[PATCH 2.6.21-rt2] PowerPC: decrementer clockevent driver
Sergei Shtylyov
sshtylyov at ru.mvista.com
Fri May 18 04:42:42 EST 2007
Hello.
Kumar Gala wrote:
>> Kumar Gala 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.
> - k
WBR, Sergei
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