Re: [PATCH] geode-mfgpt: check IRQ before using MFGPT asclocksource

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Fri Aug 15 2008 - 11:12:15 EST



* Jens Rottmann <JRottmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Adds a simple IRQ autodetection to the AMD Geode MFGPT driver, and
> more importantly, adds some checks, if IRQs can actually be received
> on the chosen line. This fixes cases where MFGPT is selected as
> clocksource though not producing any ticks, so the kernel simply
> starves during boot.

i've applied it to tip/x86/geode. Should it go into v2.6.27 via
x86/urgent, or should wait for v2.6.28?

Ingo
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