Re: [PATCH v8 4/6] clocksource: stm32: only use 32 bits timers

[Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@linaro.org>]

2017-12-07 16:27 GMT+01:00 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>:
> On 14/11/2017 09:52, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
>> The clock driving counters is at 90MHz so the maximum period
>> for 16 bis counters is around 750 ms which is a short period
>> for a clocksource.
>
> Isn't it 728us ?

yes it is: 2^16 / 90.000.000 => 728us

>
>> For 32 bits counters this period is close
>> 47 secondes which is more acceptable.
>>
>> This patch remove 16 bits counters support and makes sure that
>> they won't be probed anymore.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@linaro.org>
>> ---
>>  drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c | 26 ++++++++++++--------------
>>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>> index ae41a19..8173bcf 100644
>> --- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>> @@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ static irqreturn_t stm32_clock_event_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
>>  static int __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct device_node *node)
>>  {
>>       struct reset_control *rstc;
>> -     unsigned long max_delta;
>> -     int ret, bits, prescaler = 1;
>> +     unsigned long max_arr;
>>       struct timer_of *to;
>> +     int ret;
>>
>>       to = kzalloc(sizeof(*to), GFP_KERNEL);
>>       if (!to)
>> @@ -115,29 +115,27 @@ static int __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct device_node *node)
>>
>>       /* Detect whether the timer is 16 or 32 bits */
>>       writel_relaxed(~0U, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>> -     max_delta = readl_relaxed(timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>> -     if (max_delta == ~0U) {
>> -             prescaler = 1;
>> -             bits = 32;
>> -     } else {
>> -             prescaler = 1024;
>> -             bits = 16;
>> +     max_arr = readl_relaxed(timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>> +     if (max_arr != ~0U) {
>> +             pr_err("32 bits timer is needed\n");
>> +             ret = -EINVAL;
>> +             goto deinit;
>>       }
>> +
>>       writel_relaxed(0, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>>
>> -     writel_relaxed(prescaler - 1, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_PSC);
>> +     writel_relaxed(0, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_PSC);
>>       writel_relaxed(TIM_EGR_UG, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_EGR);
>>       writel_relaxed(TIM_DIER_UIE, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_DIER);
>>       writel_relaxed(0, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_SR);
>>
>>       clockevents_config_and_register(&to->clkevt,
>> -                                     timer_of_period(to), MIN_DELTA, max_delta);
>> -
>> -     pr_info("%pOF: STM32 clockevent driver initialized (%d bits)\n",
>> -                     node, bits);
>> +                                     timer_of_period(to), MIN_DELTA, ~0U);
>>
>>       return 0;
>>
>> +deinit:
>> +     timer_of_exit(to);
>>  err:
>>       kfree(to);
>>       return ret;
>>
>
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