From: Thomas Gleixner Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:30:02 +0000 (+0100) Subject: x86: restrict PIT clocksource usage X-Git-Tag: v2.6.25-rc1~1143^2~879 X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=316da3b3fc8efa9a5d2c99e0d449f01ff38c6aba;p=linux-2.6 x86: restrict PIT clocksource usage PIT clocksource is registered unconditionally even when HPET is enabled or when PIT is replaced by the local APIC timer. In both cases PIT can not be used as it is stopped and the readout would be stale. Prevent registering PIT in those cases. patch depends on: x86: offer is_hpet_enabled() on !CONFIG_HPET_TIMER too Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar --- diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c index a42c807453..0f8f35458a 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c @@ -197,7 +197,15 @@ static struct clocksource clocksource_pit = { static int __init init_pit_clocksource(void) { - if (num_possible_cpus() > 1) /* PIT does not scale! */ + /* + * Several reasons not to register PIT as a clocksource: + * + * - On SMP PIT does not scale due to i8253_lock + * - when HPET is enabled + * - when local APIC timer is active (PIT is switched off) + */ + if (num_possible_cpus() > 1 || is_hpet_enabled() || + pit_clockevent.mode != CLOCK_EVT_MODE_PERIODIC) return 0; clocksource_pit.mult = clocksource_hz2mult(CLOCK_TICK_RATE, 20);