[PATCH v3 5/6] ARM: architected timers: add support for UP timer
Marc Zyngier
marc.zyngier at arm.com
Mon Apr 16 12:13:29 EDT 2012
If CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMERS is not defined, let the architected timer
driver register a single clock_event_device that is used as a
global timer.
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier at arm.com>
---
arch/arm/kernel/arch_timer.c | 13 +++++++++++++
1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/arch_timer.c b/arch/arm/kernel/arch_timer.c
index e2c1f86..8062805 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/arch_timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/arch_timer.c
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ static struct local_timer_ops arch_timer_ops __cpuinitdata = {
.stop = arch_timer_stop,
};
+static struct clock_event_device arch_timer_global_evt;
+
static int __init arch_timer_common_register(void)
{
int err;
@@ -279,6 +281,17 @@ static int __init arch_timer_common_register(void)
}
err = local_timer_register(&arch_timer_ops);
+ if (err) {
+ /*
+ * We couldn't register as a local timer (could be
+ * because we're on a UP platform, or because some
+ * other local timer is already present...). Try as a
+ * global timer instead.
+ */
+ arch_timer_global_evt.cpumask = cpumask_of(0);
+ err = arch_timer_setup(&arch_timer_global_evt);
+ }
+
if (err)
goto out_free_irq;
--
1.7.7.1
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