[PATCH v4] clocksource: add Vybrid Family pit timer support

[Lu Jingchang-B35083]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Daniel Lezcano [mailto:daniel.lezcano at linaro.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:14 PM
>To: Lu Jingchang-B35083
>Cc: linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org; linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org;
>john.stultz at linaro.org; tglx at linutronix.de; shawn.guo at linaro.org;
>s.hauer at pengutronix.de
>Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] clocksource: add Vybrid Family pit timer support
>
>On 05/21/2013 09:27 AM, Jingchang Lu wrote:
>> Add Freescale Vybrid Family period interrupt timer support.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jingchang Lu <b35083 at freescale.com>
>> ---
>> v4:
>>   use family name names driver and symbol instead of SoC name.
>>   remove redundant code.
>>   use BUG_ON instead of WARN_ON.
>>   add necessory comment information.
>>
>>  drivers/clocksource/Kconfig         |   5 +
>>  drivers/clocksource/Makefile        |   1 +
>>  drivers/clocksource/mvf_pit_timer.c | 187
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  3 files changed, 193 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 drivers/clocksource/mvf_pit_timer.c
>
>[ ... ]
>
>> +
>> +static int pit_set_next_event(unsigned long delta,
>> +				struct clock_event_device *unused) {
>> +	/*
>> +	 * set a new value to PITLDVAL register will not restart the timer,
>> +	 * to abort the current cycle and start a timer period with the new
>> +	 * value, the timer must be disabled and enabled again.
>> +	 * and the PITLAVAL should be set to delta minus one.
>
>Why delta "minus one" ?
[Lu Jingchang-B35083] 
This is required by the PIT hardware, it is a down counter, the PITLAVAL register should be set to (delta-1), it will raise an interrupt when it counts down to 0. Thanks!
>
>> +	 */
>> +	pit_timer_disable();
>> +	__raw_writel(delta - 1, clkevt_base + PITLDVAL);
>> +	pit_timer_enable();
>> +
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void pit_set_mode(enum clock_event_mode mode,
>> +				struct clock_event_device *evt)
>> +{
>> +	switch (mode) {
>> +	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_PERIODIC:
>> +		pit_timer_disable();
>> +		__raw_writel(cycle_per_jiffy - 1, clkevt_base + PITLDVAL);
>> +		pit_timer_enable();
>
>You can call pit_set_next_event(cycle_per_jiffy, evt) instead of adding
>redundant code, no ?
[Lu Jingchang-B35083] 
 Yes, I will do that. Thanks!
>
>> +		break;
>> +	default:
>> +		break;
>> +	}
>> +}
>
>[ ... ]
>
>> +
>> +static struct clock_event_device clockevent_pit = {
>> +	.name		= "MVF pit timer",
>> +	.features	= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC | CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT,
>> +	.set_mode	= pit_set_mode,
>> +	.set_next_event	= pit_set_next_event,
>> +	.rating		= 300,
>> +};
>> +
>> +static struct irqaction pit_timer_irq = {
>> +	.name		= "MVF pit timer",
>> +	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
>
>Did you take into account Thomas's comment ?
[Lu Jingchang-B35083] 
Sorry, I misunderstand Thomas's meaning, I will remove IRQF_DISABLED flag. Thanks! 
>
>> +	.handler	= pit_timer_interrupt,
>> +	.dev_id		= &clockevent_pit,
>> +};
>> +
>> +static int __init pit_clockevent_init(struct clk *pit_clk, int irq) {
>> +	unsigned int c = clk_get_rate(pit_clk);
>> +
>> +	__raw_writel(0, clkevt_base + PITTCTRL);
>> +	__raw_writel(PITTFLG_TIF, clkevt_base + PITTFLG);
>> +
>> +	clockevent_pit.cpumask = cpumask_of(0);
>
>The irq initialization is missing.
>
>	clockevent_pit.irq = irq;
>
[Lu Jingchang-B35083] 
Yes, I will add this. Thanks!

>> +	clockevents_config_and_register(&clockevent_pit, c, 2, 0xffffffff);
>
>Is it possible to have a comment with the justification for these values ?
[Lu Jingchang-B35083] 
Yes, I will add a comment for these values. Thanks!
>
>> +
>> +	BUG_ON(setup_irq(irq, &pit_timer_irq));
>> +	return 0;
>
>Everything is ok if you can't setup your timer ?
>
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void __init pit_timer_init(struct device_node *np) {
>> +	struct clk *pit_clk;
>> +	void __iomem *timer_base;
>> +	int irq;
>> +
>> +	timer_base = of_iomap(np, 0);
>> +	BUG_ON(!timer_base);
>
>You raise a bug and then you go ahead setting up the address with an
>invalid value, leading to a random crash.
[Lu Jingchang-B35083] 
The BUG_ON() will call BUG() if condition is true. It will print the stack trace and the current process will die, it won't go ahead, won't it? Thanks! 
>
>> +	/*
>> +	 * PIT0 and PIT1 can be chained to build a 64-bit timer,
>> +	 * so choose PIT2 as clocksource, PIT3 as clockevent device,
>> +	 * and leave PIT0 and PIT1 unused for anyone else who needs them.
>> +	 */
>> +	clksrc_base = timer_base + PITn_OFFSET(2);
>> +	clkevt_base = timer_base + PITn_OFFSET(3);
>> +
>> +	irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 0);
>> +
>> +	pit_clk = of_clk_get(np, 0);
>> +	BUG_ON(IS_ERR(pit_clk));
>> +
>> +	BUG_ON(clk_prepare_enable(pit_clk));
>
>Same here.
>
>> +	cycle_per_jiffy = clk_get_rate(pit_clk)/(HZ);
>> +
>> +	/* enable the pit module */
>> +	__raw_writel(~PITMCR_MDIS, timer_base + PITMCR);
>> +
>> +	BUG_ON(pit_clocksource_init(pit_clk));
>> +
>> +	pit_clockevent_init(pit_clk, irq);
>
>Please, remove these BUG_ON, this is inconsistent especially with a one
>call init function. If pit_timer_init can't be initialized, just pr_err
>+ BUG.
[Lu Jingchang-B35083] 
Do you mean that I should not use the BUG_ON or I need print an error information by pr_err before BUG. Thanks!
>
>Thanks
>  -- Daniel
>
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