Root/target/linux/amazon/patches-2.6.37/010-mips_clocksource_init_war.patch

1--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
2+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
3@@ -23,6 +23,22 @@
4 
5 #ifndef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC
6 
7+/*
8+ * Compare interrupt can be routed and latched outside the core,
9+ * so a single execution hazard barrier may not be enough to give
10+ * it time to clear as seen in the Cause register. 4 time the
11+ * pipeline depth seems reasonably conservative, and empirically
12+ * works better in configurations with high CPU/bus clock ratios.
13+ */
14+
15+#define compare_change_hazard() \
16+ do { \
17+ irq_disable_hazard(); \
18+ irq_disable_hazard(); \
19+ irq_disable_hazard(); \
20+ irq_disable_hazard(); \
21+ } while (0)
22+
23 static int mips_next_event(unsigned long delta,
24                            struct clock_event_device *evt)
25 {
26@@ -32,6 +48,7 @@ static int mips_next_event(unsigned long
27     cnt = read_c0_count();
28     cnt += delta;
29     write_c0_compare(cnt);
30+ compare_change_hazard();
31     res = ((int)(read_c0_count() - cnt) >= 0) ? -ETIME : 0;
32     return res;
33 }
34

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