On 01/26/2015 11:47 AM, Markos Chandras wrote: > On 01/26/2015 11:36 AM, James Hogan wrote: > >> >>> + raw_current_cpu_data.htw_seq++; \ >> >> not "if (!raw_current_cpu_data.htw_seq++)) {"? > Why? > > on _stop() calls you just increment it. The _start() will do the right > thing then. > > I think what you suggest it to move the if() condition from the _start() > to _stop(). > >> >>> write_c0_pwctl(read_c0_pwctl() & \ >>> ~(1 << MIPS_PWCTL_PWEN_SHIFT)); \ >>> back_to_back_c0_hazard(); \ >>> + local_irq_restore(flags); \ >>> } \ >>> } while(0) >>> >>> #define htw_start() \ >>> do { \ >>> + unsigned long flags; \ >>> + \ >>> if (cpu_has_htw) { \ >>> - write_c0_pwctl(read_c0_pwctl() | \ >>> - (1 << MIPS_PWCTL_PWEN_SHIFT)); \ >>> - back_to_back_c0_hazard(); \ >>> + local_irq_save(flags); \ >>> + if (!--raw_current_cpu_data.htw_seq) { \ >>> + write_c0_pwctl(read_c0_pwctl() | \ >>> + (1 << MIPS_PWCTL_PWEN_SHIFT)); \ >>> + back_to_back_c0_hazard(); \ >>> + } \ >>> + local_irq_restore(flags); \ >>> } \ >>> } while(0) >>> >>> diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c >>> index dc49cf30c2db..5d6e59f20750 100644 >>> --- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c >>> +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c >>> @@ -367,8 +367,10 @@ static inline unsigned int decode_config3(struct cpuinfo_mips *c) >>> if (config3 & MIPS_CONF3_MSA) >>> c->ases |= MIPS_ASE_MSA; >>> /* Only tested on 32-bit cores */ >>> - if ((config3 & MIPS_CONF3_PW) && config_enabled(CONFIG_32BIT)) >>> + if ((config3 & MIPS_CONF3_PW) && config_enabled(CONFIG_32BIT)) { >>> + c->htw_seq = 0; >> >> is that necessary, since cpu_data[] is global? > > I checked and it is not placed in the .data instead of .bss section so i > was not sure if it is initialized properly. > sorry i meant it's placed in ".data" instead of ".bss" section. -- markos