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From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] ARM: twd: Adjust localtimer frequency withcpufreqnotifiers
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 22:15:12 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110513211512.GA30539@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikY9VBXuT78k3GFkeG+q=ppMsz3iQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 12:59:20PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> This patch is interesting because it uses calc_mult_shift() and the current
> localtimer driver for TWD (arch/arm/kernel/smp_twd.c) still uses hardcoded
> mult+shift.

I don't think there's any reason it uses a hard coded shift, just
that's what was the norm when the code was originally written.  It
(and many other clock event code) probably could do with an update.

  reply	other threads:[~2011-05-13 21:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-11-18  6:14 [PATCH] ARM: twd: Adjust localtimer frequency with cpufreq notifiers Colin Cross
2011-03-04 10:17 ` Linus Walleij
2011-03-04 10:27   ` martin persson
2011-03-04 20:11     ` Colin Cross
2011-03-04 20:31       ` Rob Herring
2011-03-04 21:33         ` Colin Cross
2011-03-05  8:19           ` [PATCH] ARM: twd: Adjust localtimer frequency with cpufreqnotifiers Santosh Shilimkar
2011-03-06 12:06             ` Linus Walleij
2011-03-06 14:20               ` [PATCH] ARM: twd: Adjust localtimer frequency withcpufreqnotifiers Santosh Shilimkar
2011-03-06 17:42                 ` Colin Cross
2011-03-06 19:02                   ` Linus Walleij
2011-05-12 15:14                     ` Linus Walleij
2011-05-13 10:02                       ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-05-13 10:59                         ` Linus Walleij
2011-05-13 21:15                           ` Russell King - ARM Linux [this message]
2011-05-13 21:22                           ` Colin Cross
2011-05-13 21:24                         ` Colin Cross
2011-05-14 15:51                           ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-05-16 11:18                             ` Santosh Shilimkar
2011-05-16 14:44                               ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-05-16 16:29                                 ` Colin Cross
2011-05-16 16:33                                   ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-05-16 16:43                                   ` Santosh Shilimkar
2011-05-16 23:08                                     ` Colin Cross

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