+ * We must write a positive value to the decrementer to clear + * the interrupt on the IBM 970 CPU series. In periodic mode, + * this happens when the decrementer gets reloaded later, but + * in one-shot mode, we have to do it here since an event handler + * may skip loading the new value...
Nothing special about 970 here -- on *every* PowerPC, a decrementer exception exists as long as the high bit of the decrementer equals 1. BookE is different of course. Some other CPUs might deviate from the architecture as well. Segher - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/