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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] Re: x86_32 tsc/pit and hrtimers
    On Wed, 8 Oct 2008, Jeff Hansen wrote:

    > [HRTIMER]: Add highres=noverify option to bypass clocksource verification
    >
    > This disregards the CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY flag on all clocksources.
    > This is particularly useful on legacy x86_32 systems that have no ACPI,
    > LAPIC, or HPET timers, where only TSC and PIT are available.
    >
    > Thanks to Chris Snook for suggesting this.
    > ---
    > include/linux/clocksource.h | 2 ++
    > kernel/hrtimer.c | 2 ++
    > kernel/time/clocksource.c | 3 ++-
    > 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

    Oops, missing update to Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.
    Please see Documentation/SubmitChecklist :)
    Thanks.

    > diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
    > index 55e434f..90ae835 100644
    > --- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
    > +++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
    > @@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ extern struct clocksource *clock; /* current clocksource
    > */
    > #define CLOCK_SOURCE_WATCHDOG 0x10
    > #define CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES 0x20
    >
    > +extern int clocksource_noverify;
    > +
    > /* simplify initialization of mask field */
    > #define CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(bits) (cycle_t)((bits) < 64 ? ((1ULL<<(bits))-1) :
    > -1)
    >
    > diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
    > index ab80515..2fdf59f 100644
    > --- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
    > +++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
    > @@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ static int __init setup_hrtimer_hres(char *str)
    > hrtimer_hres_enabled = 0;
    > else if (!strcmp(str, "on"))
    > hrtimer_hres_enabled = 1;
    > + else if (!strcmp(str, "noverify"))
    > + clocksource_noverify = 1;
    > else
    > return 0;
    > return 1;
    > diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
    > index dadde53..d3c14c1 100644
    > --- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
    > +++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
    > @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(clocksource_list);
    > static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(clocksource_lock);
    > static char override_name[32];
    > static int finished_booting;
    > +int clocksource_noverify;
    >
    > /* clocksource_done_booting - Called near the end of core bootup
    > *
    > @@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ static void clocksource_check_watchdog(struct clocksource
    > *cs)
    > unsigned long flags;
    >
    > spin_lock_irqsave(&watchdog_lock, flags);
    > - if (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY) {
    > + if (!clocksource_noverify && cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY) {
    > int started = !list_empty(&watchdog_list);
    >
    > list_add(&cs->wd_list, &watchdog_list);
    >

    --
    ~Randy


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