realtek: SMP handling of R4K timer interrupts

Until now there has been no good explanation why we mess with the R4K
timer on SMP. After extensive testing and looking at the SDK code it
becomes clear what it is all about.

When we disable the CEVT_R4K module (we will do with the new timer
driver) the R4K timer hardware still fires interrupts on the secondary
CPU. To get around this we have two options:

- Disable IRQ 7
- Stop the counter completely

This patch selects option two because this is the root of evil.. To be
on the safe side we will do it only in case the CEVT_R4K module is
disabled.

Signed-off-by: Markus Stockhausen <markus.stockhausen@gmx.de>

diff --git a/target/linux/realtek/files-5.10/arch/mips/rtl838x/prom.c b/target/linux/realtek/files-5.10/arch/mips/rtl838x/prom.c
index 3282a9c38fc8b8870b32f7a2a1e502cb7fc6432a..24e4bfc5686d7bbe0448251feca9b2e1cf3c364d 100644 (file)
--- a/target/linux/realtek/files-5.10/arch/mips/rtl838x/prom.c
+++ b/target/linux/realtek/files-5.10/arch/mips/rtl838x/prom.c
@@ -35,11 +35,17 @@ static struct plat_smp_ops rtl_smp_ops;
 
 static void rtl_init_secondary(void)
 {
+#ifndef CONFIG_CEVT_R4K
 /*
- * MIPS timer interrupt might fire like crazy if not used or initialized
- * properly. Silence it by setting the maximum possible interval.
+ * These devices are low on resources. There might be the chance that CEVT_R4K
+ * is not enabled in kernel build. Nevertheless the timer and interrupt 7 might
+ * be active by default after startup of secondary VPE. With no registered
+ * handler that leads to continuous unhandeled interrupts. In this case disable
+ * counting (DC) in the core and confirm a pending interrupt.
  */
+       write_c0_cause(read_c0_cause() | CAUSE_DC);
        write_c0_compare(0);
+#endif /* CONFIG_CEVT_R4K */
 /*
  * Enable all CPU interrupts, as everything is managed by the external
  * controller. TODO: Standard vsmp_init_secondary() has special treatment for
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ static void rtl_init_secondary(void)
        else
                set_c0_status(ST0_IM);
 }
-#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP */
 
 const char *get_system_type(void)
 {