Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] arm/arm64: arch_timer: Use archdata to indicate vdso suitability
From: Russell King - ARM Linux <hidden>
Date: 2016-09-23 14:32:03
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It helps to add the appropriate people to your email if you want to get a change into the kernel. Will has had to point this message out to me. On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 03:35:18AM -0500, Scott Wood wrote:
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Instead of comparing the name to a magic string, use archdata to explicitly communicate whether the arch timer is suitable for direct vdso access. Signed-off-by: Scott Wood <redacted> Acked-by: Will Deacon <redacted> --- arch/arm/Kconfig | 1 + arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h | 8 ++++++++ arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c | 2 +- arch/arm64/Kconfig | 1 + arch/arm64/include/asm/clocksource.h | 8 ++++++++ arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c | 2 +- drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c | 11 +++-------- 7 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) create mode 100644 arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h create mode 100644 arch/arm64/include/asm/clocksource.hdiff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig index a9c4e48..b2113c2 100644 --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ config ARM bool default y + select ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZEdiff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0b350a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +#ifndef _ASM_CLOCKSOURCE_H +#define _ASM_CLOCKSOURCE_H + +struct arch_clocksource_data { + bool vdso_direct; /* Usable for direct VDSO access? */ +}; + +#endifdiff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c index 994e971..a0affd1 100644 --- a/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static bool tk_is_cntvct(const struct timekeeper *tk) if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER)) return false; - if (strcmp(tk->tkr_mono.clock->name, "arch_sys_counter") != 0) + if (!tk->tkr_mono.clock->archdata.vdso_direct) return false; return true;
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