From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0896C468C6 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:37:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 824812084C for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:37:07 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="M0sAPYcK" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 824812084C Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=gmail.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1732018AbeGSRVD (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:21:03 -0400 Received: from mail-pg1-f194.google.com ([209.85.215.194]:38065 "EHLO mail-pg1-f194.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1731839AbeGSRVD (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:21:03 -0400 Received: by mail-pg1-f194.google.com with SMTP id k3-v6so4249462pgq.5; Thu, 19 Jul 2018 09:37:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id; bh=/jlu4MmIdp+EOK5XWMB3wRQZ+hjKKPG5sAGg36rKF2g=; b=M0sAPYcKf4JNsRDypz8OYRnfO0uO/H6WX3ZR2exR8zoorYgR+WDAiV/YgBAHFUyDnN nwxHM9sisy+YrPyTm2XILmjYljb4gsNZsRe/+oTMR1YvxdcaYOEdVd35TR4XF4DVgZXS gQDtsbboNEqlfKKk04hIYa8UQzRKCFTuZTo9VAzgd8+sUJMY9kt5FjLxorjMdt5OqJiZ //zF4XtJ7shYLGQb8JdaigrKDbhU9jlxOCHoY8HGVtsIRbvXsw0DIbo9BUTzD8V9mWx8 +0XuyqC/QF5A3unxPenBrEEgBNSwusZK2iKfuxSZrrk7MyiBld/EDin55IDkObQ1W3R6 SBWQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id; bh=/jlu4MmIdp+EOK5XWMB3wRQZ+hjKKPG5sAGg36rKF2g=; b=fRXQbdWzh6tUjDgM4Gi+nvdfOuBVnQu0/rxxY6tc7JmvIkjfJL2nl5hVz30ENYW/eL wYe+2IXmzbskeHec9hX42WfblsTk5An8KWgKONby3MlD5GHpkzoSTFlkPQKrKx9GzyVf Wg8gm9DUeBdJWBxF8K+2FS6Qy+spx2FGtaVHx6NrF4lmZXD+w6tPpIzmTom7wzgsYHyA T4urAClUWg7Nga+o3VT4z3H5dMgSYTotrNjKc7ZRGt/LCvzzkxZGD/r382NsoDtRjN8Y VjCtJgdAf8b6EjV9fkfYlTBUdu/GYNXaJoyk7qjAZEZ2sTqY+AcDPBTT3kBYXvA826p/ QREA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOUpUlE8CoCmcMWJ6b6OMh/xrGv1Gdod6RlJDr14UKfWENC0tTANi15o IPt0gKVtK9MlZP758M4vAwBIri2Ms7NlzQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AAOMgpd0Z3iqpBMpKYrjNnaIPylfY73KQwTOhVsVss0ZrtfLwLIySv5SFEh0vhW20llVpdC2zF+irg== X-Received: by 2002:a65:4888:: with SMTP id n8-v6mr10860794pgs.149.1532018225095; Thu, 19 Jul 2018 09:37:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from siddaraj-MOBL.gar.corp.intel.com ([192.55.54.45]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 14-v6sm12578525pft.93.2018.07.19.09.37.00 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 19 Jul 2018 09:37:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Siddaraju DH To: john.stultz@linaro.org Cc: tglx@linutronix.de, corbet@lwn.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, Siddaraju DH Subject: [PATCH] timekeeping.txt: Correct maxCount of n-bit binary counter Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 22:06:51 +0530 Message-Id: <20180719163651.19360-1-siddarajudh@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.15.1.windows.2 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org A n-bit binary counter can count a maximum of 2^n events and the count value ranges from 0 to (2^n)-1 Signed-off-by: Siddaraju DH --- Documentation/timers/timekeeping.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/timers/timekeeping.txt b/Documentation/timers/timekeeping.txt index f3a8cf2..2d1732b 100644 --- a/Documentation/timers/timekeeping.txt +++ b/Documentation/timers/timekeeping.txt @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ a Linux system will eventually read the clock source to determine exactly what time it is. Typically the clock source is a monotonic, atomic counter which will provide -n bits which count from 0 to 2^(n-1) and then wraps around to 0 and start over. +n bits which count from 0 to (2^n)-1 and then wraps around to 0 and start over. It will ideally NEVER stop ticking as long as the system is running. It may stop during system suspend. -- 2.7.4