linux-kernel - [PATCH 16/18] sparc: switch do_timer() to xtime

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Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:07:02 +0100
From:	Torben Hohn <torbenh@....de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, johnstul@...ibm.com, hch@...radead.org,
	yong.zhang0@...il.com, Torben Hohn <torbenh@....de>
Subject: [PATCH 16/18] sparc: switch do_timer() to xtime_update()

xtime_update() takes the xtime_lock itself.

i dont think that pcic_clear_clock_irq() and clear_clock_irq need
to be protected by a lock.
it might make sense to move them after xtime_update() though.

Signed-off-by: Torben Hohn <torbenh@....de>
---
 arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c    |    4 +---
 arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c |    9 ++-------
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c
index aeaa09a..2cdc131 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c
@@ -700,10 +700,8 @@ static void pcic_clear_clock_irq(void)
 
 static irqreturn_t pcic_timer_handler (int irq, void *h)
 {
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);	/* Dummy, to show that we remember */
 	pcic_clear_clock_irq();
-	do_timer(1);
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+	xtime_update(1);
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 	update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c
index 9c743b1..4211bfc 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int update_persistent_clock(struct timespec now)
 
 /*
  * timer_interrupt() needs to keep up the real-time clock,
- * as well as call the "do_timer()" routine every clocktick
+ * as well as call the "xtime_update()" routine every clocktick
  */
 
 #define TICK_SIZE (tick_nsec / 1000)
@@ -96,14 +96,9 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int dummy, void *dev_id)
 	profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING);
 #endif
 
-	/* Protect counter clear so that do_gettimeoffset works */
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-
 	clear_clock_irq();
 
-	do_timer(1);
-
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+	xtime_update(1);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 	update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
-- 
1.7.2.3

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