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From: gregory.clement@free-electrons•com (Gregory CLEMENT)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists•infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 11/12] cpuidle: mvebu: Add initial CPU idle support for Armada 370/XP SoC
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:01:36 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <525BF940.2010403@free-electrons.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5235EEE1.8020501@linaro.org>

On 15/09/2013 19:31, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
Hi Daniel,

>>>> +	.state_count = ARMADA_370_XP_MAX_STATES,
>>>> +};
>>>
>>> What about the local timers ? Are they shutdown ?
>>
>> I need to chekc it.
> 
> Ok, if it is the case, there is the flag CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP to tell
> the cpuidle framework to switch to the broadcast timer with this state.

I have just sent a new version taking into account all your remarks, expect
this one. The timers used on Armada 370/XP are only the locale timer then
they are not shutdown when the CPUs go to idle.

Regards,

Gregory

> 
>>>> +static int __init armada_370_xp_cpuidle_init(void)
>>>> +{
>>>> +	if (!of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "marvell,armada-370-xp-pmsu"))
>>>> +		return -ENODEV;
>>>> +
>>>> +	if (!of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "marvell,coherency-fabric"))
>>>> +		return -ENODEV;
>>>> +
>>>> +	pr_info("Initializing Armada-XP CPU power management ");
>>>> +
>>>> +	armada_370_xp_pmsu_enable_l2_powerdown_onidle();
>>>> +
>>>> +	return cpuidle_register(&armada_370_xp_idle_driver, NULL);
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +module_init(armada_370_xp_cpuidle_init);
>>>
>>> Isn't it possible to replace it by module_platform_driver ? like ux500
>>> or kirkwood ?
>>
>> It should be possible indeed, I will check it.
> 
> That would be great. It is a nicer approach for the single zImage IMHO.
> 
> Thanks !
>   -- Daniel
> 


-- 
Gregory Clement, Free Electrons
Kernel, drivers, real-time and embedded Linux
development, consulting, training and support.
http://free-electrons.com

  reply	other threads:[~2013-10-14 14:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-09-13 10:06 [PATCH v2 00/12] CPU idle for Armada XP Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 01/12] ARM: PJ4B: Add cpu_suspend/cpu_resume hooks for PJ4B Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 02/12] ARM: mvebu: ll_set_cpu_coherent no more uses the coherency address as parameter Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 03/12] ARM: mvebu: ll_set_cpu_coherent always uses the current CPU Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 04/12] ARM: mvebu: Remove the unused argument of set_cpu_coherent() Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 05/12] ARM: mvebu: Make ll_set_cpu_coherent() more configurable Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 06/12] ARM: mvebu: Low level functions to disable cache snooping Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 07/12] ARM: mvebu: Add a new set of registers for pmsu Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 08/12] ARM: mvebu: Allow to power down L2 cache controller in idle mode Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 09/12] ARM: mvebu: Add the PMSU related part of the cpu idle functions Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 10/12] ARM: mvebu: Set the start address of a CPU in a separate function Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 11/12] cpuidle: mvebu: Add initial CPU idle support for Armada 370/XP SoC Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 15:36   ` Daniel Lezcano
2013-09-15 14:34     ` Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-15 17:31       ` Daniel Lezcano
2013-10-14 14:01         ` Gregory CLEMENT [this message]
2013-09-13 16:16   ` Lorenzo Pieralisi
2013-10-14 14:14     ` Gregory CLEMENT
2013-10-14 15:06       ` Lorenzo Pieralisi
2013-09-13 10:06 ` [PATCH v2 12/12] ARM: dts: mvebu: Add a new set of registers to the PMSU node Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 11:00 ` [PATCH v2 00/12] CPU idle for Armada XP Andrew Lunn
2013-09-13 11:17   ` Gregory CLEMENT
2013-09-13 11:38     ` Andrew Lunn
2013-09-13 14:48     ` Kevin Hilman
2013-09-13 15:19       ` Daniel Lezcano
2013-10-02 17:39 ` Jason Cooper
2013-10-02 17:44   ` Gregory CLEMENT
2013-10-02 17:58     ` Jason Cooper

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