Re: [PATCH v8 01/16] tracing: convert trace_clock_local() as weakfunction

[Steven Rostedt]

On Sat, 2009-11-14 at 14:33 +0800, Wu Zhangjin wrote:
> From: Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> trace_clock_local() is based on the arch-specific sched_clock(), in X86,
> it is tsc(64bit) based, which can give very high precision(about 1ns
> with 1GHz). but in MIPS, the sched_clock() is jiffies based, which can
> give only 10ms precison with 1000 HZ. which is not enough for tracing,
> especially for Real Time system.
> 
> so, we need to implement a MIPS specific sched_clock() to get higher
> precision. There is a tsc like clock counter register in MIPS, whose
> frequency is half of the processor, so, if the cpu frequency is 800MHz,
> the time precision reaches 2.5ns, which is very good for tracing, even
> for Real Time system.
> 
> but 'Cause it is only 32bit long, which will rollover quickly, so, such
> a sched_clock() will bring with extra load, which is not good for the
> whole system. so, we only need to implement a arch-specific
> trace_clock_local() for tracing. as a preparation, we convert it as a
> weak function.
> 
> The MIPS specific trace_clock_local() is coming in the next two patches.
> 
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

-- Steve


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