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From: Greg Ungerer <gerg@snapgear.com>
To: uClinux development list <uclinux-dev@uclinux.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [uClinux-dev] [PATCH] m68k: restore lost coldfire CLOCK_TICK_RATE
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:18:55 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A3EF81F.1060300@snapgear.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090620201147.GA14095@frolo.macqel>

HI Philippe,

Philippe De Muyter wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> The good definition of CLOCK_TICK_RATE for coldfires has been lost in the
> merge of m68k and m68knommu include files.  Restore it.  Culprit :
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=ebafc17468d58bd903c886175ca84a4edc69ae1d;hp=34055b806a6334624e7e8af6eefc3aee42372a85
> 
> Signed-off-by: Philippe De Muyter <phdm@macqel.be>

Is it needed?
What is broken with the existing value?

Regards
Greg



> diff -r 8dcc271a81a8 arch/m68k/include/asm/timex.h
> --- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/timex.h	Thu Jun 18 14:07:46 2009 -0700
> +++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/timex.h	Sat Jun 20 21:46:25 2009 +0200
> @@ -3,10 +3,23 @@
>   *
>   * m68k architecture timex specifications
>   */
> -#ifndef _ASMm68k_TIMEX_H
> -#define _ASMm68k_TIMEX_H
> +#ifndef _ASMm68K_TIMEX_H
> +#define _ASMm68K_TIMEX_H
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_COLDFIRE
> +/*
> + * CLOCK_TICK_RATE should give the underlying frequency of the tick timer
> + * to make ntp work best.  For Coldfires, that's the main clock.
> + */
> +#include <asm/coldfire.h>
> +#define CLOCK_TICK_RATE	MCF_CLK
> +#else
> +/*
> + * This default CLOCK_TICK_RATE is probably wrong for many 68k boards
> + * Users of those boards will need to check and modify accordingly
> + */
>  #define CLOCK_TICK_RATE	1193180 /* Underlying HZ */
> +#endif
>  
>  typedef unsigned long cycles_t;
>  
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  reply	other threads:[~2009-06-22  3:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-06-20 20:11 [PATCH] m68k: restore lost coldfire CLOCK_TICK_RATE Philippe De Muyter
2009-06-22  3:18 ` Greg Ungerer [this message]
2009-06-24 21:11   ` [uClinux-dev] " Philippe De Muyter
2009-06-25  0:33     ` Greg Ungerer
2009-06-25 11:30       ` Arnd Bergmann
2009-08-12  6:42 ` Greg Ungerer
2009-08-13  2:25   ` Philippe De Muyter

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