[PATCH -mm] Fix faulty HPET clocksource usage (fix for bug #7062)

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Apparently some systems export valid HPET addresses, but hpet_enable()
fails. Then when the HPET clocksource starts up, it only checks for a
valid HPET address, and the result is a system where time does not
advance.

See http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7062 for details.

This patch just makes sure we better check that the HPET is functional
before registering the HPET clocksource.

Signed-off-by: John Stultz <[email protected]>

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/i386/kernel/hpet.c
index c6737c3..17647a5 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int __init init_hpet_clocksource(
 	void __iomem* hpet_base;
 	u64 tmp;
 
-	if (!hpet_address)
+	if (!is_hpet_enabled())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* calculate the hpet address: */


-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

[Index of Archives]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Photo]     [Stuff]     [Gimp]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Video 4 Linux]     [Linux for the blind]     [Linux Resources]
  Powered by Linux