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-rw-r--r--arch/mips/dec/time.c22
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/time.c b/arch/mips/dec/time.c
index 56ebc7f2bede..1914e56f0d96 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/time.c
@@ -125,12 +125,16 @@ int rtc_mips_set_mmss(unsigned long nowtime)
void __init plat_time_init(void)
{
+ int ioasic_clock = 0;
u32 start, end;
int i = HZ / 8;
/* Set up the rate of periodic DS1287 interrupts. */
ds1287_set_base_clock(HZ);
+ /* On some I/O ASIC systems we have the I/O ASIC's counter. */
+ if (IOASIC)
+ ioasic_clock = dec_ioasic_clocksource_init() == 0;
if (cpu_has_counter) {
ds1287_timer_state();
while (!ds1287_timer_state())
@@ -147,9 +151,21 @@ void __init plat_time_init(void)
mips_hpt_frequency = (end - start) * 8;
printk(KERN_INFO "MIPS counter frequency %dHz\n",
mips_hpt_frequency);
- } else if (IOASIC)
- /* For pre-R4k systems we use the I/O ASIC's counter. */
- dec_ioasic_clocksource_init();
+
+ /*
+ * All R4k DECstations suffer from the CP0 Count erratum,
+ * so we can't use the timer as a clock source, and a clock
+ * event both at a time. An accurate wall clock is more
+ * important than a high-precision interval timer so only
+ * use the timer as a clock source, and not a clock event
+ * if there's no I/O ASIC counter available to serve as a
+ * clock source.
+ */
+ if (!ioasic_clock) {
+ init_r4k_clocksource();
+ mips_hpt_frequency = 0;
+ }
+ }
ds1287_clockevent_init(dec_interrupt[DEC_IRQ_RTC]);
}