MIPS: Add new GIC clockevent driver.
Add new clockevent driver that uses the counter present on the MIPS
Global Interrupt Controller.
Signed-off-by: Raghu Gandham <Raghu.Gandham@imgtec.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven J. Hill <Steven.Hill@imgtec.com>
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 4b62305..44e29b64 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -912,6 +912,9 @@
config CEVT_R4K
bool
+config CEVT_GIC
+ bool
+
config CEVT_SB1250
bool
@@ -1819,6 +1822,15 @@
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+config CEVT_GIC
+ bool "Use GIC global counter for clock events"
+ depends on IRQ_GIC && !(MIPS_SEAD3 || MIPS_MT_SMTC)
+ help
+ Use the GIC global counter for the clock events. The R4K clock
+ event driver is always present, so if the platform ends up not
+ detecting a GIC, it will fall back to the R4K timer for the
+ generation of clock events.
+
config BOARD_SCACHE
bool