RE: [PATCH v5 5/6] ptp: arm64: Enable ptp_kvm for arm64

From: Jianyong Wu (Arm Technology China)
Date: Tue Oct 15 2019 - 23:52:41 EST


Hi Paolo,

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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 5/6] ptp: arm64: Enable ptp_kvm for arm64
>
> On 15/10/19 12:48, Jianyong Wu wrote:
> > +int kvm_arch_ptp_get_clock_generic(struct timespec64 *ts,
> > + struct arm_smccc_res *hvc_res) {
> > + u64 ns;
> > + ktime_t ktime_overall;
> > +
> > +
> arm_smccc_1_1_invoke(ARM_SMCCC_VENDOR_HYP_KVM_PTP_FU
> NC_ID,
> > + hvc_res);
> > + if ((long)(hvc_res->a0) < 0)
> > + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> > +
> > + ktime_overall = hvc_res->a0 << 32 | hvc_res->a1;
> > + *ts = ktime_to_timespec64(ktime_overall);
> > +
> > + return 0;
> > +}
> > +
>
> This seems wrong, who uses kvm_arch_ptp_get_clock_fn?
>
This func used only by kvm_arch_ptp_get_clock and nothing to do with kvm_arch_ptp_get_clock_fn.
Also it can be merged into kvm_arch_ptp_get_clock.

> Paolo