Re: [GIT PULL] omap changes for v2.6.39 merge window

From: Santosh Shilimkar
Date: Wed Apr 06 2011 - 02:42:22 EST


On 4/6/2011 3:52 AM, Linus Walleij wrote:
2011/4/5 Santosh Shilimkar<santosh.shilimkar@xxxxxx>:

The only issue I see is the clock-events implemented using
local timers capabilities in low power modes. The local timers
won't be able wakeup CPU from DORMANT or OFF state and hence
you will need an additional wakeup capable clock-event
working together with the local timers using clock-notifiers.

And this is because the IRQs it emits are local and thus cannot wake
the system? This sounds way backwards... A simple naïve solution
would have been to just route out an external IRQ line back from a
selected timer and into the GIC so it will be able to wake up the
system, right?

Even the GIC would be dead is certain low power modes. It's need
GIC extension to route these signals and seems that it's bit
tricky hardware implementation since the timer logic
needs to be moved to ALWAYS ON power domain.

Regards
Santosh
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