Re: [patch 00/14] Sort out i8253 and PC speaker locking and headers

From: Gerhard Pircher
Date: Thu Jun 02 2011 - 15:11:24 EST



-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:04:56 +0100
> Von: ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> An: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-alpha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Betreff: [patch 00/14] Sort out i8253 and PC speaker locking and headers

> No longer terribly relevant these days but still broken and just an
> eyesore mess of neglience just as I've already raised it a few days
> ago. Time to sort this.
>
> drivers/input/misc/pcspkr.c:
>
> #if defined(CONFIG_MIPS) || defined(CONFIG_X86)
> /* Use the global PIT lock ! */
> #include <asm/i8253.h>
> #else
> #include <asm/8253pit.h>
> static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(i8253_lock);
> #endif
>
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp.h:
>
> #if defined(CONFIG_MIPS) || defined(CONFIG_X86)
> /* Use the global PIT lock ! */
> #include <asm/i8253.h>
> #else
> #include <asm/8253pit.h>
> static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(i8253_lock);
>
> $ git grep -F pcsp.h sound/drivers/pcsp
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp.c:#include "pcsp.h"
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp_input.c:#include "pcsp.h"
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp_lib.c:#include "pcsp.h"
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp_mixer.c:#include "pcsp.h"
> $ git grep -w i8253_lock sound/drivers/pcsp/
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp.h:static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(i8253_lock);
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp_input.c: raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock,
> flags
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp_input.c:
> raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock,
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp_lib.c: raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock,
> flags
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp_lib.c:
> raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock,
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp_lib.c: raw_spin_lock(&i8253_lock);
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp_lib.c: raw_spin_unlock(&i8253_lock);
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp_lib.c: raw_spin_lock(&i8253_lock);
> sound/drivers/pcsp/pcsp_lib.c: raw_spin_unlock(&i8253_lock);
>
> Locks are great, everybody should have their own lock!
>
> $ find . -name 8253pit.h
> ./arch/powerpc/include/asm/8253pit.h
> ./arch/alpha/include/asm/8253pit.h
> $ cat arch/*/include/asm/8253pit.h
> /*
> * 8253/8254 Programmable Interval Timer
> */
> /*
> * 8253/8254 Programmable Interval Timer
> */
> $
>
> Eh...
>
> $ git grep -w PCSPKR_PLATFORM
> arch/mips/Kconfig: select PCSPKR_PLATFORM
> arch/mips/Kconfig: select PCSPKR_PLATFORM
> arch/mips/Kconfig: select PCSPKR_PLATFORM
> arch/powerpc/platforms/amigaone/Kconfig: select PCSPKR_PLATFORM
> drivers/input/misc/Kconfig: depends on PCSPKR_PLATFORM
> init/Kconfig:config PCSPKR_PLATFORM
> sound/drivers/Kconfig: depends on PCSPKR_PLATFORM && X86 &&
> HIGH_RES_TIMERS
>
> So the status is:
>
> Alpha: There is no PCSPKR_PLATFORM so while a platform device is
> being installed no drivers will be built. I don't know
> which Alpha platforms or even if all of Alpha should be
> doing a PCSPKR_PLATFORM so I haven't even tried to sort
> this.
> ARM: No PC speaker supported, yeah :)
> PowerPC: Should compile but the locking is wrong but only the
> AmigaOne platforms should be affected.
The Kconfig dependencies cleanup patch for CHRP, PSERIES, etc. should
also apply to the AmigaOne. Can you resend it with a fix for the
AmigaOne, or should I send a patch?
I'll check next week, if the PC speaker is still working on my AmigaOne.

Thanks,
Gerhard

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