linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tcb_clksrc: Use 32 bit tcb as sched

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Date:   Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:59:42 +0100
From:   Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:     David Engraf <david.engraf@...go.com>
Cc:     nicolas.ferre@...el.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcb_clksrc: Use 32 bit tcb as sched_clock

On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 02:50:59PM +0100, David Engraf wrote:
> On newer boards the TC can be read as single 32 bit value without locking.
> Thus the clock can be used as reference for sched_clock which is much more
> accurate than the jiffies implementation.
> 
> Tested on a Atmel SAMA5D2 board.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Engraf <david.engraf@...go.com>
> ---

Nicolas,

if you agree I will take this change.

  -- Daniel