[patch -mm] generic-time: add clocksource based upon scx200's 27MHz hires timer
From: Jim Cromie
Date: Thu May 18 2006 - 23:39:13 EST
This patch adds a clocksource driver for the Generic Time Subsystem
which uses the Hi-Res Timer hardware on Geode SCx200 integrated CPU.
against 17-rc3-mm1 + clocksource-mask patch which has since been added
to the generic-time patch-set, C2 rev.
It is a rework of previously sent patch:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=114588665115350&w=2
Ive been testing it for most of the time since I 1st posted, Ive been
unable to replicate the hang-on-boot on a fresh tree. I'm blaming it
on a bad build tree, and other developer errors.
New patch is also compile tested on rc4-mm1, and previously tested
with allmod, allno + scx200-* builtins and loadable modules. Ive had
no response to my call-for-testers message to soekris-tech@, perhaps
I'll have more success getting testers once its in -mm.
Mod-Params
- ppm clock tweak
Allows tuning clocksource to match XTAL freq. arg is unclamped, so
you could adjust the clock by + 1MHz, sensible if youve got a
different XTAL, not great otherwise. I used this to verify that ntpq
-pcrv's frequency=<number> changed in relation to the ppm=<complement>
I started the test with.
The modparam has some value for rough adjustment of a free-running
clocksource, but since XTALs (sample 1) have manufacturing tolerance
and temp-stability of +-30ppm and +-50ppm respectively, you cannot
expect to correct for temps, but you can normalize error for your
crystal.
This mod-param can only be set during initialization, and the module
cannot be unloaded, so changing this param requires a reboot; it is
not a mechanism to track corrections, ntpd is far better for that.
- mhz27
This flag determines count speed, hence timer rollover rate. At
27mhz, timer rolls every 2.6 min. I almost dumped this option, and
hardcoded the timer for 27mhz operation, but that loses some
flexibility.
Its not clear to me why the circuit is desiged for a 27 MHz crystal
instead of an on-chip derived clock, but I suspect theres some
reason for it. TV/video ?
wrt the Todos:
- kconfig entry now immediately after SCx200
- module on built-in (no)
- platform_driver (irrelevant?)
Please consider for -mmNext
Im trying to do the thunderbird shuffle here, perhaps it will work.
will resend final version w fixes as attachment if necessary.
thanks
---
Add new GTOD-clocksource driver for the High Resolution Timer on the
Geode SC-1100 and family. Driver is dependent on scx200. When
scx200_hrt is loaded, GTOD chooses it over the unstable and de-rated
TSC, unless idle=poll is given on boot-line (the workaround)
Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx>
$ diffstat time-clksrc-add-scx200-hrt.patch
arch/i386/Kconfig | 24 ++++++---
drivers/clocksource/Makefile | 5 +
drivers/clocksource/scx200_hrt.c | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
localversion | 1 (trimmed from patch)
localversion-clk | 1
5 files changed, 122 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
---
diff -ruNp -X dontdiff -X exclude-diffs clksrc-mask/arch/i386/Kconfig hrt-tune/arch/i386/Kconfig
--- clksrc-mask/arch/i386/Kconfig 2006-05-03 06:29:48.000000000 -0600
+++ hrt-tune/arch/i386/Kconfig 2006-05-18 11:24:02.000000000 -0600
@@ -1049,13 +1049,23 @@ config SCx200
tristate "NatSemi SCx200 support"
depends on !X86_VOYAGER
help
- This provides basic support for the National Semiconductor SCx200
- processor. Right now this is just a driver for the GPIO pins.
-
- If you don't know what to do here, say N.
-
- This support is also available as a module. If compiled as a
- module, it will be called scx200.
+ This provides basic support for National Semiconductor's
+ (now AMD's) Geode processors. The driver probes for the
+ PCI-IDs of several on-chip devices, so its a good dependency
+ for other scx200_* drivers.
+
+ If compiled as a module, the driver is named scx200.
+
+config SCx200HR_TIMER
+ tristate "NatSemi SCx200 27MHz High-Resolution Timer Support"
+ depends on SCx200 && GENERIC_TIME
+ default y
+ help
+ This driver provides a clocksource built upon the on-chip
+ 27MHz high-resolution timer. Its also a workaround for
+ NSC Geode SC-1100's buggy TSC, which loses time when the
+ processor goes idle (as is done by the scheduler). The
+ other workaround is idle=poll boot option.
config K8_NB
def_bool y
diff -ruNp -X dontdiff -X exclude-diffs clksrc-mask/drivers/clocksource/Makefile hrt-tune/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
--- clksrc-mask/drivers/clocksource/Makefile 2006-05-03 06:29:58.000000000 -0600
+++ hrt-tune/drivers/clocksource/Makefile 2006-05-14 01:12:54.000000000 -0600
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_CYCLONE_TIMER) += cyclone.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER) += acpi_pm.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_CYCLONE_TIMER) += cyclone.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER) += acpi_pm.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SCx200HR_TIMER) += scx200_hrt.o
diff -ruNp -X dontdiff -X exclude-diffs clksrc-mask/drivers/clocksource/scx200_hrt.c hrt-tune/drivers/clocksource/scx200_hrt.c
--- clksrc-mask/drivers/clocksource/scx200_hrt.c 1969-12-31 17:00:00.000000000 -0700
+++ hrt-tune/drivers/clocksource/scx200_hrt.c 2006-05-18 09:47:25.000000000 -0600
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 Jim Cromie
+ *
+ * This is a clocksource driver for the Geode SCx200's 1 or 27 MHz
+ * high-resolution timer. The Geode SC-1100 (at least) has a buggy
+ * time stamp counter (TSC), which loses time unless 'idle=poll' is
+ * given as a boot-arg. In its absence, the Generic Timekeeping code
+ * will detect and de-rate the bad TSC, allowing this timer to take
+ * over timekeeping duties.
+ *
+ * Based on work by John Stultz and Ted Phelps (in a 2.6.12-rc6 patch)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/clocksource.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/ioport.h>
+#include <linux/scx200.h>
+
+#define NAME "scx200_hrt"
+
+static int mhz27;
+module_param(mhz27, int, 0); /* load time only */
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(mhz27, "count at 27.0 MHz (default is 1.0 MHz)\n");
+
+static int ppm;
+module_param(ppm, int, 0); /* load time only */
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(ppm, "+-adjust to actual XO freq (ppm)\n");
+
+/* HiRes Timer configuration register address */
+#define SCx200_TMCNFG_OFFSET (SCx200_TIMER_OFFSET + 5)
+
+/* and config settings */
+#define HR_TMEN (1 << 0) /* timer interrupt enable */
+#define HR_TMCLKSEL (1 << 1) /* 1|0 counts at 27|1 MHz */
+#define HR_TM27MPD (1 << 2) /* 1 turns off input clock (power-down) */
+
+/* The base timer frequency, * 27 if selected */
+#define HRT_FREQ 1000000
+
+static cycle_t read_hrt(void)
+{
+ /* Read the timer value */
+ return (cycle_t) inl(scx200_cb_base + SCx200_TIMER_OFFSET);
+}
+
+#define HRT_SHIFT_1 22
+#define HRT_SHIFT_27 26
+
+static struct clocksource cs_hrt = {
+ .name = "scx200_hrt",
+ .rating = 250,
+ .read = read_hrt,
+ .mask = CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(32),
+ .is_continuous = 1,
+ /* mult, shift are set based on mhz27 flag */
+};
+
+static int __init init_hrt_clocksource(void)
+{
+ /* Make sure scx200 has initd the configuration block */
+ if (!scx200_cb_present())
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ /* Reserve the timer's ISA io-region for ourselves */
+ if (!request_region(scx200_cb_base + SCx200_TIMER_OFFSET,
+ SCx200_TIMER_SIZE,
+ "NatSemi SCx200 High-Resolution Timer")) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING NAME ": unable to lock timer region\n");
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
+ /* write timer config */
+ outb(HR_TMEN | (mhz27) ? HR_TMCLKSEL : 0,
+ scx200_cb_base + SCx200_TMCNFG_OFFSET);
+
+ if (mhz27) {
+ cs_hrt.shift = HRT_SHIFT_27;
+ cs_hrt.mult = clocksource_hz2mult((HRT_FREQ + ppm) * 27,
+ cs_hrt.shift);
+ } else {
+ cs_hrt.shift = HRT_SHIFT_1;
+ cs_hrt.mult = clocksource_hz2mult(HRT_FREQ + ppm,
+ cs_hrt.shift);
+ }
+ printk(KERN_INFO "enabling scx200 high-res timer (%s MHz +%d ppm)\n",
+ mhz27 ? "27":"1", ppm);
+
+ return clocksource_register(&cs_hrt);
+}
+
+module_init(init_hrt_clocksource);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("clocksource on SCx200 HiRes Timer");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
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