Re: [PATCH 2/8] clocksource: sun4i: Add clocksource and sched clockdrivers

From: Maxime Ripard
Date: Thu Jun 27 2013 - 13:21:52 EST


Hi Baruch,

On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 12:46:49PM +0300, Baruch Siach wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:35:58AM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 09:02:34AM +0300, Baruch Siach wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 11:16:55PM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > > > +static u32 sun4i_timer_sched_read(void)
> > >
> > > You commit message mentions "64 bits free running counter", but this one only
> > > returns 32 bit.
> >
> > Yeah, the callback setup by setup_sched_clock is supposed to be
> > returning a u32, and clocksource_mmio_init only accepts up to 32 bits as
> > well, so I'm only using the lower 32bits of this 64 bits counter.
> >
> > I'll amend the commit log to state this.
>
> But using 64 bit counter for sched_clock is much easier that using 32 bit one.

Easier in what aspect? Both API looks similar.

> You can either wait for the rest of Stephen's patch set
> (http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.arm.msm/4092) before adding 64 bit,
> or you can just make the trivial change to the now generic sched_clock code.

I'll wait for the Stephen's patches to be merged then, and add support
for 64bits counters to clocksource_mmio_init.

Thanks!
Maxime

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