Re: [PATCH] clocksource: Fix arm_arch_timer clockmode when vDSO disabled

From: Marek Szyprowski
Date: Fri Feb 21 2020 - 08:15:39 EST


Hi,

On 21.02.2020 14:03, Vincenzo Frascino wrote:
> The arm_arch_timer requires that VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER to be
> defined to compile correctly. On arm the vDSO can be disabled and when
> this is the case the compilation ends prematurely with an error:
>
> $ make ARCH=arm multi_v7_defconfig
> $ ./scripts/config -d VDSO
> $ make
>
> drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c:73:44: error:
> âVDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMERâ undeclared here (not in a function)
> static enum vdso_clock_mode vdso_default = VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER;
> ^
> scripts/Makefile.build:267: recipe for target
> 'drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.o' failed
> make[2]: *** [drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.o] Error 1
> make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> scripts/Makefile.build:505: recipe for target 'drivers/clocksource' failed
> make[1]: *** [drivers/clocksource] Error 2
> make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> Makefile:1683: recipe for target 'drivers' failed
> make: *** [drivers] Error 2
>
> Define VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER as VDSO_CLOCKMODE_NONE when the vDSOs are
> not enabled to address the issue.
>
> Fixes: 5e3c6a312a09 ("ARM/arm64: vdso: Use common vdso clock mode storage")
> Cc: Russell King <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@xxxxxxx>

Thanks, this fixes the issue.

Tested-by: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
> index ee2420d56f67..619839221f94 100644
> --- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
> @@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
> #define CNTV_TVAL 0x38
> #define CNTV_CTL 0x3c
>
> +#ifndef CONFIG_GENERIC_GETTIMEOFDAY
> +/* The define below is required because on arm the VDSOs can be disabled */
> +#define VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER VDSO_CLOCKMODE_NONE
> +#endif /* CONFIG_GENERIC_GETTIMEOFDAY */
> +
> static unsigned arch_timers_present __initdata;
>
> static void __iomem *arch_counter_base;

Best regards
--
Marek Szyprowski, PhD
Samsung R&D Institute Poland