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Subject[PATCH 09/18] frv: switch do_timer() to xtime_update()
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this code looks like its protecting __set_LEDS() with this lock also.
i dont think thats necessary.

Signed-off-by: Torben Hohn <torbenh@gmx.de>
---
arch/frv/kernel/time.c | 9 ++++-----
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/time.c b/arch/frv/kernel/time.c
index 0ddbbae..0d95162 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/time.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static struct irqaction timer_irq = {

/*
* timer_interrupt() needs to keep up the real-time clock,
- * as well as call the "do_timer()" routine every clocktick
+ * as well as call the "xtime_update()" routine every clocktick
*/
static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dummy)
{
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dummy)
* CPU. We need to avoid to SMP race with it. NOTE: we don't need
* the irq version of write_lock because as just said we have irq
* locally disabled. -arca
+ *
+ * xtime_update takes the writelock.
*/
- write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);

- do_timer(1);
+ xtime_update(1);

#ifdef CONFIG_HEARTBEAT
static unsigned short n;
@@ -72,8 +73,6 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dummy)
__set_LEDS(n);
#endif /* CONFIG_HEARTBEAT */

- write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
-
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));

return IRQ_HANDLED;
--
1.7.2.3


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