Re: [PATCH] ARM: VDSO: Match ARMv8 timer in cntvct_functional()

From: Florian Fainelli
Date: Tue Jan 28 2020 - 14:26:26 EST




On 1/16/2020 3:57 PM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> It is possible for a system with an ARMv8 timer to run a 32-bit kernel.
> When this happens we will unconditionally have the vDSO code remove the
> __vdso_gettimeofday and __vdso_clock_gettime symbols because
> cntvct_functional() returns false since it does not match that
> compatibility string.
>
> Fixes: ecf99a439105 ("ARM: 8331/1: VDSO initialization, mapping, and synchronization")
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>

Submitted:
https://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/viewpatch.php?id=8957/1
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Florian