[PATCH 1/7] ARM: imx: add timer stop flag to ARM power off state

[Dong Aisheng]

On Tue, Jan 02, 2018 at 05:42:17PM +0100, Stefan Agner wrote:
> When the CPU is in ARM power off state the ARM architected
> timers are stopped. The flag is already present in the higher
> power WAIT mode.
> 
> This allows to use the ARM generic timer on i.MX 6UL/6ULL SoC.
> Without the flag the kernel freezes when the timer enters the
> first time ARM power off mode.
> 
> Cc: Anson Huang <anson.huang at nxp.com>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Agner <stefan at agner.ch>

It seems ok at my side.
Did you meet the real issue? If yes, how to reproduce?

Both mx6sx and mx6ul are using GPT which do not need that flag, suppose
we should remove it, right?
Anson can help confirm it.

Regards
Dong Aisheng

> ---
>  arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6sx.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6sx.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6sx.c
> index c5a5c3a70ab1..d0f14b761ff7 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6sx.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6sx.c
> @@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static struct cpuidle_driver imx6sx_cpuidle_driver = {
>  			 */
>  			.exit_latency = 300,
>  			.target_residency = 500,
> +			.flags = CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP,
>  			.enter = imx6sx_enter_wait,
>  			.name = "LOW-POWER-IDLE",
>  			.desc = "ARM power off",
> -- 
> 2.15.1
>