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authorLinus Torvalds2014-06-04 15:57:20 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds2014-06-04 15:57:20 -0700
commit82e627eb5e07d7993216c9e63fb5550cf6ed25d7 (patch)
tree9319298431a1ee815b2590600c13d1806818c7ff /Documentation
parentf1a7cd0ffe8c4ecd57a55aab7cfd4c813e0f5f3d (diff)
parent331b483f42fb4d04d52ce920ae10a71411c859a4 (diff)
Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip into next
Pull timer core updates from Thomas Gleixner: "This time you get nothing really exciting: - A huge update to the sh* clocksource drivers - Support for two more ARM SoCs - Removal of the deprecated setup_sched_clock() API - The usual pile of fixlets all over the place" * 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (23 commits) clocksource: Add Freescale FlexTimer Module (FTM) timer support ARM: dts: vf610: Add Freescale FlexTimer Module timer node. clocksource: ftm: Add FlexTimer Module (FTM) Timer devicetree Documentation clocksource: sh_tmu: Remove unnecessary OOM messages clocksource: sh_mtu2: Remove unnecessary OOM messages clocksource: sh_cmt: Remove unnecessary OOM messages clocksource: em_sti: Remove unnecessary OOM messages clocksource: dw_apb_timer_of: Do not trace read_sched_clock clocksource: Fix clocksource_mmio_readX_down clocksource: Fix type confusion for clocksource_mmio_readX_Y clocksource: sh_tmu: Fix channel IRQ retrieval in legacy case clocksource: qcom: Implement read_current_timer for udelay ntp: Make is_error_status() use its argument ntp: Convert simple_strtol to kstrtol timer_stats/doc: Fix /proc/timer_stats documentation sched_clock: Remove deprecated setup_sched_clock() API ARM: sun6i: a31: Add support for the High Speed Timers clocksource: sun5i: Add support for reset controller clocksource: efm32: use $vendor,$device scheme for compatible string KConfig: Vexpress: build the ARM_GLOBAL_TIMER with vexpress platform ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/global_timer.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/allwinner,sun5i-a13-hstimer.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/energymicro,efm32-timer.txt (renamed from Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/efm32,timer.txt)4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/fsl,ftm-timer.txt31
-rw-r--r--Documentation/timers/timer_stats.txt6
5 files changed, 45 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/global_timer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/global_timer.txt
index 1e548981eda4..bdae3a818793 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/global_timer.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/global_timer.txt
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
** Timer node required properties:
-- compatible : Should be "arm,cortex-a9-global-timer"
- Driver supports versions r2p0 and above.
+- compatible : should contain
+ * "arm,cortex-a5-global-timer" for Cortex-A5 global timers.
+ * "arm,cortex-a9-global-timer" for Cortex-A9 global
+ timers or any compatible implementation. Note: driver
+ supports versions r2p0 and above.
- interrupts : One interrupt to each core
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/allwinner,sun5i-a13-hstimer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/allwinner,sun5i-a13-hstimer.txt
index 7c26154b8bbb..27cfc7d7ccd7 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/allwinner,sun5i-a13-hstimer.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/allwinner,sun5i-a13-hstimer.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Required properties:
one)
- clocks: phandle to the source clock (usually the AHB clock)
+Optionnal properties:
+- resets: phandle to a reset controller asserting the timer
+
Example:
timer@01c60000 {
@@ -19,4 +22,5 @@ timer@01c60000 {
<0 53 1>,
<0 54 1>;
clocks = <&ahb1_gates 19>;
+ resets = <&ahb1rst 19>;
};
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/efm32,timer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/energymicro,efm32-timer.txt
index 97a568f696c9..e502c11b2211 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/efm32,timer.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/energymicro,efm32-timer.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ channels and can be used as PWM or Quadrature Decoder. Available clock sources
are the cpu's HFPERCLK (with a 10-bit prescaler) or an external pin.
Required properties:
-- compatible : Should be efm32,timer
+- compatible : Should be "energymicro,efm32-timer"
- reg : Address and length of the register set
- clocks : Should contain a reference to the HFPERCLK
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Optional properties:
Example:
timer@40010c00 {
- compatible = "efm32,timer";
+ compatible = "energymicro,efm32-timer";
reg = <0x40010c00 0x400>;
interrupts = <14>;
clocks = <&cmu clk_HFPERCLKTIMER3>;
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/fsl,ftm-timer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/fsl,ftm-timer.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa8c40230e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/fsl,ftm-timer.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Freescale FlexTimer Module (FTM) Timer
+
+Required properties:
+
+- compatible : should be "fsl,ftm-timer"
+- reg : Specifies base physical address and size of the register sets for the
+ clock event device and clock source device.
+- interrupts : Should be the clock event device interrupt.
+- clocks : The clocks provided by the SoC to drive the timer, must contain an
+ entry for each entry in clock-names.
+- clock-names : Must include the following entries:
+ o "ftm-evt"
+ o "ftm-src"
+ o "ftm-evt-counter-en"
+ o "ftm-src-counter-en"
+- big-endian: One boolean property, the big endian mode will be in use if it is
+ present, or the little endian mode will be in use for all the device registers.
+
+Example:
+ftm: ftm@400b8000 {
+ compatible = "fsl,ftm-timer";
+ reg = <0x400b8000 0x1000 0x400b9000 0x1000>;
+ interrupts = <0 44 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
+ clock-names = "ftm-evt", "ftm-src",
+ "ftm-evt-counter-en", "ftm-src-counter-en";
+ clocks = <&clks VF610_CLK_FTM2>,
+ <&clks VF610_CLK_FTM3>,
+ <&clks VF610_CLK_FTM2_EXT_FIX_EN>,
+ <&clks VF610_CLK_FTM3_EXT_FIX_EN>;
+ big-endian;
+};
diff --git a/Documentation/timers/timer_stats.txt b/Documentation/timers/timer_stats.txt
index 8abd40b22b7f..de835ee97455 100644
--- a/Documentation/timers/timer_stats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/timers/timer_stats.txt
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ To stop a sample period issue:
The statistics can be retrieved by:
# cat /proc/timer_stats
-The readout of /proc/timer_stats automatically disables sampling. The sampled
-information is kept until a new sample period is started. This allows multiple
-readouts.
+While sampling is enabled, each readout from /proc/timer_stats will see
+newly updated statistics. Once sampling is disabled, the sampled information
+is kept until a new sample period is started. This allows multiple readouts.
Sample output of /proc/timer_stats: