Re: [PATCH v3] clocksource/drivers/arm_arch_timer: Fix handling of ARM erratum 858921

From: Oliver Upton
Date: Wed Sep 14 2022 - 06:18:24 EST


On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 02:14:24PM +0800, Kunkun Jiang wrote:
> The commit a38b71b0833e ("clocksource/drivers/arm_arch_timer:
> Move system register timer programming over to CVAL") moves the
> programming of the timers from the countdown timer (TVAL) over
> to the comparator (CVAL). This makes it necessary to read the
> counter when programming next event. However, the workaround of
> Cortex-A73 erratum 858921 does not set the corresponding
> set_next_event_phys and set_next_event_virt.
>
> Add the appropriate hooks to apply the erratum mitigation when
> programming the next timer event.
>
> Fixes: a38b71b0833e ("clocksource/drivers/arm_arch_timer: Move system register timer programming over to CVAL")
> Signed-off-by: Kunkun Jiang <jiangkunkun@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@xxxxxxxxx>

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Thanks,
Oliver