Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] clocksource: arm_arch_timer: change clocksource name if CP15 unavailable

From: Daniel Lezcano
Date: Fri Sep 26 2014 - 03:04:38 EST


On 09/18/2014 04:59 PM, Nathan Lynch wrote:
The arm and arm64 VDSOs need CP15 access to the architected counter.
If this is unavailable (which is allowed by ARM v7), indicate this by
changing the clocksource name to "arch_mem_counter" before registering
the clocksource.

Suggested by Stephen Boyd.

Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch <nathan_lynch@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Nathan,

is it possible to have the acked-by of the different maintainers for the other patches ?

Are these patches targeted to be merged for 3.18 ?

Thanks
-- Daniel

---
drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c | 12 ++++++++++--
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
index 5163ec13429d..c99afdf12e98 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
@@ -429,11 +429,19 @@ static void __init arch_counter_register(unsigned type)
u64 start_count;

/* Register the CP15 based counter if we have one */
- if (type & ARCH_CP15_TIMER)
+ if (type & ARCH_CP15_TIMER) {
arch_timer_read_counter = arch_counter_get_cntvct;
- else
+ } else {
arch_timer_read_counter = arch_counter_get_cntvct_mem;

+ /* If the clocksource name is "arch_sys_counter" the
+ * VDSO will attempt to read the CP15-based counter.
+ * Ensure this does not happen when CP15-based
+ * counter is not available.
+ */
+ clocksource_counter.name = "arch_mem_counter";
+ }
+
start_count = arch_timer_read_counter();
clocksource_register_hz(&clocksource_counter, arch_timer_rate);
cyclecounter.mult = clocksource_counter.mult;



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