linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 09/14] m68k: hp300: Remove hp300

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Date:   Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:02:14 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc:     Kars de Jong <jongk@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Philip Blundell <philb@....org>,
        Andreas Schwab <schwab@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Stephen N Chivers <schivers@....com.au>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>,
        John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 09/14] m68k: hp300: Remove hp300_gettimeoffset()

Hi Finn,

On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 10:47 AM Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au> wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Nov 2018, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > The 8520 CIA is almost identical to the 6526 CIA, as used in the C64...
>
> The 6526 CIA datasheet says, "In continuous mode, the timer will count
> from the latched value to zero, generate and interrupt, reload the latched
> value and repeat the procedure continuously."

I stand corrected...

> This suggests that either 0 or N (the latched value) would result from a
> read from the counter immediately following an interrupt. Who can say
> which? Just have to try it. The answer should allow us to avoid the risk
> of a clocksource that jumps forwards and backwards.

The code in amiga_gettimeoffset() does:

        ticks = hi << 8 | lo;

        if (ticks > jiffy_ticks / 2)
                /* check for pending interrupt */
                if (cia_set_irq(&ciab_base, 0) & CIA_ICR_TA)
                        offset = 10000;

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

-- 
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@...ux-m68k.org

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