[LinuxBIOS] [PATCH] v3: 8254_pit.patch
Marc Jones
marc.jones at amd.com
Wed Jul 4 02:19:48 CEST 2007
Updated the patch based on comments. Some comments inline below.
Uwe Hermann wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 10:53:23AM -0600, Marc Jones wrote:
>> Index: LinuxBIOSv3/arch/x86/geodelx/geodelx.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- LinuxBIOSv3.orig/arch/x86/geodelx/geodelx.c 2007-07-02 10:23:52.000000000 -0600
>> +++ LinuxBIOSv3/arch/x86/geodelx/geodelx.c 2007-07-03 09:37:11.000000000 -0600
>> @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
>> #include <io.h>
>> #include <amd_geodelx.h>
>> #include <spd.h>
>> +#include <8254_pit.h>
>>
>> /* all these functions used to be in a lot of fiddly little files. To
>> * make it easier to find functions, we are merging them here. This
>> @@ -41,8 +42,6 @@
>>
>> /**
>> * Starts Timer 1 for port 61 use.
>> - * 0x43 is PIT command/control.
>> - * 0x41 is PIT counter 1.
>> *
>> * The command 0x56 means write counter 1 lower 8 bits in next IO,
>> * set the counter mode to square wave generator (count down to 0
>> @@ -58,8 +57,8 @@
>> */
>> void start_timer1(void)
>> {
>> - outb(0x56, 0x43);
>> - outb(0x12, 0x41);
>> + outb(0x56, I82C54_CONTROL_WORD_REGISTER);
>> + outb(0x12, I82C54_COUNTER1);
>
> Yep, but the 0x56 and 0x12 should be #defines (or have comments), too.
>
The 0x56 and 0x12 are well commented in the function header.
>> }
>>
>> /**
>> Index: LinuxBIOSv3/arch/x86/speaker.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- LinuxBIOSv3.orig/arch/x86/speaker.c 2007-07-02 10:23:37.000000000 -0600
>> +++ LinuxBIOSv3/arch/x86/speaker.c 2007-07-03 09:34:08.000000000 -0600
>> @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
>> * This file is part of the LinuxBIOS project.
>> *
>> * Copyright (C) 2007 Uwe Hermann <uwe at hermann-uwe.de>
>> + * Copyright (C) 2007 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
>
> Nope, please drop that this time. There's no new code, just shuffling of
> existing code in this patch.
>
ok
>
>> *
>> * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>> * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
>> @@ -18,23 +19,9 @@
>> * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
>> */
>>
>> -/*
>> - * Datasheet:
>> - * - Name: 82C54 CHMOS Programmable Interval Timer
>> - * - PDF: http://www.intel.com/design/archives/periphrl/docs/23124406.pdf
>> - * - Order number: 231244-006
>> - */
>
> Please let's keep this here _and_ in 8254_pit.h, it's useful in both
> files, IMO.
>
ok
>
>> -
>> #include <io.h>
>> #include <lib.h>
>> -
>> -#define I82C54_CONTROL_WORD_REGISTER 0x43 /* Write-only. */
>> -
>> -#define I82C54_COUNTER0 0x40
>> -#define I82C54_COUNTER1 0x41
>> -#define I82C54_COUNTER2 0x42
>> -
>> -#define PC_SPEAKER_PORT 0x61
>
> The PC_SPEAKER_PORT belongs in this file, I think. It's not PIT related,
> but speaker related.
>
good point
>
>> +#include <8254_pit.h>
>>
>> /**
>> * Use the PC speaker to create a tone/sound of the specified frequency.
>> Index: LinuxBIOSv3/include/arch/x86/8254_pit.h
>
> Hm, maybe we should make this include/arch/x86/legacy.h and stick other
> #defines in there, too. We should avoid too many small almost-empty
> files and there will be other "legacy" devices which need #defines.
>
>
I started on this path but since there wasn't a legacy.h i figured
everything was getting it's own headers. There is a legacy.h now.
>> ===================================================================
>> --- /dev/null 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
>> +++ LinuxBIOSv3/include/arch/x86/8254_pit.h 2007-07-03 09:34:04.000000000 -0600
>> @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
>> + * Copyright (C) 2007 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
>
> See above, drop this please.
>
ok
>
> Otherwise patch is ok.
>
> Uwe.
>
Marc
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