linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] ARM: mach-shmobile: Parse DT to get ARCH timer memory region

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Date:   Tue, 14 May 2019 09:16:03 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Oleksandr <olekstysh@...il.com>
Cc:     Julien Grall <julien.grall@....com>,
        Linux-Renesas <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>,
        Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Oleksandr Tyshchenko <oleksandr_tyshchenko@...m.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] ARM: mach-shmobile: Parse DT to get ARCH timer memory region

Hi Oleksandr,

On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 6:00 PM Oleksandr <olekstysh@...il.com> wrote:
> On 13.05.19 18:13, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >> So, if the DT bindings for the counter module is not an option (if I
> >> correctly understood a discussion pointed by Geert in another letter),
> >> we should probably prevent all timer code here from being executed if
> >> PSCI is in use.
> >> What I mean is to return to [2], but with the modification to use
> >> psci_smp_available() helper as an indicator of PSCI usage.
> >>
> >> Julien, Geert, what do you think?
> > Yes, that sounds good to me.
> >
> > Note that psci_smp_available() seems to return false if CONFIG_SMP=n,
> > so checking for that is not sufficient to avoid crashes when running a
> > uniprocessor kernel on a PSCI-enabled system.
>
> Indeed, you are right.
>
>
> Nothing than just check for psci_ops.cpu_on == NULL directly comes to
> mind...
>
> Have already checked with CONFIG_SMP=n, it works.
>
> Sounds ok?

Fine for me, thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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