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

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Date:   Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:39:41 +0100
From:   Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
To:     Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        David Engraf <david.engraf@...go.com>
CC:     <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

Le 23/01/2017 à 14:59, Daniel Lezcano a écrit :
> 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.

Absolutely. I've just added the Ack.

Thanks for the head-up. Bye,
-- 
Nicolas Ferre