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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2.6.21-rt2] PowerPC: decrementer clockevent driver
Hello.

Matt Sealey wrote:

>>>>>I haven't looked at all the new clock/timer code, is there any
>>>>>utility in having support for more than one clock source?

>>>> Of course, you may register as many as you like.

>>>Sure, but is there any utility in registering more than the decrementer
>>>on PPC?

>> Not yet. I'm not sure I know any other PPC CPU facility fitting for
>>clockevents. In theory, FIT could be used -- but its period is measured in
>>powers of 2, IIRC.

> Wouldn't it be possible to use SoC timer functionality, too, and not limit
> this to what is only present on the CPU die?

If you have some SoC timers, you're welcome to add support for it. :-)

> I guess the real question is, how high resolution does a high resolution
> timer need to be,

In the order of microseconds.

> and how often do you want to be handling interrupts?

That depends on a kind of functionality you need: HRT and/or dynamic tick...

> The 52XX has 8 general purpose timers and 2 slice timers. Both will
> generate an interrupt once the clock hits a preset value, the timing
> of which is determined by prescalers and the IPB clock..

WBR, Sergei
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