Re: [PATCH v3 5/7] clocksource/cadence_ttc: Use only one counter

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Tue Feb 04 2014 - 15:41:58 EST


On Mon, 3 Feb 2014, Soren Brinkmann wrote:

> Currently the driver uses two of the three counters the TTC provides to
> implement a clocksource and a clockevent device. By using the TTC's
> match feature we can implement both use cases using a single counter
> only.

Are you entirely sure that this match feature is free of the infamous
HPET match feature issues?

See arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c: hpet_next_event()

If yes, please add a comment. If no ....

Thanks,

tglx
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