[PATCH v2 3/9] clocksource/cadence_ttc: Store timer frequency in driver data

[Sören Brinkmann]

Hi Daniel,

On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:58:26PM +0100, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> On 12/18/2013 05:47 PM, Sören Brinkmann wrote:
> >Hi Daniel,
> >
> >On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 03:53:51PM +0100, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> >>On 12/17/2013 08:21 PM, Sören Brinkmann wrote:
> >>>Hi Daniel,
> >>>
> >>>On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 05:04:50PM -0800, Soren Brinkmann wrote:
> >>>>It is not allowed to call clk_get_rate() from interrupt context. To
> >>>>avoid such calls the timer input frequency is stored in the driver's
> >>>>data struct which makes it accessible to the driver in any context.
> >>>>
> >>>>Signed-off-by: Soren Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann at xilinx.com>
> >>>>Acked-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano at linaro.org>
> >>>
> >>>I doubt that we'll resolve all issues with this series before the
> >>>holidays or even the next merge window. Could you take this patch into
> >>>your tree for 3.14? It is not directly related to the cpufreq work and
> >>>fixes an actual issue that triggers a kernel WARN under some condition
> >>>(I missed preserving the details and the trace). That would take the
> >>>easy stuff out of the way and we can focus on the more controversial
> >>>changes.
> >>
> >>You are asking to take it for 3.14 but shouldn't it go as a 3.13 fix ?
> >
> >That's also an option. As I remember, the patch fixes a kernel WARN. The
> >system still seemed operational though. Up to you whether this is
> >considered severe enough for the 3.13 series. I'm happy either way.
> 
> I was not able to reproduce the WARN with my board.
> 
> Please, could you give the WARN or give the procedure to reproduce it ?

I can't either... I thought I saw the WARN on a vanilla kernel during
boot (IIRC, when cpuidle started). Is there any chance the timer core
calls the timer's set_mode() from interrupt context?
Anyway, let's drop it for now. I'll make sure to record more information
in case it reappears.

	Sören