Hello.
Atsushi Nemoto wrote:
When I run the kernel it hangs in the calibrate_delay function.
Eventually the complete kernel does run but it runs very slow.
This is usually an issue with the Timer Interuppt setup etc. But I have
looked at the other MIPS ports and seem to have made the same changes.
On the PNX8550 it does not use the CP0 timer but use a different timer (the
Custom MIPS core has 3 extra timers)
Hmm, do the TIMER1 and CP0_COUNTER run at same speed? If no, the
PNX8550 port should be broken (i.e. gettimeofday() did not work
properly) even without the timer API changes. You should provide
custom clocksource.mips_read (previously named mips_hpt_read) function
which returns TIMER1 counter value. If the TIMER1 was not 32-bit
free-run counter, some trick would be required. Refer sb1250 or
jmr3927 for example.
I would like to discourage you from repeating those JMR3927 clocksource
"tricks" when you have 3 spare count/compare regs. This will warrant troubles
when clockevents support gets merged into mainline (in fact, it was not
necessary even on JMR3927 which has 3 timers). Although, if the timer isn't
auto-reloading (I assume it isn't), the trick shouldn't be needed.
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Atsushi Nemoto
WBR, Sergei
