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x86: TSC: define the PIT latch value separate
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Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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Thomas Gleixner authored and Ingo Molnar committed Sep 4, 2008
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14 changes: 9 additions & 5 deletions arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
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Expand Up @@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ static u64 tsc_read_refs(u64 *pm, u64 *hpet)
return ULLONG_MAX;
}

#define CAL_MS 50
#define CAL_LATCH (CLOCK_TICK_RATE / (1000 / CAL_MS))
#define CAL_PIT_LOOPS 5000

/*
* Try to calibrate the TSC against the Programmable
* Interrupt Timer and return the frequency of the TSC
Expand All @@ -144,8 +148,8 @@ static unsigned long pit_calibrate_tsc(void)
* (LSB then MSB) to begin countdown.
*/
outb(0xb0, 0x43);
outb((CLOCK_TICK_RATE / (1000 / 50)) & 0xff, 0x42);
outb((CLOCK_TICK_RATE / (1000 / 50)) >> 8, 0x42);
outb(CAL_LATCH & 0xff, 0x42);
outb(CAL_LATCH >> 8, 0x42);

tsc = t1 = t2 = get_cycles();

Expand All @@ -166,18 +170,18 @@ static unsigned long pit_calibrate_tsc(void)
/*
* Sanity checks:
*
* If we were not able to read the PIT more than 5000
* If we were not able to read the PIT more than PIT_MIN_LOOPS
* times, then we have been hit by a massive SMI
*
* If the maximum is 10 times larger than the minimum,
* then we got hit by an SMI as well.
*/
if (pitcnt < 5000 || tscmax > 10 * tscmin)
if (pitcnt < CAL_PIT_LOOPS || tscmax > 10 * tscmin)
return ULONG_MAX;

/* Calculate the PIT value */
delta = t2 - t1;
do_div(delta, 50);
do_div(delta, CAL_MS);
return delta;
}

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