[PATCH] clocksource/timer-riscv: use riscv_has_extension_likely

From: Jisheng Zhang

Date: Wed Sep 02 2026 - 00:24:44 EST


Instead of static branch, use riscv_has_extension_likely() to check
whether SSTC is supported or not. For one thing, this is straight
forward, no need to add and enable/disable a static branch during
probe; For another, riscv_has_extension_likely() is based on
alternative mechanism, it avoid some downsides of static branch, for
example static branch's metadata in the __jump_table section, which is
not discarded after ISA extensions are finalized, wastes some space.

Signed-off-by: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/clocksource/timer-riscv.c | 11 ++++-------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-riscv.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-riscv.c
index b310e6721fac..151f4f0cfd6c 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-riscv.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-riscv.c
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@
#include <asm/sbi.h>
#include <asm/timex.h>

-static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(riscv_sstc_available);
static bool riscv_timer_cannot_wake_cpu;

static void riscv_clock_event_stop(void)
{
- if (static_branch_likely(&riscv_sstc_available)) {
+ if (riscv_has_extension_likely(RISCV_ISA_EXT_SSTC)) {
csr_write(CSR_STIMECMP, ULONG_MAX);
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_32BIT))
csr_write(CSR_STIMECMPH, ULONG_MAX);
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ static int riscv_clock_next_event(unsigned long delta,
{
u64 next_tval = get_cycles64() + delta;

- if (static_branch_likely(&riscv_sstc_available)) {
+ if (riscv_has_extension_likely(RISCV_ISA_EXT_SSTC)) {
#if defined(CONFIG_32BIT)
csr_write(CSR_STIMECMP, ULONG_MAX);
csr_write(CSR_STIMECMPH, next_tval >> 32);
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ static int riscv_timer_starting_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
ce->irq = riscv_clock_event_irq;
if (riscv_timer_cannot_wake_cpu)
ce->features |= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP;
- if (static_branch_likely(&riscv_sstc_available))
+ if (riscv_has_extension_likely(RISCV_ISA_EXT_SSTC))
ce->rating = 450;
clockevents_config_and_register(ce, riscv_timebase, 100, ULONG_MAX);

@@ -186,10 +185,8 @@ static int __init riscv_timer_init_common(void)
return error;
}

- if (riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, SSTC)) {
+ if (riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, SSTC))
pr_info("Timer interrupt in S-mode is available via sstc extension\n");
- static_branch_enable(&riscv_sstc_available);
- }

error = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_RISCV_TIMER_STARTING,
"clockevents/riscv/timer:starting",
--
2.53.0