Optimize the timer interrupt function to avoid timer_interrupt delayed/SLOW messages: - always do the "cheap" math, it's much faster. - avoid calling mtctl() twice if we want to skip one clocktick - do the house keeping (update counters) before we printk() some warnings Overall those changes reduced the amount of timer_interrupt kernel warnings a lot for me. Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@xxxxxx> diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c index 70e105d..5a16c12 100644 --- a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c +++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ irqreturn_t __irq_entry timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id) cycles_elapsed = now - next_tick; - if ((cycles_elapsed >> 6) < cpt) { + if (1 || (cycles_elapsed >> 6) < cpt) { /* use "cheap" math (add/subtract) instead * of the more expensive div/mul method */ @@ -105,10 +105,8 @@ irqreturn_t __irq_entry timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id) /* Program the IT when to deliver the next interrupt. * Only bottom 32-bits of next_tick are writable in CR16! - */ - mtctl(next_tick, 16); - - /* Skip one clocktick on purpose if we missed next_tick. + * + * Skip one clocktick on purpose if we missed next_tick. * The new CR16 must be "later" than current CR16 otherwise * itimer would not fire until CR16 wrapped - e.g 4 seconds * later on a 1Ghz processor. We'll account for the missed @@ -121,6 +119,20 @@ irqreturn_t __irq_entry timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id) now2 = mfctl(16); if (next_tick - now2 > cpt) mtctl(next_tick+cpt, 16); + else + mtctl(next_tick, 16); + + /* Done mucking with unreliable delivery of interrupts. + * Go do system house keeping. + */ + + if (!--cpuinfo->prof_counter) { + cpuinfo->prof_counter = cpuinfo->prof_multiplier; + update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs())); + } + + if (cpu == 0) + xtime_update(ticks_elapsed); #if 1 /* @@ -154,18 +166,6 @@ irqreturn_t __irq_entry timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id) next_tick, now ); } - /* Done mucking with unreliable delivery of interrupts. - * Go do system house keeping. - */ - - if (!--cpuinfo->prof_counter) { - cpuinfo->prof_counter = cpuinfo->prof_multiplier; - update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs())); - } - - if (cpu == 0) - xtime_update(ticks_elapsed); - return IRQ_HANDLED; } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-parisc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html