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The Elapsed Time Counter (ETC) registers are not buffered for reading. If a 250ms tick occurs while data is being read out, the result can be a combination of old and new values. This can occur at the byte level (giving a time in the future) or the individual bit level (giving a time in the past). We catch both these cases by reading until we get two equal or consecutive values. After five unsuccessful attempts we give up. Signed-off-by: Thomas VanSelus <tvanselus@xes-inc.com> Signed-off-by: Aaron Sierra <asierra@xes-inc.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Linux kernel ============ This file was moved to Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst Please notice that there are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or ``make pdfdocs``. There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory, several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation. See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file. Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.