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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-09-15 02:48:14 +0200
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Merge branch 'devel' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm
* 'devel' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm: (257 commits) [ARM] Update mach-types ARM: 5636/1: Move vendor enum to AMBA include ARM: Fix pfn_valid() for sparse memory [ARM] orion5x: Add LaCie NAS 2Big Network support [ARM] pxa/sharpsl_pm: zaurus c3000 aka spitz: fix resume ARM: 5686/1: at91: Correct AC97 reset line in at91sam9263ek board ARM: 5640/1: This patch modifies the support of AC97 on the at91sam9263 ek board ARM: 5689/1: Update default config of HP Jornada 700-series machines ARM: 5691/1: fix cache aliasing issues between kmap() and kmap_atomic() with highmem ARM: 5688/1: ks8695_serial: disable_irq() lockup ARM: 5687/1: fix an oops with highmem ARM: 5684/1: Add nuc960 platform to w90x900 ARM: 5683/1: Add nuc950 platform to w90x900 ARM: 5682/1: Add cpu.c and dev.c and modify some files of w90p910 platform ARM: 5626/1: add suspend/resume functions to amba-pl011 serial driver ARM: 5625/1: fix hard coded 4K resource size in amba bus detection MMC: MMCI: convert realview MMC to use gpiolib ARM: 5685/1: Make MMCI driver compile without gpiolib ARM: implement highpte ARM: Show FIQ in /proc/interrupts on CONFIG_FIQ ... Fix up trivial conflict in arch/arm/kernel/signal.c. It was due to the TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME addition in commit d0420c83f ("KEYS: Extend TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME to (almost) all architectures") and follow-ups.
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+ S3C24XX CPUfreq support
+ =======================
+
+Introduction
+------------
+
+ The S3C24XX series support a number of power saving systems, such as
+ the ability to change the core, memory and peripheral operating
+ frequencies. The core control is exported via the CPUFreq driver
+ which has a number of different manual or automatic controls over the
+ rate the core is running at.
+
+ There are two forms of the driver depending on the specific CPU and
+ how the clocks are arranged. The first implementation used as single
+ PLL to feed the ARM, memory and peripherals via a series of dividers
+ and muxes and this is the implementation that is documented here. A
+ newer version where there is a seperate PLL and clock divider for the
+ ARM core is available as a seperate driver.
+
+
+Layout
+------
+
+ The code core manages the CPU specific drivers, any data that they
+ need to register and the interface to the generic drivers/cpufreq
+ system. Each CPU registers a driver to control the PLL, clock dividers
+ and anything else associated with it. Any board that wants to use this
+ framework needs to supply at least basic details of what is required.
+
+ The core registers with drivers/cpufreq at init time if all the data
+ necessary has been supplied.
+
+
+CPU support
+-----------
+
+ The support for each CPU depends on the facilities provided by the
+ SoC and the driver as each device has different PLL and clock chains
+ associated with it.
+
+
+Slow Mode
+---------
+
+ The SLOW mode where the PLL is turned off altogether and the
+ system is fed by the external crystal input is currently not
+ supported.
+
+
+sysfs
+-----
+
+ The core code exports extra information via sysfs in the directory
+ devices/system/cpu/cpu0/arch-freq.
+
+
+Board Support
+-------------
+
+ Each board that wants to use the cpufreq code must register some basic
+ information with the core driver to provide information about what the
+ board requires and any restrictions being placed on it.
+
+ The board needs to supply information about whether it needs the IO bank
+ timings changing, any maximum frequency limits and information about the
+ SDRAM refresh rate.
+
+
+
+
+Document Author
+---------------
+
+Ben Dooks, Copyright 2009 Simtec Electronics
+Licensed under GPLv2