Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758495AbYHOPMN (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:12:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755259AbYHOPL4 (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:11:56 -0400 Received: from mx3.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.1.138]:56253 "EHLO mx3.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754948AbYHOPLz (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:11:55 -0400 Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:11:36 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar To: Jens Rottmann Cc: Jordan Crouse , Andres Salomon , linux-geode@bombadil.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] geode-mfgpt: check IRQ before using MFGPT as clocksource Message-ID: <20080815151136.GF10029@elte.hu> References: <48916864.901@LiPPERTEmbedded.de> <20080731143635.GA12585@cosmic.amd.com> <48932ACD.3080805@LiPPERTEmbedded.de> <20080801160026.GB19184@cosmic.amd.com> <4896F8B0.80209@LiPPERTEmbedded.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4896F8B0.80209@LiPPERTEmbedded.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -1.5 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-1.5 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.2.3 -1.5 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 715 Lines: 18 * Jens Rottmann wrote: > Adds a simple IRQ autodetection to the AMD Geode MFGPT driver, and > more importantly, adds some checks, if IRQs can actually be received > on the chosen line. This fixes cases where MFGPT is selected as > clocksource though not producing any ticks, so the kernel simply > starves during boot. i've applied it to tip/x86/geode. Should it go into v2.6.27 via x86/urgent, or should wait for v2.6.28? Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/