1 SCx200 High Resolution Timer Patch for Linux 2.6
2 http://www.gnusto.com/scx200-hr-timer.html
4 diff -Naurp linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/arch/i386/Kconfig linux-2.6.12-rc6/arch/i386/Kconfig
5 --- linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/arch/i386/Kconfig 2005-06-07 14:56:02.000000000 +0100
6 +++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/arch/i386/Kconfig 2005-06-07 16:43:19.000000000 +0100
7 @@ -458,6 +458,17 @@ config HPET_EMULATE_RTC
8 bool "Provide RTC interrupt"
9 depends on HPET_TIMER && RTC=y
11 +config SCx200HR_TIMER
12 + bool "NatSemi SCx200 27MHz High-Resolution Timer Support"
14 + Some of the AMD (formerly National Semiconductor) Geode
15 + processors, notably the SC1100, suffer from a buggy time
16 + stamp counter which causes them to lose time when the
17 + processor is sleeping. Enable this option to use the
18 + on-board 27Mz high-resolution timer to keep time instead.
23 bool "Symmetric multi-processing support"
25 diff -Naurp linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/arch/i386/kernel/scx200.c linux-2.6.12-rc6/arch/i386/kernel/scx200.c
26 --- linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/arch/i386/kernel/scx200.c 2005-06-07 14:56:02.000000000 +0100
27 +++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/arch/i386/kernel/scx200.c 2005-06-07 16:43:19.000000000 +0100
28 @@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ long scx200_gpio_shadow[2];
30 unsigned scx200_cb_base = 0;
32 +#ifdef CONFIG_SCx200HR_TIMER
33 +extern void __devinit scx200hr_timer_enable(void);
36 static struct pci_device_id scx200_tbl[] = {
37 { PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_NS, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NS_SCx200_BRIDGE) },
38 { PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_NS, PCI_DEVICE_ID_NS_SC1100_BRIDGE) },
39 @@ -83,6 +87,9 @@ static int __devinit scx200_probe(struct
40 printk(KERN_INFO NAME ": Configuration Block base 0x%x\n", scx200_cb_base);
43 +#ifdef CONFIG_SCx200HR_TIMER
44 + scx200hr_timer_enable();
49 diff -Naurp linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/arch/i386/kernel/timers/Makefile linux-2.6.12-rc6/arch/i386/kernel/timers/Makefile
50 --- linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/arch/i386/kernel/timers/Makefile 2004-03-11 18:21:13.000000000 +0000
51 +++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/arch/i386/kernel/timers/Makefile 2005-06-07 16:43:19.000000000 +0100
53 obj-y := timer.o timer_none.o timer_tsc.o timer_pit.o common.o
55 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_CYCLONE_TIMER) += timer_cyclone.o
56 +obj-$(CONFIG_SCx200HR_TIMER) += timer_scx200hr.o
57 obj-$(CONFIG_HPET_TIMER) += timer_hpet.o
58 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER) += timer_pm.o
59 diff -Naurp linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer.c linux-2.6.12-rc6/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer.c
60 --- linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer.c 2004-12-26 14:07:37.000000000 +0000
61 +++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer.c 2005-06-07 16:43:19.000000000 +0100
64 /* list of timers, ordered by preference, NULL terminated */
65 static struct init_timer_opts* __initdata timers[] = {
66 +#ifdef CONFIG_SCx200HR_TIMER
67 + &timer_scx200hr_init,
69 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_CYCLONE_TIMER
72 diff -Naurp linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_scx200hr.c linux-2.6.12-rc6/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_scx200hr.c
73 --- linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_scx200hr.c 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
74 +++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_scx200hr.c 2005-06-07 16:43:19.000000000 +0100
77 + * Copyright (C) 2005 Ted Phelps
79 + * This is a clock driver for the Geode SCx200's 27MHz high-resolution
80 + * timer as the system clock replacing its buggy time stamp counter.
82 + * Based on parts of timer_hpet.c, timer_tsc.c and timer_pit.c.
84 + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
85 + * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
86 + * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
87 + * License, or (at your option) any later version.
90 +#include <asm/timer.h>
91 +#include <linux/init.h>
92 +#include <linux/pci.h>
93 +#include <linux/seq_file.h>
94 +#include <linux/scx200.h>
96 +#define NAME "scx200hr"
99 +#define SCx200HR_CLOCK() inl(scx200_cb_base + SCx200_TIMER_OFFSET)
101 +/* High-resolution timer configuration address */
102 +#define SCx200_TMCNFG_OFFSET (SCx200_TIMER_OFFSET + 5)
104 +/* Set this bit to disable the 27 MHz input clock */
105 +#define HR_TM27MPD (1 << 2)
107 +/* Set this bit to update the count-up timer once per cycle of the
108 + * 27MHz timer, clear it to update the timer once every 27 cycles
109 + * (effectively producing a 1MHz counter) */
110 +#define HR_TMCLKSEL (1 << 1)
112 +/* Set this bit to enable the high-resolution timer interrupt */
113 +#define HR_TMEN (1 << 0)
115 +/* The frequency of the timer. Change this to 27000000 and set
116 + * HR_TMCLKSEL in scx200hr_enable to run at the faster clock rate. At
117 + * this point in time there is no point in doing so since times are
118 + * recorded in usec except for the monotonic clock, which is only used
119 + * by the hangcheck-timer. */
120 +#define HR_FREQ 1000000
122 +/* The number of cycles of the high-resolution timer we expect to see
123 + * in a single tick. Note that the result is <<8 for greater precision*/
124 +#define HR_CYCLES_PER_TICK \
125 + (SH_DIV(HR_FREQ / 1000000 * TICK_NSEC, 1000, 8))
127 +/* The number of cycles of the high-resolution timer we expect to see
128 + * in one microsecond, <<8 */
129 +#define HR_CYCLES_PER_US ((HR_FREQ / 1000000) << 8)
132 +/* The value of the timer at the last interrupt */
133 +static u32 clock_at_last_interrupt;
135 +/* The number of high-resolution clock cycles beyond what we would
136 + have expected that the last tick occurred, <<8 for greater precision */
137 +static long clock_delay;
139 +/* The total number of timer nanoseconds between the time the timer
140 + * went live and the most recent tick. */
141 +static unsigned long long total_ns;
143 +/* A lock to guard access to the monotonic clock-related variables
144 + * (total_ns and clocal_at_last_interrupt). Note that these are also
145 + * protected by the xtime lock. */
146 +static seqlock_t hr_lock = SEQLOCK_UNLOCKED;
148 +/* Nonzero if the timer has been selected */
149 +static int enable_scx200hr;
151 +static int __init scx200hr_init(char *override)
153 + /* Watch for a command-line clock= override */
154 + if (override[0] && strncmp(override, NAME, sizeof(NAME) - 1) != 0) {
158 + /* Note that we should try to enable this timer once the
159 + * configuration block address is known */
160 + printk(KERN_WARNING NAME ": timer not yet accessible; will probe later.\n");
161 + enable_scx200hr = 1;
165 +/* Called by the timer interrupt. The xtime_lock will be held. */
166 +static void mark_offset_scx200hr(void)
170 + /* Avoid races between the interrupt handler and monotonic_clock */
171 + write_seqlock(&hr_lock);
173 + /* Determine how many cycles have elapsed since the last interrupt */
174 + now = SCx200HR_CLOCK();
175 + delta = (now - clock_at_last_interrupt) << 8;
176 + clock_at_last_interrupt = now;
178 + /* Update the total us count and remainder */
179 + total_ns += (delta * 1000) / HR_CYCLES_PER_US;
181 + /* The monotonic clock is safe now */
182 + write_sequnlock(&hr_lock);
184 + /* Adjust for interrupt handling delay */
185 + delta += clock_delay;
187 + /* The high-resolution timer is driven by a different crystal
188 + * to the main CPU, so there's no guarantee that the 1KHz
189 + * interrupt rate will coincide with the timer. This keeps
190 + * the jiffies count in line with the high-resolution timer,
191 + * which makes it possible for NTP to do its magic */
192 + if (delta < HR_CYCLES_PER_TICK) {
194 + /* Didn't go over 1000us: decrement jiffies to balance
195 + * out increment in do_timer. This will cause some
196 + * jitter if the frequency offset is large, as that
197 + * adjustment will be applied about 1ms late. */
199 + clock_delay = delta;
203 + } else if (delta < (HR_CYCLES_PER_TICK << 1) + (HR_CYCLES_PER_TICK >> 1)) {
204 + clock_delay = delta - HR_CYCLES_PER_TICK;
206 + jiffies_64 += delta / HR_CYCLES_PER_TICK - 2;
207 + clock_delay = HR_CYCLES_PER_TICK + delta % HR_CYCLES_PER_TICK;
211 +/* Called by gettimeofday(). Returns the number of microseconds since
212 + * the last interrupt. This is called with the xtime_lock held.*/
213 +static unsigned long get_offset_scx200hr(void)
217 + /* Get the time now and determine how many cycles have
218 + * transpired since the interrupt, adjusting for timer
219 + * interrupt jitter. */
220 + delta = ((SCx200HR_CLOCK() - clock_at_last_interrupt) << 8) + clock_delay;
222 + /* Convert from cycles<<8 to microseconds */
223 + return delta / HR_CYCLES_PER_US;
226 +/* Returns the number of nanoseconds since the init of the timer. */
227 +static unsigned long long monotonic_clock_scx200hr(void)
230 + unsigned long long ns;
232 + /* This function is *not* called with xtime_lock held, so we
233 + * need to get the hr_lock to ensure we're not competing with
234 + * mark_offset_scx200hr. */
236 + seq = read_seqbegin(&hr_lock);
238 + delta = SCx200HR_CLOCK() - clock_at_last_interrupt;
239 + } while (read_seqretry(&hr_lock, seq));
241 + /* Convert cycles to microseconds and add. */
242 + return ns + delta * 1000 / HR_CYCLES_PER_US;
245 +/* scx200hr timer_opts struct */
246 +struct timer_opts timer_scx200hr = {
248 + .mark_offset = mark_offset_scx200hr,
249 + .get_offset = get_offset_scx200hr,
250 + .monotonic_clock = monotonic_clock_scx200hr,
254 +/* And the init_timer struct */
255 +struct init_timer_opts __devinitdata timer_scx200hr_init = {
256 + .init = scx200hr_init,
257 + .opts = &timer_scx200hr
261 +/* Switch from the original timer to the high-resolution timer */
262 +void __devinit scx200hr_timer_enable(void)
264 + /* Make sure the timer was requested and that the
265 + * configuration block is present */
266 + if (!enable_scx200hr || !scx200_cb_present()) {
270 + /* Reserve the timer region for ourselves */
271 + if (!request_region(scx200_cb_base + SCx200_TIMER_OFFSET,
273 + "NatSemi SCx200 High-Resolution Timer")) {
274 + printk(KERN_WARNING NAME ": unable to lock timer region\n");
278 + /* Configure the timer */
279 + outb(0, scx200_cb_base + SCx200_TMCNFG_OFFSET);
281 + /* Record the current value of the timer. */
282 + clock_at_last_interrupt = SCx200HR_CLOCK();
284 + /* Get the current value of the monotonic clock */
285 + total_ns = cur_timer->monotonic_clock();
287 + /* Switch from the original timer functions to ours, but keep
288 + * the current delay function since loops_per_jiffy will have
289 + * been computed using that */
290 + timer_scx200hr.delay = cur_timer->delay;
291 + cur_timer = &timer_scx200hr;
293 + printk(KERN_INFO "switching to scx200 high-resolution timer (%lu cpt)\n",
294 + HR_CYCLES_PER_TICK);
296 diff -Naurp linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/include/asm-i386/timer.h linux-2.6.12-rc6/include/asm-i386/timer.h
297 --- linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/include/asm-i386/timer.h 2005-06-07 14:56:11.000000000 +0100
298 +++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/include/asm-i386/timer.h 2005-06-07 16:43:19.000000000 +0100
299 @@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ extern struct init_timer_opts timer_tsc_
300 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_CYCLONE_TIMER
301 extern struct init_timer_opts timer_cyclone_init;
303 +#ifdef CONFIG_SCx200HR_TIMER
304 +extern struct init_timer_opts timer_scx200hr_init;
307 extern unsigned long calibrate_tsc(void);
308 extern void init_cpu_khz(void);
309 diff -Naurp linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/include/linux/scx200.h linux-2.6.12-rc6/include/linux/scx200.h
310 --- linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/include/linux/scx200.h 2005-06-07 14:56:11.000000000 +0100
311 +++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/include/linux/scx200.h 2005-06-07 16:43:19.000000000 +0100
312 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ extern unsigned scx200_cb_base;
314 /* High Resolution Timer */
315 #define SCx200_TIMER_OFFSET 0x08
316 -#define SCx200_TIMER_SIZE 0x05
317 +#define SCx200_TIMER_SIZE 0x06
319 /* Clock Generators */
320 #define SCx200_CLOCKGEN_OFFSET 0x10