From: al@alarsen.net (Anders Larsen)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [at91] Save power by disabling the processor clock when CPU is idle
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:05:32 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1271156732l.25331l.7l@i-dmzi_al.realan.de> (raw)
Disable the processor clock when the CPU is idle.
This saves much more power than merely entering 'Wait for Interrupt' mode.
Since JTAG-debugging doesn't work when the processor clock is switched off,
make it conditional on CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL.
Signed-off-by: Anders Larsen <al@alarsen.net>
Cc: Andrew Victor <avictor.za@gmail.com>
---
KernelVersion: 2.6.33
arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/system.h | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Index: b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/system.h
===================================================================
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/system.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/system.h
@@ -24,21 +24,24 @@
#include <mach/hardware.h>
#include <mach/at91_st.h>
#include <mach/at91_dbgu.h>
+#include <mach/at91_pmc.h>
static inline void arch_idle(void)
{
+#ifndef CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL
/*
* Disable the processor clock. The processor will be automatically
* re-enabled by an interrupt or by a reset.
*/
-// at91_sys_write(AT91_PMC_SCDR, AT91_PMC_PCK);
-
+ at91_sys_write(AT91_PMC_SCDR, AT91_PMC_PCK);
+#else
/*
* Set the processor (CP15) into 'Wait for Interrupt' mode.
* Unlike disabling the processor clock via the PMC (above)
* this allows the processor to be woken via JTAG.
*/
cpu_do_idle();
+#endif
}
void (*at91_arch_reset)(void);
next reply other threads:[~2010-04-13 11:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-04-13 11:05 Anders Larsen [this message]
2010-05-02 20:10 ` [at91] Save power by disabling the processor clock when CPU is idle avictor.za at gmail.com
2010-05-02 22:34 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-05-05 8:05 ` avictor.za at gmail.com
2010-05-05 20:25 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2010-05-06 8:36 ` Anders Larsen
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