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Subject: Re: [PATCH] clocksource: arm_arch_timer: print timer value at init time
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On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net> wrote:
> This is useful to get an indication of how much time we spent in firmware.
>
> It's not guaranteed that the timer started at 0 on reset, so it's just
> an approximation, and might very well be invalid on some systems. But
> it's still a useful metric to have access to.
>
> Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>

Friendly ping. Would be nice to see this land in 4.11.


Thanks,

-Olof

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On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net> wrote:
> This is useful to get an indication of how much time we spent in firmware.
>
> It's not guaranteed that the timer started at 0 on reset, so it's just
> an approximation, and might very well be invalid on some systems. But
> it's still a useful metric to have access to.
>
> Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>

Friendly ping. Would be nice to see this land in 4.11.


Thanks,

-Olof