[PATCH 1/2] ARM: EXYNOS4: convert MCT to percpu interrupt API

Marc Zyngier marc.zyngier at arm.com
Fri Nov 11 05:02:37 EST 2011


On 10/11/11 23:33, MyungJoo Ham wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier at arm.com> wrote:
>> On 10/11/11 02:40, MyungJoo Ham wrote:
>>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 2:30 AM, Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier at arm.com> wrote:
>>>> MCT recently gained per cpu interrupts, and missed the fact that
>>>> ARM has moved to a genirq based implementation.
>>>>
>>>> This patch converts the driver to the new API.
>>>>
>>>> Boot tested on Origen.
>>>>
>>>> Cc: Kukjin Kim <kgene.kim at samsung.com>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier at arm.com>
>>>
>>> There is one concern regarding the CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMER.
>>>
>>> []
>>>>  #endif /* CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMERS */
>>>>
>>>>  static void __init exynos4_timer_resources(void)
>>>> @@ -438,6 +442,16 @@ static void __init exynos4_timer_resources(void)
>>>>        mct_clk = clk_get(NULL, "xtal");
>>>>
>>>>        clk_rate = clk_get_rate(mct_clk);
>>>> +
>>>> +       if (mct_int_type == MCT_INT_PPI) {
>>>> +               int err;
>>>> +
>>>> +               err = request_percpu_irq(IRQ_MCT_LOCALTIMER,
>>>> +                                        exynos4_mct_tick_isr, "MCT",
>>>> +                                        &percpu_mct_tick);
>>>> +               WARN(err, "MCT: can't request IRQ %d (%d)\n",
>>>> +                    IRQ_MCT_LOCALTIMER, err);
>>>> +       }
>>>>  }
>>>>
>>>
>>> You've added exynos4_mct_tick_isr, which is defined in
>>> CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMER section, in the place that is compiled without
>>> CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMER.
>>> I guess we are going to stop supporting LOCAL_TIMER in Exynos later
>>> and this could be a problem with it.
>>
>> Yup, this is a problem. It probably means we need to #ifdef that chink
>> as well. I'm not sure I get your remark about not supporting LOCAL_TIMER
>> though. Are you planning to move away from the LOCAL_TIMER infrastructure?
> 
> Yes, we may need to #ifdef that block.
> And yes, for the Exynos series, I'll need to double check; however, I
> think we are planning to move away from the LOCAL_TIMER for MCT.

I have patches for this already.

	M.
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