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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arch_timer.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt | 29 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt | 20 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arch_timer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arch_timer.txt index ef5fbe9a77c7..ad440a2b8051 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arch_timer.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arch_timer.txt @@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ to deliver its interrupts via SPIs. architecturally-defined reset values. Only supported for 32-bit systems which follow the ARMv7 architected reset values. +- arm,no-tick-in-suspend : The main counter does not tick when the system is in + low-power system suspend on some SoCs. This behavior does not match the + Architecture Reference Manual's specification that the system counter "must + be implemented in an always-on power domain." + Example: diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt index 069fcb3eef6e..262722d8867b 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt @@ -113,6 +113,34 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax). That will limit the usefulness but on the other hand avoid the illegal configurations all over. +- weak reverse dependencies: "imply" <symbol> ["if" <expr>] + This is similar to "select" as it enforces a lower limit on another + symbol except that the "implied" symbol's value may still be set to n + from a direct dependency or with a visible prompt. + + Given the following example: + + config FOO + tristate + imply BAZ + + config BAZ + tristate + depends on BAR + + The following values are possible: + + FOO BAR BAZ's default choice for BAZ + --- --- ------------- -------------- + n y n N/m/y + m y m M/y/n + y y y Y/n + y n * N + + This is useful e.g. with multiple drivers that want to indicate their + ability to hook into a secondary subsystem while allowing the user to + configure that subsystem out without also having to unset these drivers. + - limiting menu display: "visible if" <expr> This attribute is only applicable to menu blocks, if the condition is false, the menu block is not displayed to the user (the symbols @@ -481,6 +509,7 @@ historical issues resolved through these different solutions. b) Match dependency semantics: b1) Swap all "select FOO" to "depends on FOO" or, b2) Swap all "depends on FOO" to "select FOO" + c) Consider the use of "imply" instead of "select" The resolution to a) can be tested with the sample Kconfig file Documentation/kbuild/Kconfig.recursion-issue-01 through the removal diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt index 185c39fea2a0..5596e2d71d6d 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt @@ -362,6 +362,26 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files: to correlate events across hypervisor/guest if tb_offset is known. + mono: This uses the fast monotonic clock (CLOCK_MONOTONIC) + which is monotonic and is subject to NTP rate adjustments. + + mono_raw: + This is the raw monotonic clock (CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW) + which is montonic but is not subject to any rate adjustments + and ticks at the same rate as the hardware clocksource. + + boot: This is the boot clock (CLOCK_BOOTTIME) and is based on the + fast monotonic clock, but also accounts for time spent in + suspend. Since the clock access is designed for use in + tracing in the suspend path, some side effects are possible + if clock is accessed after the suspend time is accounted before + the fast mono clock is updated. In this case, the clock update + appears to happen slightly sooner than it normally would have. + Also on 32-bit systems, it's possible that the 64-bit boot offset + sees a partial update. These effects are rare and post + processing should be able to handle them. See comments in the + ktime_get_boot_fast_ns() function for more information. + To set a clock, simply echo the clock name into this file. echo global > trace_clock |