Re: [PATCH v6 0/2] riscv: Use GCR.U timer device as clocksource

[Aleksa Paunovic <aleksa.paunovic@htecgroup.com>]

On 8/6/25 14:26, Aleksa Paunovic via B4 Relay wrote:

> This series adds bindings for the GCR.U timer device and corresponding
> driver support. Accessing the memory mapped mtime register in the GCR.U
> region should be faster than trapping to M mode each time the timer
> needs to be read.
>
> Signed-off-by: Aleksa Paunovic <aleksa.paunovic@htecgroup.com>

Gentle ping.

If there are any further comments, we'd be happy to address them.

Best regards,
Aleksa

> ---
> Changes in v6:
> - Rename mti,gcru to mips,p8700-gcru
> - Link to v5: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250711-riscv-time-mmio-v5-0-9ed1f825ad5e@htecgroup.com
>
> Changes in v5:
> - Fixed build issues on 32-bit RISC-V and sparse warnings
> - Remove clint_time_val and clint.h, replace with riscv_time_val
> - Depend on RISCV_TIMER in Kconfig
> Changes in v4:
> - Remove "select" from mti,gcru.yaml.
> - Refactor the driver to use function pointers instead of static keys.
>
> Previous versions:
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20241227150056.191794-1-arikalo@gmail.com/#t
> v2: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/20250409143816.15802-1-aleksa.paunovic@htecgroup.com/
> v3: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/DU0PR09MB61968695A2A3146EE83B7708F6BA2@DU0PR09MB6196.eurprd09.prod.outlook.com/
> v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250514-riscv-time-mmio-v4-0-cb0cf2922d66@htecgroup.com
> v5: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250711-riscv-time-mmio-v5-0-9ed1f825ad5e@htecgroup.com
>
> ---
> Aleksa Paunovic (2):
>       dt-bindings: timer: mips,p8700-gcru
>       riscv: Allow for riscv-clock to pick up mmio address.
>
>  .../devicetree/bindings/timer/mips,p8700-gcru.yaml | 38 +++++++++++++
>  arch/riscv/include/asm/clint.h                     | 26 ---------
>  arch/riscv/include/asm/timex.h                     | 63 ++++++++++++----------
>  drivers/clocksource/Kconfig                        | 12 +++++
>  drivers/clocksource/timer-clint.c                  | 20 ++++---
>  drivers/clocksource/timer-riscv.c                  | 34 ++++++++++++
>  6 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 038d61fd642278bab63ee8ef722c50d10ab01e8f
> change-id: 20250424-riscv-time-mmio-5628e0fca8af
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Aleksa Paunovic <aleksa.paunovic@htecgroup.com>
>
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