linux-kernel - Re: sched_clock

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Date:	Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:21:22 +0200
From:	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...alogix.com>
To:	steve@...idescorp.com
CC:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@...il.com>
Subject: Re: sched_clock - microblaze

Steven J. Magnani wrote:
> Michal,
> 
> On Thu, 2010-04-15 at 16:55 +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
> 
>> Is unimplemented sched_clock the reason why ftrace not show fine grain time?
>>
>> Or is there any other thing which is wrong?
>>
> 
> I think that's it. On my platform we have a free-running 1 MHz counter
> so I implemented a platform sched_clock for that, and I get nice ftrace
> times.
> 
>  0) + 65.000 us   |  finish_task_switch();
>  0)               |  lock_sock_nested() {
>  0) + 52.000 us   |    local_bh_disable();
>  0) + 53.000 us   |    local_bh_enable();
>  0) ! 264.000 us  |  }

I don't understand why I should add any "new" free running counter 
because we have one free running counter which do it (clocksource timer 
- timer1). Or am I missing something?

Thanks for sending your code.
Michal



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