Re: [PATCH] powerpc/time: When starting the decrementer don't zero the other bits in TCR

2011-09-01 Thread Kumar Gala
On Sep 1, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Tudor Laurentiu wrote: > On 9/1/2011 4:56 PM, Kumar Gala wrote: >> >> On Sep 1, 2011, at 3:31 AM, Tudor Laurentiu wrote: >> >>> On 9/1/2011 9:27 AM, Kumar Gala wrote: On Aug 25, 2011, at 7:19 AM, Laurentiu Tudor wrote: > Clearing the other TCR b

Re: [PATCH] powerpc/time: When starting the decrementer don't zero the other bits in TCR

2011-09-01 Thread Tudor Laurentiu
On 9/1/2011 4:56 PM, Kumar Gala wrote: On Sep 1, 2011, at 3:31 AM, Tudor Laurentiu wrote: On 9/1/2011 9:27 AM, Kumar Gala wrote: On Aug 25, 2011, at 7:19 AM, Laurentiu Tudor wrote: Clearing the other TCR bits might break code that sets them (e.g. to setup the watchdog or fixed interval tim

Re: [PATCH] powerpc/time: When starting the decrementer don't zero the other bits in TCR

2011-09-01 Thread Kumar Gala
On Sep 1, 2011, at 3:31 AM, Tudor Laurentiu wrote: > On 9/1/2011 9:27 AM, Kumar Gala wrote: >> >> On Aug 25, 2011, at 7:19 AM, Laurentiu Tudor wrote: >> >>> Clearing the other TCR bits might break code that sets them (e.g. to setup >>> the watchdog or fixed interval timer) before start_cpu_decr

Re: [PATCH] powerpc/time: When starting the decrementer don't zero the other bits in TCR

2011-09-01 Thread Tudor Laurentiu
On 9/1/2011 9:27 AM, Kumar Gala wrote: On Aug 25, 2011, at 7:19 AM, Laurentiu Tudor wrote: Clearing the other TCR bits might break code that sets them (e.g. to setup the watchdog or fixed interval timer) before start_cpu_decrementer() gets called. Can you be more specific about the case you'

Re: [PATCH] powerpc/time: When starting the decrementer don't zero the other bits in TCR

2011-08-31 Thread Kumar Gala
On Aug 25, 2011, at 7:19 AM, Laurentiu Tudor wrote: > Clearing the other TCR bits might break code that sets them (e.g. to setup > the watchdog or fixed interval timer) before start_cpu_decrementer() gets > called. Can you be more specific about the case you're concerned about. I'm not sure we

[PATCH] powerpc/time: When starting the decrementer don't zero the other bits in TCR

2011-08-25 Thread Laurentiu Tudor
Clearing the other TCR bits might break code that sets them (e.g. to setup the watchdog or fixed interval timer) before start_cpu_decrementer() gets called. Signed-off-by: Laurentiu Tudor --- arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/arc