Re: [PATCH] arm: Initialize hrtimer-based broadcast clockevent
From: Jan Kiszka
Date: Mon Jun 11 2018 - 01:42:48 EST
On 2018-04-04 17:54, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> On 2018-03-01 07:04, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>> On 2018-01-22 07:06, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>>> Analogously to 9358d755bd5c, this registers a broadcast clockevent in
>>> case no hardware broadcast timer is available and the per-CPU timers can
>>> be stopped in deep power states.
>>>
>>> Partitions of the Jailhouse hypervisor fall in this category.
>>> Registering the workaround timer allows to enter high-resolution mode in
>>> that case.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> arch/arm/kernel/time.c | 3 +++
>>> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/time.c b/arch/arm/kernel/time.c
>>> index 629f8e9981f1..0a45d861ef8e 100644
>>> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/time.c
>>> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/time.c
>>> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
>>> * reading the RTC at bootup, etc...
>>> */
>>> #include <linux/clk-provider.h>
>>> +#include <linux/clockchips.h>
>>> #include <linux/clocksource.h>
>>> #include <linux/errno.h>
>>> #include <linux/export.h>
>>> @@ -121,5 +122,7 @@ void __init time_init(void)
>>> of_clk_init(NULL);
>>> #endif
>>> timer_probe();
>>> +
>>> + tick_setup_hrtimer_broadcast();
>>> }
>>> }
>>>
>>
>> Gentle ping, just to avoid that this falls through the cracks because
>> it's so small.
>>
>
> 2nd ping. Should this patch be routed via ARM or rather some tip/timers
> tree?
>
3rd try: Could someone have a look at this and merge it - or at least
ack it in order to move forward?
Thanks,
Jan