linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v11 5/8] clocksource/drivers/arm_arch

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Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2016 17:22:42 +0800
From:   Fu Wei <fu.wei@...aro.org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        Hanjun Guo <hanjun.guo@...aro.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Linaro ACPI Mailman List <linaro-acpi@...ts.linaro.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        rruigrok@...eaurora.org, "Abdulhamid, Harb" <harba@...eaurora.org>,
        Christopher Covington <cov@...eaurora.org>,
        Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>,
        G Gregory <graeme.gregory@...aro.org>,
        Al Stone <al.stone@...aro.org>, Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>,
        Wei Huang <wei@...hat.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>,
        Leo Duran <leo.duran@....com>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 5/8] clocksource/drivers/arm_arch_timer: Simplify ACPI
 support code.

Hi Thomas, Daniel,

For these  arm_arch_timer patches, do you have any other suggestion or comment?
I have deleted "skipping" in the error message.

I have prepared v12 (rebase to rc6 and on the top of IORT v11),
should I send it now (if you are OK with my arm_arch_timer patches ),
or anything I can do to improve this patchset ?

Thanks.

On 7 September 2016 at 17:23, Fu Wei <fu.wei@...aro.org> wrote:
> Hi Thomas
>
> On 6 September 2016 at 22:36, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
>> On Tue, 6 Sep 2016, fu.wei@...aro.org wrote:
>>> +     if (timer_count < 0)
>>> +             pr_err("Failed to get platform timer info, skipping.\n");
>>
>> So this prints something about skipping. But then it continues as if
>> nothing went wrong. That's either wrong or confusing or both.
>
> yes, you are right, this info is confusing.
> maybe we just delete the "skipping" ?
>
> “timer_count < 0” is caused by some firmware bug, in gtdt.c:
> ----
> int __init acpi_gtdt_init(struct acpi_table_header *table)
> {
> ......
>         if (start < (void *)table + sizeof(struct acpi_table_gtdt)) {
>         pr_err(FW_BUG "Failed to retrieve timer info from firmware:
> invalid data.\n");
>         return -EINVAL;
> ......
> }
> ----
>
> But in this situation( without platform timers ), system still can work.
> So I thing we just need to print a error.
>
>>
>>> -     arch_timer_init();
>>> -     return 0;
>>> +     return arch_timer_init();
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>         tglx
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
>
> Fu Wei
> Software Engineer
> Red Hat



-- 
Best regards,

Fu Wei
Software Engineer
Red Hat