Re: [PATCH] clocksource: arm_arch_timer: print timer value at init time

From: Olof Johansson
Date: Fri Feb 03 2017 - 19:08:47 EST


On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Olof Johansson <olof@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is useful to get an indication of how much time we spent in firmware.
>
> It's not guaranteed that the timer started at 0 on reset, so it's just
> an approximation, and might very well be invalid on some systems. But
> it's still a useful metric to have access to.
>
> Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson <olof@xxxxxxxxx>

Friendly ping. Would be nice to see this land in 4.11.


Thanks,

-Olof