From: jamie@shareable.org (Jamie Lokier)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] arm: remove unused code in delay.S
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:32:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090917193257.GA10599@shareable.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090916134721.GA11218@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:04:37PM +0200, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> > Steve Chen <schen@mvista.com> writes:
> >
> > > +config OLD_CPU_DELAY
> > > + depends on CPU_32v3 || CPU_32v4 || CPU_32v4T
> > > + bool "Accurate delays"
> > > + def_bool n
> > > + help
> > > + Enable if observing longer than expected delays and need more
> > > + accuracy. This only applies to older CPUs.
> > > +
> >
> > If it's that simple then why not enable the extra delay code
> > unconditionally when compiling for those CPUs?
>
> Because it's really not that clear cut. Eg, ARM610 and ARM710 work
> better with it, but StrongARM suffers from delays being too short.
> Having a kernel configured for all those processors used to be common
> (since the Acorn RiscPC had pluggable CPU cards, which could be one
> of those processors.)
>
> It's really something that only experienced people should worry
> about, and not Joe "kernel-builder" Bloggs.
I'm confused now. If I'm building a "generic" kernel to run on
several different systems, including some ARM710s and some StrongARMs,
do I include the code or not?
Btw, do you know where PT110 fits in? Is it like StrongARM (SA110)?
Thanks,
-- Jamie
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-09-17 19:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-09-13 21:05 [PATCH] arm: remove unused code in delay.S Felipe Contreras
2009-09-13 21:28 ` Marek Vasut
2009-09-13 23:00 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-14 0:21 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-09-14 8:10 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-14 12:58 ` Felipe Contreras
2009-09-14 14:00 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-14 14:38 ` Felipe Contreras
2009-09-14 14:40 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-14 15:14 ` Felipe Contreras
2009-09-14 15:21 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-14 15:50 ` Felipe Contreras
2009-09-14 16:25 ` Marek Vasut
2009-09-14 16:54 ` Felipe Contreras
2009-09-14 15:36 ` Wolfram Sang
2009-09-14 16:06 ` Felipe Contreras
2009-09-14 16:24 ` Wolfram Sang
2009-09-15 10:37 ` Pavel Machek
2009-09-15 10:47 ` Felipe Contreras
2009-09-15 10:49 ` Pavel Machek
2009-09-15 11:20 ` Felipe Contreras
2009-09-15 12:29 ` Steve Chen
2009-09-15 13:41 ` Marek Vasut
2009-09-15 16:30 ` Steve Chen
2009-09-15 18:58 ` Felipe Contreras
2009-09-15 19:44 ` Steve Chen
2009-09-15 20:39 ` Marek Vasut
2009-09-15 21:04 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2009-09-15 22:26 ` Steve Chen
2009-09-15 22:47 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2009-09-16 8:26 ` Steve Chen
2009-09-16 12:30 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2009-09-16 14:49 ` Steve Chen
2009-09-16 20:21 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2009-09-16 13:47 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-17 19:32 ` Jamie Lokier [this message]
2009-09-17 19:41 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-17 21:29 ` [PATCH v2] " Steve Chen
2009-09-17 21:37 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-09-17 22:25 ` Steve Chen
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