Re: [PATCH v2] arm64: kernel: compiling issue, need delete read_current_timer().

From: Marc Zyngier
Date: Mon Jun 10 2013 - 04:57:33 EST


On 08/06/13 05:37, Chen Gang wrote:
> Hello Maintainers:
>
> Please help check it, when you have time.
>
> Thanks.
>
> On 05/27/2013 06:02 PM, Chen Gang wrote:
>> Hello Maintainers:
>>
>> Please help check this patch whether OK, when you have time.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> On 05/21/2013 05:46 PM, Chen Gang wrote:
>>>
>>> Under arm64, we will calibrate the delay loop statically using a known
>>> timer frequency, so delete read_current_timer(), or it will cause
>>> compiling issue with allmodconfig.
>>>
>>> The related error:
>>> ERROR: "read_current_timer" [lib/rbtree_test.ko] undefined!
>>> ERROR: "read_current_timer" [lib/interval_tree_test.ko] undefined!
>>> ERROR: "read_current_timer" [fs/ext4/ext4.ko] undefined!
>>> ERROR: "read_current_timer" [crypto/tcrypt.ko] undefined!
>>>
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> arch/arm64/include/asm/timex.h | 6 +++---
>>> arch/arm64/kernel/time.c | 6 ------
>>> 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/timex.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/timex.h
>>> index b24a31a..81a076e 100644
>>> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/timex.h
>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/timex.h
>>> @@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
>>> #ifndef __ASM_TIMEX_H
>>> #define __ASM_TIMEX_H
>>>
>>> +#include <asm/arch_timer.h>
>>> +
>>> /*
>>> * Use the current timer as a cycle counter since this is what we use for
>>> * the delay loop.
>>> */
>>> -#define get_cycles() ({ cycles_t c; read_current_timer(&c); c; })
>>> +#define get_cycles() arch_counter_get_cntvct()
>>>
>>> #include <asm-generic/timex.h>
>>>
>>> -#define ARCH_HAS_READ_CURRENT_TIMER
>>> -
>>> #endif
>>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/time.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/time.c
>>> index a551f88..03dc371 100644
>>> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/time.c
>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/time.c
>>> @@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ unsigned long long notrace sched_clock(void)
>>> return arch_timer_read_counter() * sched_clock_mult;
>>> }
>>>
>>> -int read_current_timer(unsigned long *timer_value)
>>> -{
>>> - *timer_value = arch_timer_read_counter();
>>> - return 0;
>>> -}
>>> -
>>> void __init time_init(void)
>>> {
>>> u32 arch_timer_rate;

Sorry for the delay replying. This looks good to me.

FWIW:
Acked-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@xxxxxxx>

M.
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