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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/mn10300/kernel/time.c | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/cnt32_to_63.h | 20 |
2 files changed, 22 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/time.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/time.c index f860a340acc..75da468090b 100644 --- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/time.c +++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/time.c @@ -40,21 +40,17 @@ unsigned long long sched_clock(void) unsigned long long ll; unsigned l[2]; } tsc64, result; - unsigned long tsc, tmp; + unsigned long tmp; unsigned product[3]; /* 96-bit intermediate value */ /* cnt32_to_63() is not safe with preemption */ preempt_disable(); - /* read the TSC value - */ - tsc = get_cycles(); - - /* expand to 64-bits. + /* expand the tsc to 64-bits. * - sched_clock() must be called once a minute or better or the * following will go horribly wrong - see cnt32_to_63() */ - tsc64.ll = cnt32_to_63(tsc) & 0x7fffffffffffffffULL; + tsc64.ll = cnt32_to_63(get_cycles()) & 0x7fffffffffffffffULL; preempt_enable(); diff --git a/include/linux/cnt32_to_63.h b/include/linux/cnt32_to_63.h index 7605fdd1eb6..e3d8bf26e5e 100644 --- a/include/linux/cnt32_to_63.h +++ b/include/linux/cnt32_to_63.h @@ -61,13 +61,31 @@ union cnt32_to_63 { * * 2) this code must not be preempted for a duration longer than the * 32-bit counter half period minus the longest period between two - * calls to this code. + * calls to this code; * * Those requirements ensure proper update to the state bit in memory. * This is usually not a problem in practice, but if it is then a kernel * timer should be scheduled to manage for this code to be executed often * enough. * + * And finally: + * + * 3) the cnt_lo argument must be seen as a globally incrementing value, + * meaning that it should be a direct reference to the counter data which + * can be evaluated according to a specific ordering within the macro, + * and not the result of a previous evaluation stored in a variable. + * + * For example, this is wrong: + * + * u32 partial = get_hw_count(); + * u64 full = cnt32_to_63(partial); + * return full; + * + * This is fine: + * + * u64 full = cnt32_to_63(get_hw_count()); + * return full; + * * Note that the top bit (bit 63) in the returned value should be considered * as garbage. It is not cleared here because callers are likely to use a * multiplier on the returned value which can get rid of the top bit |