Re: [PATCH v8 4/6] clocksource: stm32: only use 32 bits timers

From: Benjamin Gaignard
Date: Thu Dec 07 2017 - 11:33:57 EST


2017-12-07 16:27 GMT+01:00 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> On 14/11/2017 09:52, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
>> The clock driving counters is at 90MHz so the maximum period
>> for 16 bis counters is around 750 ms which is a short period
>> for a clocksource.
>
> Isn't it 728us ?

yes it is: 2^16 / 90.000.000 => 728us

>
>> For 32 bits counters this period is close
>> 47 secondes which is more acceptable.
>>
>> This patch remove 16 bits counters support and makes sure that
>> they won't be probed anymore.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c | 26 ++++++++++++--------------
>> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>> index ae41a19..8173bcf 100644
>> --- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>> @@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ static irqreturn_t stm32_clock_event_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
>> static int __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct device_node *node)
>> {
>> struct reset_control *rstc;
>> - unsigned long max_delta;
>> - int ret, bits, prescaler = 1;
>> + unsigned long max_arr;
>> struct timer_of *to;
>> + int ret;
>>
>> to = kzalloc(sizeof(*to), GFP_KERNEL);
>> if (!to)
>> @@ -115,29 +115,27 @@ static int __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct device_node *node)
>>
>> /* Detect whether the timer is 16 or 32 bits */
>> writel_relaxed(~0U, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>> - max_delta = readl_relaxed(timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>> - if (max_delta == ~0U) {
>> - prescaler = 1;
>> - bits = 32;
>> - } else {
>> - prescaler = 1024;
>> - bits = 16;
>> + max_arr = readl_relaxed(timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>> + if (max_arr != ~0U) {
>> + pr_err("32 bits timer is needed\n");
>> + ret = -EINVAL;
>> + goto deinit;
>> }
>> +
>> writel_relaxed(0, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>>
>> - writel_relaxed(prescaler - 1, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_PSC);
>> + writel_relaxed(0, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_PSC);
>> writel_relaxed(TIM_EGR_UG, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_EGR);
>> writel_relaxed(TIM_DIER_UIE, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_DIER);
>> writel_relaxed(0, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_SR);
>>
>> clockevents_config_and_register(&to->clkevt,
>> - timer_of_period(to), MIN_DELTA, max_delta);
>> -
>> - pr_info("%pOF: STM32 clockevent driver initialized (%d bits)\n",
>> - node, bits);
>> + timer_of_period(to), MIN_DELTA, ~0U);
>>
>> return 0;
>>
>> +deinit:
>> + timer_of_exit(to);
>> err:
>> kfree(to);
>> return ret;
>>
>
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