arch/tile: fix __ndelay etc to work better
The current implementations of __ndelay and __udelay call a hypervisor service to delay, but the hypervisor service isn't actually implemented very well, and the consensus is that Linux should handle figuring this out natively and not use a hypervisor service. By converting nanoseconds to cycles, and then spinning until the cycle counter reaches the desired cycle, we get several benefits: first, we are sensitive to the actual clock speed; second, we use less power by issuing a slow SPR read once every six cycles while we delay; and third, we properly handle the case of an interrupt by exiting at the target time rather than after some number of cycles. Signed-off-by: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com>
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@@ -963,6 +963,11 @@ HV_ASIDRange hv_inquire_asid(int idx);
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/** Waits for at least the specified number of nanoseconds then returns.
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*
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* NOTE: this deprecated function currently assumes a 750 MHz clock,
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* and is thus not generally suitable for use. New code should call
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* hv_sysconf(HV_SYSCONF_CPU_SPEED), compute a cycle count to wait for,
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* and delay by looping while checking the cycle counter SPR.
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* @param nanosecs The number of nanoseconds to sleep.
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*/
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