[PATCH] ARM: tegra: cpuidle: use CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP flag

[Daniel Lezcano]

On 07/22/2013 06:24 AM, Joseph Lo wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-07-22 at 12:16 +0800, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>> On 07/22/2013 05:15 AM, Joseph Lo wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2013-07-19 at 18:52 +0800, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>>>> On 07/19/2013 09:14 AM, Joseph Lo wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 2013-07-18 at 20:41 +0800, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>>>>>> On 07/18/2013 01:08 PM, Joseph Lo wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 2013-07-18 at 04:31 +0800, Stephen Warren wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 07/17/2013 04:15 AM, Joseph Lo wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 2013-07-17 at 03:51 +0800, Stephen Warren wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 07/16/2013 05:17 AM, Joseph Lo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 2013-07-16 at 02:04 +0800, Stephen Warren wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 06/25/2013 03:23 AM, Joseph Lo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Use the CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP and let the cpuidle framework
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to handle the CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_BROADCAST_ENTER/EXIT when entering
>>>>>>>>>>>>> this state.
>>>>>>>> ... [ discussion of issues with Joesph's patches applied]
>>>>>>>>>
> [...]
>>>>
>>>> Ok, so the problem occurs with the CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP flag only on
>>>> tegra114, right ?
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, I am a bit lost :)
>>>>
>>> Here are the issues that happen after apply CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP.
>>> 1) Tegra114/30
>>> The warning message at kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c:667
>>> tick_broadcast_oneshot_control could be triggered when doing CPU hot
>>> plug stress test.
>>
>> With the fix for tick-broadcast.c [1] ?
> Yes.
> 
>>
>>> 2) Tegra20
>>> The system is easy to stick or become lag.
>>> The CPU hot plug is easy to cause system stick too.
>>>
>>> The fix I suggested in another mail looks can fix all the issues above.
>>> I verified it again today on 3 different Tegra SoC platforms.
>>
>> Not sure your patch fixes the problem.
>>
>> I am wondering if there isn't a underlaying problem which surface with
>> the flag.

Does the attached patch changes something ?


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