  */
> +  /* 14  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 2},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = .9, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 15 - support_timespec_ns overflow  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 16 - support_timespec_ns overflow + underflow  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 17 - support_timespec_ns underflow  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 18 - support_timespec_ns underflow + overflow  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
> +  },
> +  /* 19 - Biggest division  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ , .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1.0842021724855044e-19, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +  /* 20 - Lowest division  */
> +  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
> +   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ , .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
> +   .upper_bound = LONG_MAX, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
> +  },
> +};
> +
> +static int
> +do_test (void)
> +{
> +  int i = 0;
> +  int ntests = sizeof (ns_cases) / sizeof (ns_cases[0]);
> +
> +  printf("Testing support_timespec_ns\n");
> +  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
> +    {
> +      TEST_COMPARE (support_timespec_ns (ns_cases[i].time),
> +		    ns_cases[i].time_ns);
> +    }
> +
> +  ntests = sizeof (norm_cases) / sizeof (norm_cases[0]);
> +  struct timespec result;
> +  printf("Testing support_timespec_normalize\n");
> +  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
> +    {
> +      result = support_timespec_normalize (norm_cases[i].time);
> +      TEST_COMPARE (norm_cases[i].norm.tv_sec, result.tv_sec);
> +      TEST_COMPARE (norm_cases[i].norm.tv_nsec, result.tv_nsec);
> +    }
> +
> +  ntests = sizeof (check_cases) / sizeof (check_cases[0]);
> +  printf("Testing support_timespec_check_in_range\n");
> +  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
> +    {
> +      /* Its hard to find which test failed with just the TEST_COMPARE report.
> +         So here we print every running testcase as well.  */
> +      printf("Test case %d\n", i);
> +      TEST_COMPARE (support_timespec_check_in_range
> +		    (check_cases[i].expected, check_cases[i].observed,
> +		     check_cases[i].lower_bound,
> +		     check_cases[i].upper_bound), check_cases[i].result);
> +    }
> +  return 0;
> +}
> +
> +#include <support/test-driver.c>
> diff --git a/time/tst-cpuclock1.c b/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
> index 0120906f23..1ac611a92b 100644
> --- a/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
> +++ b/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
>  #include <signal.h>
>  #include <stdint.h>
>  #include <sys/wait.h>
> +#include <support/timespec.h>
>  
>  /* This function is intended to rack up both user and system time.  */
>  static void
> @@ -155,16 +156,12 @@ do_test (void)
>    printf ("live PID %d after sleep => %ju.%.9ju\n",
>  	  child, (uintmax_t) after.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) after.tv_nsec);
>  
> -  struct timespec diff = { .tv_sec = after.tv_sec - before.tv_sec,
> -			   .tv_nsec = after.tv_nsec - before.tv_nsec };
> -  if (diff.tv_nsec < 0)
> -    {
> -      --diff.tv_sec;
> -      diff.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
> -    }
> -  if (diff.tv_sec != 0
> -      || diff.tv_nsec > 600000000
> -      || diff.tv_nsec < 100000000)
> +  /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over high cpu
> +     usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep the 90th
> +     percentile of values and use those values for our testing allowed range.  */
> +  struct timespec diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (after),
> +				       support_timespec_normalize (before));
> +  if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9,  1.1))
>      {
>        printf ("before - after %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
>  	      (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
> @@ -194,19 +191,16 @@ do_test (void)
>  	}
>        else
>  	{
> -	  struct timespec d = { .tv_sec = afterns.tv_sec - after.tv_sec,
> -				.tv_nsec = afterns.tv_nsec - after.tv_nsec };
> -	  if (d.tv_nsec < 0)
> -	    {
> -	      --d.tv_sec;
> -	      d.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
> -	    }
> -	  if (d.tv_sec > 0
> -	      || d.tv_nsec < sleeptime.tv_nsec
> -	      || d.tv_nsec > sleeptime.tv_nsec * 2)
> +        /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over
> +           high cpu usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep
> +           the 90th percentile of values and use those values for our testing
> +           allowed range.  */
> +	  diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (afterns),
> +			       support_timespec_normalize (after));
> +	  if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9, 1.2))
>  	    {
>  	      printf ("nanosleep time %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
> -		      (uintmax_t) d.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) d.tv_nsec);
> +		      (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
>  	      result = 1;
>  	    }
>  	}
> @@ -240,15 +234,13 @@ do_test (void)
>    /* Should be close to 0.6.  */
>    printf ("dead PID %d => %ju.%.9ju\n",
>  	  child, (uintmax_t) dead.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) dead.tv_nsec);
> -
> -  diff.tv_sec = dead.tv_sec - after.tv_sec;
> -  diff.tv_nsec = dead.tv_nsec - after.tv_nsec;
> -  if (diff.tv_nsec < 0)
> -    {
> -      --diff.tv_sec;
> -      diff.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
> -    }
> -  if (diff.tv_sec != 0 || diff.tv_nsec > 200000000)
> +  /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over high cpu
> +     usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep the 90th
> +     percentile of values and use those values for our testing allowed range.  */
> +  diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (dead),
> +		       support_timespec_normalize (after));
> +  sleeptime.tv_nsec = 100000000;
> +  if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9, 1.2))
>      {
>        printf ("dead - after %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
>  	      (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
>
  
Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho July 10, 2020, 11:07 p.m. UTC | #4
Carlos O'Donell via Libc-alpha <libc-alpha@sourceware.org> writes:

> OK for master. I'd like to see this fixed in glibc 2.32.
> Thank you for fixing the test case!
>
> Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>

Pushed as 04deeaa9ea74b0679dfc9d9155a37b6425f19a9f.

Thanks!
  
H.J. Lu July 11, 2020, 2:45 p.m. UTC | #5
On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 4:10 PM Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho
<tuliom@ascii.art.br> wrote:
>
> Carlos O'Donell via Libc-alpha <libc-alpha@sourceware.org> writes:
>
> > OK for master. I'd like to see this fixed in glibc 2.32.
> > Thank you for fixing the test case!
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
>
> Pushed as 04deeaa9ea74b0679dfc9d9155a37b6425f19a9f.
>

support/tst-timespec failed on i686 and x32:

Test case 10
tst-timespec.c:312: numeric comparison failure
   left: 0 (0x0); from: support_timespec_check_in_range
(check_cases[i].expected, check_cases[i].observed,
check_cases[i].lower_bound, check_cases[i].upper_bound)
  right: 1 (0x1); from: check_cases[i].result
Test case 11
  
H.J. Lu July 11, 2020, 4:31 p.m. UTC | #6
On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 7:45 AM H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 4:10 PM Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho
> <tuliom@ascii.art.br> wrote:
> >
> > Carlos O'Donell via Libc-alpha <libc-alpha@sourceware.org> writes:
> >
> > > OK for master. I'd like to see this fixed in glibc 2.32.
> > > Thank you for fixing the test case!
> > >
> > > Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
> >
> > Pushed as 04deeaa9ea74b0679dfc9d9155a37b6425f19a9f.
> >
>
> support/tst-timespec failed on i686 and x32:
>
> Test case 10
> tst-timespec.c:312: numeric comparison failure
>    left: 0 (0x0); from: support_timespec_check_in_range
> (check_cases[i].expected, check_cases[i].observed,
> check_cases[i].lower_bound, check_cases[i].upper_bound)
>   right: 1 (0x1); from: check_cases[i].result
> Test case 11
>

Usage of long may be the problem.
  

Patch

diff --git a/support/Makefile b/support/Makefile
index 51484310cd..914242d866 100644
--- a/support/Makefile
+++ b/support/Makefile
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@  tests = \
   tst-test_compare \
   tst-test_compare_blob \
   tst-test_compare_string \
+  tst-timespec \
   tst-xreadlink \
   tst-xsigstack \
 
diff --git a/support/timespec.c b/support/timespec.c
index ea6b947546..9f5449e49e 100644
--- a/support/timespec.c
+++ b/support/timespec.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ 
 #include <support/timespec.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <intprops.h>
 
 void
 test_timespec_before_impl (const char *file, int line,
@@ -57,3 +59,65 @@  test_timespec_equal_or_after_impl (const char *file, int line,
 	    (intmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (intmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
   }
 }
+
+/* Convert TIME to nanoseconds stored in a long.
+   Returns long maximum or minimum if the conversion overflows
+   or underflows, respectively.  */
+long
+support_timespec_ns (struct timespec time)
+{
+  long time_ns;
+  if (INT_MULTIPLY_WRAPV(time.tv_sec, TIMESPEC_HZ, &time_ns))
+   {
+      return (time.tv_sec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM(long): TYPE_MAXIMUM(long);
+   }
+  if (INT_ADD_WRAPV(time_ns, time.tv_nsec, &time_ns))
+   {
+      return (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM(long): TYPE_MAXIMUM(long);
+   }
+  return time_ns;
+}
+
+/* Returns time normalized timespec with .tv_nsec < TIMESPEC_HZ
+   and the whole seconds  added to .tv_sec. If an overflow or
+   underflow occurs the values are clamped to its maximum or
+   minimum respectively.  */
+struct timespec
+support_timespec_normalize (struct timespec time)
+{
+  struct timespec norm;
+  if (INT_ADD_WRAPV (time.tv_sec, (time.tv_nsec / TIMESPEC_HZ), &norm.tv_sec))
+   {
+     norm.tv_sec = (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? TYPE_MINIMUM (time_t): TYPE_MAXIMUM (time_t);
+     norm.tv_nsec = (time.tv_nsec < 0) ? -1 * (TIMESPEC_HZ - 1) : TIMESPEC_HZ - 1;
+     return norm;
+   }
+  norm.tv_nsec = time.tv_nsec % TIMESPEC_HZ;
+  return norm;
+}
+
+/* Returns TRUE if the observed time is within the given percentage
+   bounds of the expected time, and FALSE otherwise.
+   For example the call
+
+   support_timespec_check_in_range(expected, observed, 0.5, 1.2);
+
+   will check if
+
+   0.5 of expected <= observed <= 1.2 of expected
+
+   In other words it will check if observed time is within 50% to
+   120% of the expected time.  */
+int
+support_timespec_check_in_range (struct timespec expected, struct timespec observed,
+			      double lower_bound, double upper_bound)
+{
+  assert (upper_bound >= lower_bound);
+  long expected_norm, observed_norm;
+  expected_norm = support_timespec_ns (expected);
+  /* Don't divide by zero  */
+  assert(expected_norm != 0);
+  observed_norm = support_timespec_ns (observed);
+  double ratio = (double)observed_norm / expected_norm;
+  return (lower_bound <= ratio && ratio <= upper_bound);
+}
diff --git a/support/timespec.h b/support/timespec.h
index c5852dfe75..fd5466745d 100644
--- a/support/timespec.h
+++ b/support/timespec.h
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@  void test_timespec_equal_or_after_impl (const char *file, int line,
                                         const struct timespec left,
                                         const struct timespec right);
 
+long support_timespec_ns (struct timespec time);
+
+struct timespec support_timespec_normalize (struct timespec time);
+
+int support_timespec_check_in_range (struct timespec expected, struct timespec observed,
+				  double lower_bound, double upper_bound);
+
+
 /* Check that the timespec on the left represents a time before the
    time on the right. */
 #define TEST_TIMESPEC_BEFORE(left, right)                               \
diff --git a/support/tst-timespec.c b/support/tst-timespec.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71423555a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/tst-timespec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@ 
+/* Test for support_timespec_check_in_range function.
+   Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <support/timespec.h>
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#define TIMESPEC_HZ 1000000000
+
+struct timespec_ns_test_case
+{
+  struct timespec time;
+  long time_ns;
+};
+
+struct timespec_norm_test_case
+{
+  struct timespec time;
+  struct timespec norm;
+};
+
+struct timespec_test_case
+{
+  struct timespec expected;
+  struct timespec observed;
+  double upper_bound;
+  double lower_bound;
+  int result;
+};
+
+/* Test cases for timespec_ns */
+struct timespec_ns_test_case ns_cases[] = {
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .time_ns = 0,
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
+   .time_ns = 1,
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ,
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 1},
+   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1,
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -1},
+   .time_ns = -1,
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ,
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -1},
+   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1,
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = -1},
+   .time_ns = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1,
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 1},
+   .time_ns = -TIMESPEC_HZ + 1,
+  },
+  /* Overflow bondary by 2  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
+   .time_ns = LONG_MAX - 1,
+  },
+  /* Overflow bondary  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
+  },
+  /* Underflow bondary by 1  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
+   .time_ns = LONG_MIN + 1,
+  },
+  /* Underflow bondary  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
+  },
+  /* Multiplication overflow  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ + 1, .tv_nsec = 1},
+   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
+  },
+  /* Multiplication underflow  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ - 1, .tv_nsec = -1},
+   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
+  },
+  /* Sum overflows  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MAX%TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
+   .time_ns = LONG_MAX,
+  },
+  /* Sum underflow  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN / TIMESPEC_HZ, .tv_nsec = LONG_MIN%TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
+   .time_ns = LONG_MIN,
+  }
+};
+
+/* Test cases for timespec_norm */
+struct timespec_norm_test_case norm_cases[] = {
+  /* Positive cases  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0}
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0}
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1}
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0}
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 1}
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0}
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 1}
+  },
+  /* Negative cases  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0}
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -1}
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = -2, .tv_nsec = 0}
+  },
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = -2, .tv_nsec = -1}
+  },
+  /* Overflow bondary by 2  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 2, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 1, 1},
+  },
+  /* Overflow bondary by 1  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX - 1, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ + 1},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = 1},
+  },
+  /* Underflow bondary by 2  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 2, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 1, -1},
+  },
+  /* Underflow bondary by 1  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN + 1, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -1},
+  },
+  /* SUM overflow  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
+  },
+  /* SUM underflow  */
+  {.time = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .norm = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -1 * (TIMESPEC_HZ - 1)},
+  }
+};
+
+/* Test cases for timespec_check_in_range  */
+struct timespec_test_case check_cases[] = {
+  /* 0 - In range  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 1 - Out of range  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
+  },
+  /* 2 - Upper Bound  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = 2, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .upper_bound = 2, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 3 - Lower Bound  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 0, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 4 - Out of range by nanosecs  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 500},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
+  },
+  /* 5 - In range by nanosecs  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 50000},
+   .upper_bound = 1.3, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 6 - Big nanosecs  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 4000000},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = .001, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 7 - In range Negative values  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 8 - Out of range Negative values  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .upper_bound = -1, .lower_bound = -1, .result = 0,
+  },
+  /* 9 - Negative values with negative nanosecs  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -2000},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
+  },
+  /* 10 - Strict bounds  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = 0},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -20000},
+   .upper_bound = 1.00002, .lower_bound = 1.0000191, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 11 - Strict bounds with loose upper bound  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
+   .upper_bound = 1.0000100000, .lower_bound = 1.0000099998, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 12 - Strict bounds with loose lower bound  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
+   .upper_bound = 1.0000099999, .lower_bound = 1.00000999979, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 13 - Strict bounds highest precision  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 20000},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 30000},
+   .upper_bound = 1.00000999980001, .lower_bound = 1.00000999979999, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* Maximum/Minimum long values  */
+  /* 14  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 2},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = .9, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 15 - support_timespec_ns overflow  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 16 - support_timespec_ns overflow + underflow  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
+  },
+  /* 17 - support_timespec_ns underflow  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 18 - support_timespec_ns underflow + overflow  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MIN, .tv_nsec = -TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX, .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 0,
+  },
+  /* 19 - Biggest division  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ , .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
+   .upper_bound = 1, .lower_bound = 1.0842021724855044e-19, .result = 1,
+  },
+  /* 20 - Lowest division  */
+  {.expected = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 1},
+   .observed = {.tv_sec = LONG_MAX / TIMESPEC_HZ , .tv_nsec = TIMESPEC_HZ - 1},
+   .upper_bound = LONG_MAX, .lower_bound = 1, .result = 1,
+  },
+};
+
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+  int i = 0;
+  int ntests = sizeof (ns_cases) / sizeof (ns_cases[0]);
+
+  printf("Testing support_timespec_ns\n");
+  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
+    {
+      TEST_COMPARE (support_timespec_ns (ns_cases[i].time),
+		    ns_cases[i].time_ns);
+    }
+
+  ntests = sizeof (norm_cases) / sizeof (norm_cases[0]);
+  struct timespec result;
+  printf("Testing support_timespec_normalize\n");
+  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
+    {
+      result = support_timespec_normalize (norm_cases[i].time);
+      TEST_COMPARE (norm_cases[i].norm.tv_sec, result.tv_sec);
+      TEST_COMPARE (norm_cases[i].norm.tv_nsec, result.tv_nsec);
+    }
+
+  ntests = sizeof (check_cases) / sizeof (check_cases[0]);
+  printf("Testing support_timespec_check_in_range\n");
+  for (i = 0; i < ntests; i++)
+    {
+      /* Its hard to find which test failed with just the TEST_COMPARE report.
+         So here we print every running testcase as well.  */
+      printf("Test case %d\n", i);
+      TEST_COMPARE (support_timespec_check_in_range
+		    (check_cases[i].expected, check_cases[i].observed,
+		     check_cases[i].lower_bound,
+		     check_cases[i].upper_bound), check_cases[i].result);
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>
diff --git a/time/tst-cpuclock1.c b/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
index 0120906f23..1ac611a92b 100644
--- a/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
+++ b/time/tst-cpuclock1.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ 
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <support/timespec.h>
 
 /* This function is intended to rack up both user and system time.  */
 static void
@@ -155,16 +156,12 @@  do_test (void)
   printf ("live PID %d after sleep => %ju.%.9ju\n",
 	  child, (uintmax_t) after.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) after.tv_nsec);
 
-  struct timespec diff = { .tv_sec = after.tv_sec - before.tv_sec,
-			   .tv_nsec = after.tv_nsec - before.tv_nsec };
-  if (diff.tv_nsec < 0)
-    {
-      --diff.tv_sec;
-      diff.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
-    }
-  if (diff.tv_sec != 0
-      || diff.tv_nsec > 600000000
-      || diff.tv_nsec < 100000000)
+  /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over high cpu
+     usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep the 90th
+     percentile of values and use those values for our testing allowed range.  */
+  struct timespec diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (after),
+				       support_timespec_normalize (before));
+  if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9,  1.1))
     {
       printf ("before - after %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
 	      (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
@@ -194,19 +191,16 @@  do_test (void)
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  struct timespec d = { .tv_sec = afterns.tv_sec - after.tv_sec,
-				.tv_nsec = afterns.tv_nsec - after.tv_nsec };
-	  if (d.tv_nsec < 0)
-	    {
-	      --d.tv_sec;
-	      d.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
-	    }
-	  if (d.tv_sec > 0
-	      || d.tv_nsec < sleeptime.tv_nsec
-	      || d.tv_nsec > sleeptime.tv_nsec * 2)
+        /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over
+           high cpu usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep
+           the 90th percentile of values and use those values for our testing
+           allowed range.  */
+	  diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (afterns),
+			       support_timespec_normalize (after));
+	  if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9, 1.2))
 	    {
 	      printf ("nanosleep time %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
-		      (uintmax_t) d.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) d.tv_nsec);
+		      (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);
 	      result = 1;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -240,15 +234,13 @@  do_test (void)
   /* Should be close to 0.6.  */
   printf ("dead PID %d => %ju.%.9ju\n",
 	  child, (uintmax_t) dead.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) dead.tv_nsec);
-
-  diff.tv_sec = dead.tv_sec - after.tv_sec;
-  diff.tv_nsec = dead.tv_nsec - after.tv_nsec;
-  if (diff.tv_nsec < 0)
-    {
-      --diff.tv_sec;
-      diff.tv_nsec += 1000000000;
-    }
-  if (diff.tv_sec != 0 || diff.tv_nsec > 200000000)
+  /* The bound values are empirically defined by testing this code over high cpu
+     usage and different nice values. Of all the values we keep the 90th
+     percentile of values and use those values for our testing allowed range.  */
+  diff = timespec_sub (support_timespec_normalize (dead),
+		       support_timespec_normalize (after));
+  sleeptime.tv_nsec = 100000000;
+  if (!support_timespec_check_in_range (sleeptime, diff, .9, 1.2))
     {
       printf ("dead - after %ju.%.9ju outside reasonable range\n",
 	      (uintmax_t) diff.tv_sec, (uintmax_t) diff.tv_nsec);