[PATCH] init: support preset lpj value as config option

[Tim Bird]

Often, it is useful to preserve the preset loops_per_jiffy
value for a machine in a config option. Right now, you can
specify a preset lpj value on the kernel command line. But this
means the value is preserved in the firmware, which is less
portable between developers.

This patch provides a config option for preset lpj, which means
the value can be easily preserved, and conveyed between developers
in a config file.

Signed-off-by: Tim Bird <tim.bird@xxxxxxxxxxx>

----
diff -pruN linux-2.6.20-rc5-git2.orig/init/Kconfig linux-2.6.20-rc5-git2/init/Kconfig
--- linux-2.6.20-rc5-git2.orig/init/Kconfig	2007-01-12 10:54:26.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.20-rc5-git2/init/Kconfig	2007-01-24 16:03:30.000000000 -0800
@@ -466,6 +466,35 @@ config VM_EVENT_COUNTERS
 	  on EMBEDDED systems.  /proc/vmstat will only show page counts
 	  if VM event counters are disabled.

+config PRESET_LPJ
+	int "Preset loops_per_jiffy" if EMBEDDED
+	default 0
+	help
+	  Set this to preset the number of loops used by delay() to
+	  achieve a single jiffy of delay inside the kernel.  This is
+	  normally calculated at boot time, but that calibration can
+	  take up to 250 ms per CPU.  Specifying a constant value here
+	  eliminates the calibration, and improves bootup time.
+
+	  A value of 0 results in the normal autodetect behavior.
+
+	  To determine the correct value for your kernel, first set this
+	  option to 0, compile and boot the kernel on your target hardware,
+	  then see what value is printed during the kernel boot.  Use that
+	  value here.
+
+	  The kernel command line parameter "lpj=" can be used to override
+	  the value configured here.
+
+	  Note that on SMP systems the preset will be applied to all CPUs,
+	  which could cause problems if for some reason your CPUs need
+	  significantly divergent settings.
+
+	  If unsure, set this to 0. An incorrect value will cause delays in
+	  the kernel to be wrong, leading to unpredictable I/O errors and
+	  other breakage.  Although unlikely, in the extreme case this might
+	  damage your hardware.
+
 endmenu		# General setup

 config RT_MUTEXES
diff -pruN linux-2.6.20-rc5-git2.orig/init/calibrate.c linux-2.6.20-rc5-git2/init/calibrate.c
--- linux-2.6.20-rc5-git2.orig/init/calibrate.c	2007-01-12 10:54:26.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.20-rc5-git2/init/calibrate.c	2007-01-23 11:23:39.000000000 -0800
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@

 #include <asm/timex.h>

-static unsigned long preset_lpj;
+static unsigned long preset_lpj = CONFIG_PRESET_LPJ;
 static int __init lpj_setup(char *str)
 {
 	preset_lpj = simple_strtoul(str,NULL,0);

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