linux-kernel - i386: [PATCH 1/1] remove-pit-latch-buggy

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Date:	Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:22:36 +0900 (JST)
From:	TAKADA Yoshihito <takada@....nifty.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: i386: [PATCH 1/1] remove-pit-latch-buggy

In 2.6.18, replace times with clockevents. arch/i386/kernel/timers/ was removed.
`pit_latch_buggy' was referred in timers/timer_tsc.c, and currently removed. 
Therefore nobody refer it. It has no effect already.

Signed-off-by: TAKADA Yoshihito <takada@....nifty.com>

diff -Narup a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c	2007-04-26 12:08:32.000000000 +0900
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c	2007-06-28 12:13:13.000000000 +0900
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/timer.h>
-#include <asm/pci-direct.h>
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 
@@ -251,8 +250,6 @@ static void __cpuinit init_cyrix(struct 
 
 	case 4: /* MediaGX/GXm or Geode GXM/GXLV/GX1 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
-	{
-		u32 vendor, device;
 		/* It isn't really a PCI quirk directly, but the cure is the
 		   same. The MediaGX has deep magic SMM stuff that handles the
 		   SB emulation. It thows away the fifo on disable_dma() which
@@ -267,20 +264,6 @@ static void __cpuinit init_cyrix(struct 
 
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Working around Cyrix MediaGX virtual DMA bugs.\n");
 		isa_dma_bridge_buggy = 2;
-
-		/* We do this before the PCI layer is running. However we
-		   are safe here as we know the bridge must be a Cyrix
-		   companion and must be present */
-		vendor = read_pci_config_16(0, 0, 0x12, PCI_VENDOR_ID);
-		device = read_pci_config_16(0, 0, 0x12, PCI_DEVICE_ID);
-
-		/*
-		 *  The 5510/5520 companion chips have a funky PIT.
-		 */  
-		if (vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_CYRIX &&
-	 (device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_CYRIX_5510 || device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_CYRIX_5520))
-			pit_latch_buggy = 1;
-	}
 #endif
 		c->x86_cache_size=16;	/* Yep 16K integrated cache thats it */
 
diff -Narup a/arch/i386/kernel/time.c b/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/time.c	2007-04-26 12:08:32.000000000 +0900
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/time.c	2007-06-26 10:15:34.000000000 +0900
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/i8259.h>
 
-int pit_latch_buggy;              /* extern */
-
 #include "do_timer.h"
 
 unsigned int cpu_khz;	/* Detected as we calibrate the TSC */
diff -Narup a/include/asm-i386/timer.h b/include/asm-i386/timer.h
--- a/include/asm-i386/timer.h	2007-04-26 12:08:32.000000000 +0900
+++ b/include/asm-i386/timer.h	2007-06-26 10:17:02.000000000 +0900
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ unsigned long long native_sched_clock(vo
 unsigned long native_calculate_cpu_khz(void);
 
 /* Modifiers for buggy PIT handling */
-extern int pit_latch_buggy;
 extern int timer_ack;
 extern int no_timer_check;
 extern int no_sync_cmos_clock;
-
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