From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:15:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from www.nabble.com ([72.21.53.35]:46991 "EHLO talk.nabble.com") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S20047907AbWLRJPC (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:15:02 +0000 Received: from [72.21.53.38] (helo=jubjub.nabble.com) by talk.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1GwEaL-0001sa-2O for linux-mips@linux-mips.org; Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:15:01 -0800 Message-ID: <7925588.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:15:01 -0800 (PST) From: Daniel Laird To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Subject: 2.6.19 timer API changes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: danieljlaird@hotmail.com Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 13461 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: danieljlaird@hotmail.com Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips Hi All, I am porting the Philips/PNX8550 kernel from 2.6.17.13 to 2.6.19. I am having some issues: One issue I am having is with the new Timer API that replaced the board specific API. I have made all of the important changes board_timer_setup -> plat_timer_setup When I run the kernel it hangs in the calibrate_delay function. Eventually the complete kernel does run but it runs very slow. This is usually an issue with the Timer Interuppt setup etc. But I have looked at the other MIPS ports and seem to have made the same changes. On the PNX8550 it does not use the CP0 timer but use a different timer (the Custom MIPS core has 3 extra timers) I replaced the arch/mips/kernel/time.c with a merge between 2.6.17.13 and 2.6.19 and I can get the kernel to boot at the correct speed straight through the calibrate_delay function and the entire system seems to be working correctly. I was wondering if anyone might have any ideas on how to debug this problem as I would like a clean port to 2.6.19. Maybe the new timer code will not work properly on the PNX8550 in which case maybe some patches are required. I am continuing to debug at my end and once I have a working system with the smallest set of changes to the time.c file I will post them in the hope that someone will point out a silly error I have made in the CPU/board setup. In the mean time any helpful ideas on debugging, tracing, even solving this issue would be really appreciated Daniel -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/2.6.19-timer-API-changes-tf2838715.html#a7925588 Sent from the linux-mips main mailing list archive at Nabble.com.