linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clocksource: arch_timer: Fix code to use physical timers when requested

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Date:	Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:19:21 -0700
From:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
To:	Sonny Rao <sonnyrao@...omium.org>
Cc:	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
	Sudeep KarkadaNagesha <sudeep.karkadanagesha@....com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clocksource: arch_timer: Fix code to use physical timers
 when requested

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Sonny Rao <sonnyrao@...omium.org> wrote:
> This is a bug fix for using physical arch timers when
> the arch_timer_use_virtual boolean is false.  It restores the
> arch_counter_get_cntpct() function after removal in
>
> 0d651e4e "clocksource: arch_timer: use virtual counters"
>
> and completes the implementation of memory mapped access for physical
> timers, so if a system is trying to use physical timers, it will
> function properly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sonny Rao <sonnyrao@...omium.org>

Acked-by: Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>

This should have a:

Fixes: 0d651e4e65e9 ("clocksource: arch_timer: use virtual counters")

tag too, and possibly cc stable?


-Olof
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