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Add module support for Arm64 Exynos MCT driver

PATCH In review Will McVicker 3 participants 10 messages Dec 5, 2025 – Dec 7, 2025

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v7 cover Add module support for Arm64 Exynos MCT driver

This series adds support to build the Arm64 Exynos MCT driver as a module. This is only possible on Arm64 SoCs since they can use the Arm architected timer as the clocksource. Once the Exynos MCT module is loaded and the device probes, the MCT is used as the wakeup source for the arch_timer to ensure the device can wakeup from the "c2" idle state.

These patches are originally from the downstream Pixel 6 (gs101) kernel found at [1] and have been adapted for upstream. Not only has the Exynos MCT driver been shipping as a module in the field with Android, but I've also tested this series with the upstream kernel on my Pixel 6 Pro.

To the driver changes (both as built-in and as module) on Pixel 6 Pro, I ran these tests:

# cat /proc/interrupts | grep -E "mct|arch_timer"
 23:       6823      10938       7795       5607       8935      12828      21947       2200    GICv3  30 Level     arch_timer
104:          1          0          0          0          0          0          0          0    GICv3 785 Level     mct_comp_irq
105:        547          0          0          0          0          0          0          0    GICv3 789 Level     mct_tick0
106:          0       1333          0          0          0          0          0          0    GICv3 790 Level     mct_tick1
107:          0          0       1467          0          0          0          0          0    GICv3 791 Level     mct_tick2
108:          0          0          0        583          0          0          0          0    GICv3 792 Level     mct_tick3
109:          0          0          0          0        206          0          0          0    GICv3 793 Level     mct_tick4
110:          0          0          0          0          0        153          0          0    GICv3 794 Level     mct_tick5
111:          0          0          0          0          0          0         13          0    GICv3 795 Level     mct_tick6
112:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0         87    GICv3 796 Level     mct_tick7
# cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource
arch_sys_counter

When built and loaded as a module, you can verify via:

# lsmod | grep exynos_mct
exynos_mct             20480  9

I also compile tested for ARCH=ARM DEFCONFIG=multi_v7_defconfig with the following debug configs to ensure the section mismatches are fixed:
CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y
# CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH_WARN_ONLY is not set

Any additional testing is much appreciated!

Thanks,
Will

Note1, instructions to build and flash a Pixel 6 device with the upstream kernel can be found at [2].

Note2, this series is based off of krzk/for-next commit bca42080637c (Merge branch 'next/drivers-late' into for-next).

[1] https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/gs/+log/refs/heads/android-gs-raviole-5.10-android12-d1
[2] https://gitlab.com/LinaroLtd/googlelt/pixelscripts/-/blob/clo/main/README.md?ref_type=heads

Cc Alim Akhtar <[email protected]>
Cc Daniel Lezcano <[email protected]>
Cc Donghoon Yu <[email protected]>
Cc Rob Herring <[email protected]>
Cc John Stultz <[email protected]>
Cc Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Cc Youngmin Nam <[email protected]>
Cc Peter Griffin <[email protected]>
Cc Tudor Ambarus <[email protected]>
Cc André Draszik <[email protected]>
Cc Will Deacon <[email protected]>
Cc Conor Dooley <[email protected]>
Cc Krzysztof Kozlowski <[email protected]>
Cc Marek Szyprowski <[email protected]>
Cc "Russell King (Oracle)" <[email protected]>

---

Changes in v7:
- Dropped v6 patch 1/6 that removed __init from register_current_timer_delay()
- Refactored the init function in patch 4/7 to handle the case of registering the timer delay function for ARM 32-bit systems from an __init tagged function. This addresses the original section mismatch issues reported in v4.
- Rebased series onto base commit bca42080637c (Merge branch 'next/drivers-late' into for-next).

Changes in v6:
- Updated module support to only register the MCT driver as a platform driver for ARM64 to ensure ARM 32-bit SoCs continue to probe the MCT driver very early.
- Squashed the percpu fix suggested by Marek Szyprowski in
https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
together with patch 3/6.

Changes in v5:
- Fixed section mismatch issues.
- Addressed Arnd's concerns regarding potential issues with unloading and/or unbinding the driver.
- Fixed SoB concerns to clarify the development chain from AOSP to Linux.
- Pulled in https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
to limit percpu interrupts only for ARM64.

Changes in v4:
- Missed the "v3" string in the previous series for the actual patches
- Re-generated patches with --base a15edf91668beefdb5171c53fa698c9b43dd1e0d for kernel test robot.

Changes in v3:
- Rebased on top of Daniel's timer modularization prep series [3] and krzk/for-next commit a15edf91668b ("Merge branch 'next/dt64' into for-next")
- Added owner references to Exynos MCT clocksource and clockevent objects.
- Dropped #ifdef MODULE conditional section in favor of just using module_platform_driver() which will properly handle setting up the of_device_id table based on if the driver is built-in or a module.
- Update commit message for patch 2 based on John's feedback.
- Dropped DT change from v2 as it was picked up by Krzysztof for CPU Idle.

Changes in v2:
- Re-worked patch v1 5 based on Rob Herring's review to use the compatible data for retrieving the mct_init function pointer.
- Updated the Kconfig logic to disallow building the Exynos MCT driver as a module for ARM32 configurations based on Krzysztof Kozlowski's findings.
- Added comments and clarified commit messages in patches 1 and 2 based on reviews from John Stultz and Youngmin Nam.
- Fixed an issue found during testing that resulted in the device getting stuck on boot. This is included in v2 as patch 5.
- Collected *-by tags
- Rebased to the latest linux-next/master.
---

Donghoon Yu (1):
clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Don't register as a sched_clock on

    arm64

Hosung Kim (1):
clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Set percpu local timer interrupts for

    ARM64

Will McVicker (4):
clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Fix uninitialized irq name warning clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Refactor driver init clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Add module support for ARM64
arm64: exynos: Drop select CLKSRC_EXYNOS_MCT

 arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms     |   1 -
 drivers/clocksource/Kconfig      |   3 +-
 drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c | 255 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 3 files changed, 182 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)

base-commit: bca42080637ce3a21092fc0f7d5411e853b0c3b3

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PATCH v7 1/6 clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Don't register as a sched_clock on arm64

From: Donghoon Yu <[email protected]>

The MCT register is unfortunately very slow to access, but importantly does not halt in the c2 idle state. So for ARM64, we can improve performance by not registering the MCT for sched_clock, allowing the system to use the faster ARM architected timer for sched_clock instead.

The MCT is still registered as a clocksource, and a clockevent in order to be a wakeup source for the arch_timer to exit the "c2" idle state.

Since ARM32 SoCs don't have an architected timer, the MCT must continue to be used for sched_clock. Detailed discussion on this topic can be found at [1].

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-samsung-soc/[email protected]/

[Original commit from https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/gs/+/630817f7080e92c5e0216095ff52f6eb8dd00727

---
 drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c +9 -2
index da09f467a6bb..96361d5dc57d 100644
@@ -219,12 +219,18 @@ static struct clocksource mct_frc = {
 	.resume		= exynos4_frc_resume,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Since ARM devices do not have an architected timer, they need to continue
+ * using the MCT as the main clocksource for timekeeping, sched_clock, and the
+ * delay timer. For AARCH64 SoCs, the architected timer is the preferred
+ * clocksource due to it's superior performance.
+ */
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARM)
 static u64 notrace exynos4_read_sched_clock(void)
 {
 	return exynos4_read_count_32();
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARM)
 static struct delay_timer exynos4_delay_timer;
 
 static cycles_t exynos4_read_current_timer(void)
@@ -250,12 +256,13 @@ static int __init exynos4_clocksource_init(bool frc_shared)
 	exynos4_delay_timer.read_current_timer = &exynos4_read_current_timer;
 	exynos4_delay_timer.freq = clk_rate;
 	register_current_timer_delay(&exynos4_delay_timer);
+
+	sched_clock_register(exynos4_read_sched_clock, 32, clk_rate);
 #endif
 
 	if (clocksource_register_hz(&mct_frc, clk_rate))
 		panic("%s: can't register clocksource\n", mct_frc.name);
 
-	sched_clock_register(exynos4_read_sched_clock, 32, clk_rate);
 
 	return 0;
 }
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PATCH v7 2/6 clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Set percpu local timer interrupts for ARM64

In reply to Will McVicker

From: Hosung Kim <[email protected]>

To allow the CPU to handle it's own clock events, we need to set the IRQF_PERCPU flag. This prevents the local timer interrupts from migrating to other CPUs. This is only supported on ARM64.

[Original commit from https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/gs/+/03267fad19f093bac979ca78309483e9eb3a8d16]
---
 drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c +3 -1
index 96361d5dc57d..1429b9d03a58 100644
@@ -596,7 +596,9 @@ static int __init exynos4_timer_interrupts(struct device_node *np,
 			irq_set_status_flags(mct_irq, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
 			if (request_irq(mct_irq,
 					exynos4_mct_tick_isr,
-					IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_NOBALANCING,
+					IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_NOBALANCING |
+					(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64) ?
+					 IRQF_PERCPU : 0),
 					pcpu_mevt->name, pcpu_mevt)) {
 				pr_err("exynos-mct: cannot register IRQ (cpu%d)\n",
 									cpu);
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PATCH v7 3/6 clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Fix uninitialized irq name warning

In reply to Will McVicker

The Exynos MCT driver doesn't set the clocksource name until the CPU hotplug state is setup which happens after the IRQs are requested. This results in an empty IRQ name which leads to the below warning at proc_create() time. When this happens, the userdata partition fails to mount and the device gets stuck in an endless loop printing the error:

root '/dev/disk/by-partlabel/userdata' doesn't exist or does not contain a /dev.

To fix this, we just need to initialize the name before requesting the IRQs.

Warning from Pixel 6 kernel log:

[  T430] name len 0
[  T430] WARNING: CPU: 6 PID: 430 at fs/proc/generic.c:407 __proc_create+0x258/0x2b4
[  T430] Modules linked in: dwc3_exynos(E+)
[  T430]  ufs_exynos(E+) phy_exynos_ufs(E)
[  T430]  phy_exynos5_usbdrd(E) exynos_usi(E+) exynos_mct(E+) s3c2410_wdt(E)
[  T430]  arm_dsu_pmu(E) simplefb(E)
[  T430] CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 430 Comm: (udev-worker) Tainted:
         ... 6.14.0-next-20250331-4k-00008-g59adf909e40e #1 ...
[  T430] Tainted: [W]=WARN, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE
[  T430] Hardware name: Raven (DT)
[...]
[  T430] Call trace:
[  T430]  __proc_create+0x258/0x2b4 (P)
[  T430]  proc_mkdir+0x40/0xa0
[  T430]  register_handler_proc+0x118/0x140
[  T430]  __setup_irq+0x460/0x6d0
[  T430]  request_threaded_irq+0xcc/0x1b0
[  T430]  mct_init_dt+0x244/0x604 [exynos_mct ...]
[  T430]  mct_init_spi+0x18/0x34 [exynos_mct ...]
[  T430]  exynos4_mct_probe+0x30/0x4c [exynos_mct ...]
[  T430]  platform_probe+0x6c/0xe4
[  T430]  really_probe+0xf4/0x38c
[...]
[  T430]  driver_register+0x6c/0x140
[  T430]  __platform_driver_register+0x28/0x38
[  T430]  exynos4_mct_driver_init+0x24/0xfe8 [exynos_mct ...]
[  T430]  do_one_initcall+0x84/0x3c0
[  T430]  do_init_module+0x58/0x208
[  T430]  load_module+0x1de0/0x2500
[  T430]  init_module_from_file+0x8c/0xdc
---
 drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c +8 -2
index 1429b9d03a58..fece6bbc190e 100644
@@ -465,8 +465,6 @@ static int exynos4_mct_starting_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 		per_cpu_ptr(&percpu_mct_tick, cpu);
 	struct clock_event_device *evt = &mevt->evt;
 
-	snprintf(mevt->name, sizeof(mevt->name), "mct_tick%d", cpu);
-
 	evt->name = mevt->name;
 	evt->cpumask = cpumask_of(cpu);
 	evt->set_next_event = exynos4_tick_set_next_event;
@@ -567,6 +565,14 @@ static int __init exynos4_timer_interrupts(struct device_node *np,
 	for (i = MCT_L0_IRQ; i < nr_irqs; i++)
 		mct_irqs[i] = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, i);
 
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt =
+		    per_cpu_ptr(&percpu_mct_tick, cpu);
+
+		snprintf(mevt->name, sizeof(mevt->name), "mct_tick%d",
+			 cpu);
+	}
+
 	if (mct_int_type == MCT_INT_PPI) {
 
 		err = request_percpu_irq(mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ],
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PATCH v7 4/6 clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Refactor driver init

In reply to Will McVicker

This patch cleans up the driver a bit by
- refactoring mct_init_dt() to allow better separation of ARM 32-bit specific code and ARM64 code. Ultimately this allows the driver to access context data outside of mct_init_dt().
- adds driver data to distinguish the interrupt type which allows a single driver init function.

This clean up is in preparation for modularizing the MCT driver for only ARM64 SoCs.

---
 drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c | 199 +++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 125 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)
drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c +125 -74
index fece6bbc190e..922c2b519a39 100644
@@ -74,13 +74,22 @@ enum {
 	MCT_INT_PPI
 };
 
+/* Needs to be global for sched_clock_register() since we can't pass in data. */
 static void __iomem *reg_base;
-static unsigned long clk_rate;
-static unsigned int mct_int_type;
-static int mct_irqs[MCT_NR_IRQS];
+
+struct mct_data {
+	unsigned int int_type;
+};
+
+struct mct_context {
+	const struct mct_data *drvdata;
+	unsigned long clk_rate;
+	int mct_irqs[MCT_NR_IRQS];
+};
 
 struct mct_clock_event_device {
 	struct clock_event_device evt;
+	struct mct_context *ctx;
 	unsigned long base;
 	/**
 	 *  The length of the name must be adjusted if number of
@@ -89,6 +98,12 @@ struct mct_clock_event_device {
 	char name[11];
 };
 
+static struct mct_clock_event_device *
+to_mct_clock_event_device(struct clock_event_device *evt)
+{
+	return container_of(evt, struct mct_clock_event_device, evt);
+}
+
 static void exynos4_mct_write(unsigned int value, unsigned long offset)
 {
 	unsigned long stat_addr;
@@ -241,7 +256,7 @@ static cycles_t exynos4_read_current_timer(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int __init exynos4_clocksource_init(bool frc_shared)
+static int __init exynos4_clocksource_init(struct mct_context *ctx, bool frc_shared)
 {
 	/*
 	 * When the frc is shared, the main processor should have already
@@ -252,18 +267,9 @@ static int __init exynos4_clocksource_init(bool frc_shared)
 	else
 		exynos4_mct_frc_start();
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARM)
-	exynos4_delay_timer.read_current_timer = &exynos4_read_current_timer;
-	exynos4_delay_timer.freq = clk_rate;
-	register_current_timer_delay(&exynos4_delay_timer);
-
-	sched_clock_register(exynos4_read_sched_clock, 32, clk_rate);
-#endif
-
-	if (clocksource_register_hz(&mct_frc, clk_rate))
+	if (clocksource_register_hz(&mct_frc, ctx->clk_rate))
 		panic("%s: can't register clocksource\n", mct_frc.name);
 
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -297,7 +303,7 @@ static void exynos4_mct_comp0_start(bool periodic, unsigned long cycles)
 	exynos4_mct_write(0x1, EXYNOS4_MCT_G_INT_ENB);
 
 	tcon |= MCT_G_TCON_COMP0_ENABLE;
-	exynos4_mct_write(tcon , EXYNOS4_MCT_G_TCON);
+	exynos4_mct_write(tcon, EXYNOS4_MCT_G_TCON);
 }
 
 static int exynos4_comp_set_next_event(unsigned long cycles,
@@ -325,17 +331,19 @@ static int mct_set_state_periodic(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct clock_event_device mct_comp_device = {
-	.name			= "mct-comp",
-	.features		= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC |
-				  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT,
-	.rating			= 250,
-	.set_next_event		= exynos4_comp_set_next_event,
-	.set_state_periodic	= mct_set_state_periodic,
-	.set_state_shutdown	= mct_set_state_shutdown,
-	.set_state_oneshot	= mct_set_state_shutdown,
-	.set_state_oneshot_stopped = mct_set_state_shutdown,
-	.tick_resume		= mct_set_state_shutdown,
+static struct mct_clock_event_device mct_comp_device = {
+	.evt = {
+		.name			= "mct-comp",
+		.features		= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC |
+					  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT,
+		.rating			= 250,
+		.set_next_event		= exynos4_comp_set_next_event,
+		.set_state_periodic	= mct_set_state_periodic,
+		.set_state_shutdown	= mct_set_state_shutdown,
+		.set_state_oneshot	= mct_set_state_shutdown,
+		.set_state_oneshot_stopped = mct_set_state_shutdown,
+		.tick_resume		= mct_set_state_shutdown,
+	},
 };
 
 static irqreturn_t exynos4_mct_comp_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
@@ -349,14 +357,16 @@ static irqreturn_t exynos4_mct_comp_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static int exynos4_clockevent_init(void)
+static int exynos4_clockevent_init(struct mct_context *ctx)
 {
-	mct_comp_device.cpumask = cpumask_of(0);
-	clockevents_config_and_register(&mct_comp_device, clk_rate,
+	struct clock_event_device *evt = &mct_comp_device.evt;
+
+	mct_comp_device.ctx = ctx;
+	evt->cpumask = cpumask_of(0);
+	clockevents_config_and_register(evt, ctx->clk_rate,
 					0xf, 0xffffffff);
-	if (request_irq(mct_irqs[MCT_G0_IRQ], exynos4_mct_comp_isr,
-			IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL, "mct_comp_irq",
-			&mct_comp_device))
+	if (request_irq(ctx->mct_irqs[MCT_G0_IRQ], exynos4_mct_comp_isr,
+			IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL, "mct_comp_irq", evt))
 		pr_err("%s: request_irq() failed\n", "mct_comp_irq");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -409,18 +419,16 @@ static void exynos4_mct_tick_clear(struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt)
 static int exynos4_tick_set_next_event(unsigned long cycles,
 				       struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
-	struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt;
+	struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt = to_mct_clock_event_device(evt);
 
-	mevt = container_of(evt, struct mct_clock_event_device, evt);
 	exynos4_mct_tick_start(cycles, mevt);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int set_state_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
-	struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt;
+	struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt = to_mct_clock_event_device(evt);
 
-	mevt = container_of(evt, struct mct_clock_event_device, evt);
 	exynos4_mct_tick_stop(mevt);
 	exynos4_mct_tick_clear(mevt);
 	return 0;
@@ -428,10 +436,9 @@ static int set_state_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 
 static int set_state_periodic(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
-	struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt;
+	struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt = to_mct_clock_event_device(evt);
 	unsigned long cycles_per_jiffy;
 
-	mevt = container_of(evt, struct mct_clock_event_device, evt);
 	cycles_per_jiffy = (((unsigned long long)NSEC_PER_SEC / HZ * evt->mult)
 			    >> evt->shift);
 	exynos4_mct_tick_stop(mevt);
@@ -464,6 +471,7 @@ static int exynos4_mct_starting_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt =
 		per_cpu_ptr(&percpu_mct_tick, cpu);
 	struct clock_event_device *evt = &mevt->evt;
+	struct mct_context *ctx = mevt->ctx;
 
 	evt->name = mevt->name;
 	evt->cpumask = cpumask_of(cpu);
@@ -479,7 +487,7 @@ static int exynos4_mct_starting_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	exynos4_mct_write(TICK_BASE_CNT, mevt->base + MCT_L_TCNTB_OFFSET);
 
-	if (mct_int_type == MCT_INT_SPI) {
+	if (ctx->drvdata->int_type == MCT_INT_SPI) {
 
 		if (evt->irq == -1)
 			return -EIO;
@@ -487,9 +495,9 @@ static int exynos4_mct_starting_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 		irq_force_affinity(evt->irq, cpumask_of(cpu));
 		enable_irq(evt->irq);
 	} else {
-		enable_percpu_irq(mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ], 0);
+		enable_percpu_irq(ctx->mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ], 0);
 	}
-	clockevents_config_and_register(evt, clk_rate / (TICK_BASE_CNT + 1),
+	clockevents_config_and_register(evt, ctx->clk_rate / (TICK_BASE_CNT + 1),
 					0xf, 0x7fffffff);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -500,18 +508,20 @@ static int exynos4_mct_dying_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt =
 		per_cpu_ptr(&percpu_mct_tick, cpu);
 	struct clock_event_device *evt = &mevt->evt;
+	struct mct_context *ctx = mevt->ctx;
 
-	if (mct_int_type == MCT_INT_SPI) {
+	if (ctx->drvdata->int_type == MCT_INT_SPI) {
 		if (evt->irq != -1)
 			disable_irq_nosync(evt->irq);
 		exynos4_mct_write(0x1, mevt->base + MCT_L_INT_CSTAT_OFFSET);
 	} else {
-		disable_percpu_irq(mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ]);
+		disable_percpu_irq(ctx->mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ]);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init exynos4_timer_resources(struct device_node *np)
+static int __init exynos4_timer_resources(struct mct_context *ctx,
+					  struct device_node *np)
 {
 	struct clk *mct_clk, *tick_clk;
 
@@ -522,7 +532,7 @@ static int __init exynos4_timer_resources(struct device_node *np)
 	tick_clk = of_clk_get_by_name(np, "fin_pll");
 	if (IS_ERR(tick_clk))
 		panic("%s: unable to determine tick clock rate\n", __func__);
-	clk_rate = clk_get_rate(tick_clk);
+	ctx->clk_rate = clk_get_rate(tick_clk);
 
 	mct_clk = of_clk_get_by_name(np, "mct");
 	if (IS_ERR(mct_clk))
@@ -534,22 +544,20 @@ static int __init exynos4_timer_resources(struct device_node *np)
 
 /**
  * exynos4_timer_interrupts - initialize MCT interrupts
+ * @ctx: device context
  * @np: device node for MCT
- * @int_type: interrupt type, MCT_INT_PPI or MCT_INT_SPI
  * @local_idx: array mapping CPU numbers to local timer indices
  * @nr_local: size of @local_idx array
  */
-static int __init exynos4_timer_interrupts(struct device_node *np,
-					   unsigned int int_type,
+static int __init exynos4_timer_interrupts(struct mct_context *ctx,
+					   struct device_node *np,
 					   const u32 *local_idx,
 					   size_t nr_local)
 {
 	int nr_irqs, i, err, cpu;
 
-	mct_int_type = int_type;
-
 	/* This driver uses only one global timer interrupt */
-	mct_irqs[MCT_G0_IRQ] = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, MCT_G0_IRQ);
+	ctx->mct_irqs[MCT_G0_IRQ] = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, MCT_G0_IRQ);
 
 	/*
 	 * Find out the number of local irqs specified. The local
@@ -557,29 +565,30 @@ static int __init exynos4_timer_interrupts(struct device_node *np,
 	 * irqs are specified.
 	 */
 	nr_irqs = of_irq_count(np);
-	if (nr_irqs > ARRAY_SIZE(mct_irqs)) {
+	if (nr_irqs > ARRAY_SIZE(ctx->mct_irqs)) {
 		pr_err("exynos-mct: too many (%d) interrupts configured in DT\n",
 			nr_irqs);
-		nr_irqs = ARRAY_SIZE(mct_irqs);
+		nr_irqs = ARRAY_SIZE(ctx->mct_irqs);
 	}
 	for (i = MCT_L0_IRQ; i < nr_irqs; i++)
-		mct_irqs[i] = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, i);
+		ctx->mct_irqs[i] = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, i);
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt =
 		    per_cpu_ptr(&percpu_mct_tick, cpu);
 
+		mevt->ctx = ctx;
 		snprintf(mevt->name, sizeof(mevt->name), "mct_tick%d",
 			 cpu);
 	}
 
-	if (mct_int_type == MCT_INT_PPI) {
+	if (ctx->drvdata->int_type == MCT_INT_PPI) {
 
-		err = request_percpu_irq(mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ],
+		err = request_percpu_irq(ctx->mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ],
 					 exynos4_mct_tick_isr, "MCT",
 					 &percpu_mct_tick);
 		WARN(err, "MCT: can't request IRQ %d (%d)\n",
-		     mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ], err);
+		     ctx->mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ], err);
 	} else {
 		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 			int mct_irq;
@@ -595,9 +604,9 @@ static int __init exynos4_timer_interrupts(struct device_node *np,
 			irq_idx = MCT_L0_IRQ + local_idx[cpu];
 
 			pcpu_mevt->evt.irq = -1;
-			if (irq_idx >= ARRAY_SIZE(mct_irqs))
+			if (irq_idx >= ARRAY_SIZE(ctx->mct_irqs))
 				break;
-			mct_irq = mct_irqs[irq_idx];
+			mct_irq = ctx->mct_irqs[irq_idx];
 
 			irq_set_status_flags(mct_irq, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
 			if (request_irq(mct_irq,
@@ -637,8 +646,8 @@ static int __init exynos4_timer_interrupts(struct device_node *np,
 	return 0;
 
 out_irq:
-	if (mct_int_type == MCT_INT_PPI) {
-		free_percpu_irq(mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ], &percpu_mct_tick);
+	if (ctx->drvdata->int_type == MCT_INT_PPI) {
+		free_percpu_irq(ctx->mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ], &percpu_mct_tick);
 	} else {
 		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 			struct mct_clock_event_device *pcpu_mevt =
@@ -653,7 +662,7 @@ static int __init exynos4_timer_interrupts(struct device_node *np,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int __init mct_init_dt(struct device_node *np, unsigned int int_type)
+static int __init mct_init_dt(struct mct_context *ctx, struct device_node *np)
 {
 	bool frc_shared = of_property_read_bool(np, "samsung,frc-shared");
 	u32 local_idx[MCT_NR_LOCAL] = {0};
@@ -679,15 +688,15 @@ static int __init mct_init_dt(struct device_node *np, unsigned int int_type)
 			local_idx[i] = i;
 	}
 
-	ret = exynos4_timer_resources(np);
+	ret = exynos4_timer_resources(ctx, np);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = exynos4_timer_interrupts(np, int_type, local_idx, nr_local);
+	ret = exynos4_timer_interrupts(ctx, np, local_idx, nr_local);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = exynos4_clocksource_init(frc_shared);
+	ret = exynos4_clocksource_init(ctx, frc_shared);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -698,18 +707,60 @@ static int __init mct_init_dt(struct device_node *np, unsigned int int_type)
 	if (frc_shared)
 		return 0;
 
-	return exynos4_clockevent_init();
+	ret = exynos4_clockevent_init(ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct mct_data exynos4210_mct_data = { .int_type = MCT_INT_SPI, };
+static const struct mct_data exynos4412_mct_data = { .int_type = MCT_INT_PPI, };
 
-static int __init mct_init_spi(struct device_node *np)
-{
-	return mct_init_dt(np, MCT_INT_SPI);
-}
+static const struct of_device_id exynos4_mct_match_table[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "samsung,exynos4210-mct", .data = &exynos4210_mct_data, },
+	{ .compatible = "samsung,exynos4412-mct", .data = &exynos4412_mct_data, },
+	{}
+};
 
-static int __init mct_init_ppi(struct device_node *np)
+/* Note, legacy ARM 32-bit systems depend on the MCT as the only clocksource
+ * which requires this driver to be initialized very early. We need to keep this
+ * special condition until we can transparently support modular and early init
+ * timers.
+ */
+static int __init mct_of_declare_init(struct device_node *np)
 {
-	return mct_init_dt(np, MCT_INT_PPI);
+	struct mct_context *ctx;
+	const struct of_device_id *match;
+	int ret;
+
+	match = of_match_node(exynos4_mct_match_table, np);
+	if (!match || !match->data)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ctx)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ctx->drvdata = match->data;
+
+	ret = mct_init_dt(ctx, np);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_ctx;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARM)
+	sched_clock_register(exynos4_read_sched_clock, 32, ctx->clk_rate);
+
+	exynos4_delay_timer.read_current_timer = &exynos4_read_current_timer;
+	exynos4_delay_timer.freq = ctx->clk_rate;
+	register_current_timer_delay(&exynos4_delay_timer);
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_ctx:
+	kfree(ctx);
+	return ret;
 }
-TIMER_OF_DECLARE(exynos4210, "samsung,exynos4210-mct", mct_init_spi);
-TIMER_OF_DECLARE(exynos4412, "samsung,exynos4412-mct", mct_init_ppi);
+TIMER_OF_DECLARE(exynos4210, "samsung,exynos4210-mct", mct_of_declare_init);
+TIMER_OF_DECLARE(exynos4412, "samsung,exynos4412-mct", mct_of_declare_init);
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PATCH v7 5/6 clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Add module support for ARM64

In reply to Will McVicker

On Arm64 platforms the Exynos MCT driver can be built as a module. On boot (and even after boot) the arch_timer is used as the clocksource and tick timer. Once the MCT driver is loaded, it can be used as the wakeup source for the arch_timer.

Note, this commit was derived from
https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/gs/+/8a52a8288ec7d88ff78f0b37480dbb0e9c65bbfd.

---
 drivers/clocksource/Kconfig      |  3 +-
 drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
drivers/clocksource/Kconfig +2 -1
index ffcd23668763..9450cfaf982f 100644
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ config ATMEL_TCB_CLKSRC
 	  Support for Timer Counter Blocks on Atmel SoCs.
 
 config CLKSRC_EXYNOS_MCT
-	bool "Exynos multi core timer driver" if COMPILE_TEST
+	tristate "Exynos multi core timer driver" if ARM64
+	default y if ARCH_EXYNOS || COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on ARM || ARM64
 	depends on ARCH_ARTPEC || ARCH_EXYNOS || COMPILE_TEST
 	help
drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c +45 -6

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Re: [PATCH v7 5/6] clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Add module support for ARM64

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

Hi Will,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on bca42080637ce3a21092fc0f7d5411e853b0c3b3]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Will-McVicker/clocksource-drivers-exynos_mct-Don-t-register-as-a-sched_clock-on-arm64/20251205-091403
base:   bca42080637ce3a21092fc0f7d5411e853b0c3b3
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251205011027.720512-6-willmcvicker%40google.com
patch subject: [PATCH v7 5/6] clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Add module support for ARM64
config: arm64-randconfig-004-20251205 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20251206/[email protected]/config)
compiler: clang version 22.0.0git (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 14bf95b06a18b9b59c89601cbc0e5a6f2176b118)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20251206/[email protected]/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <[email protected]>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/[email protected]/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>, old ones prefixed by <<):

>> WARNING: modpost: vmlinux: section mismatch in reference: exynos4_mct_probe+0x70 (section: .text.exynos4_mct_probe) -> mct_init_dt (section: .init.text)
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Re: [PATCH v7 5/6] clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Add module support for ARM64

In reply to Will McVicker
kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

Hi Will,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on bca42080637ce3a21092fc0f7d5411e853b0c3b3]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Will-McVicker/clocksource-drivers-exynos_mct-Don-t-register-as-a-sched_clock-on-arm64/20251205-091403
base:   bca42080637ce3a21092fc0f7d5411e853b0c3b3
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251205011027.720512-6-willmcvicker%40google.com
patch subject: [PATCH v7 5/6] clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Add module support for ARM64
config: arm64-randconfig-001-20251207 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20251207/[email protected]/config)
compiler: clang version 22.0.0git (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project a805147ac1ba123916de182babb0831fbb148756)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20251207/[email protected]/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <[email protected]>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/[email protected]/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>, old ones prefixed by <<):

>> WARNING: modpost: vmlinux: section mismatch in reference: exynos4_mct_probe+0x84 (section: .text) -> mct_init_dt (section: .init.text)
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PATCH v7 6/6 arm64: exynos: Drop select CLKSRC_EXYNOS_MCT

In reply to Will McVicker

Since the Exynos MCT driver can be built as a module for some Arm64 SoCs like gs101, drop force-selecting it as a built-in driver by ARCH_EXYNOS and instead depend on default y if ARCH_EXYNOS to select it automatically. This allows platforms like Android to build the driver as a module if desired.

---
 arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms +0 -1
index 13173795c43d..fc6026c368ca 100644
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ config ARCH_CIX
 config ARCH_EXYNOS
 	bool "Samsung Exynos SoC family"
 	select COMMON_CLK_SAMSUNG
-	select CLKSRC_EXYNOS_MCT
 	select EXYNOS_PM_DOMAINS if PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS
 	select EXYNOS_PMU
 	select PINCTRL
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In reply to Will McVicker
Quoted 64 lines · Will McVicker

This series adds support to build the Arm64 Exynos MCT driver as a module. This is only possible on Arm64 SoCs since they can use the Arm architected timer as the clocksource. Once the Exynos MCT module is loaded and the device probes, the MCT is used as the wakeup source for the arch_timer to ensure the device can wakeup from the "c2" idle state.

These patches are originally from the downstream Pixel 6 (gs101) kernel found at [1] and have been adapted for upstream. Not only has the Exynos MCT driver been shipping as a module in the field with Android, but I've also tested this series with the upstream kernel on my Pixel 6 Pro.

To the driver changes (both as built-in and as module) on Pixel 6 Pro, I ran these tests:

# cat /proc/interrupts | grep -E "mct|arch_timer"
  23:       6823      10938       7795       5607       8935      12828      21947       2200    GICv3  30 Level     arch_timer
104:          1          0          0          0          0          0          0          0    GICv3 785 Level     mct_comp_irq
105:        547          0          0          0          0          0          0          0    GICv3 789 Level     mct_tick0
106:          0       1333          0          0          0          0          0          0    GICv3 790 Level     mct_tick1
107:          0          0       1467          0          0          0          0          0    GICv3 791 Level     mct_tick2
108:          0          0          0        583          0          0          0          0    GICv3 792 Level     mct_tick3
109:          0          0          0          0        206          0          0          0    GICv3 793 Level     mct_tick4
110:          0          0          0          0          0        153          0          0    GICv3 794 Level     mct_tick5
111:          0          0          0          0          0          0         13          0    GICv3 795 Level     mct_tick6
112:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0         87    GICv3 796 Level     mct_tick7
# cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource
arch_sys_counter

When built and loaded as a module, you can verify via:

# lsmod | grep exynos_mct
exynos_mct             20480  9

I also compile tested for ARCH=ARM DEFCONFIG=multi_v7_defconfig with the following debug configs to ensure the section mismatches are fixed:
CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y
# CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH_WARN_ONLY is not set

Any additional testing is much appreciated!

Thanks,
Will

Note1, instructions to build and flash a Pixel 6 device with the upstream kernel can be found at [2].

Note2, this series is based off of krzk/for-next commit bca42080637c (Merge branch 'next/drivers-late' into for-next).

[1] https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/gs/+log/refs/heads/android-gs-raviole-5.10-android12-d1
[2] https://gitlab.com/LinaroLtd/googlelt/pixelscripts/-/blob/clo/main/README.md?ref_type=heads

Cc Alim Akhtar <[email protected]>
Cc Daniel Lezcano <[email protected]>
Cc Donghoon Yu <[email protected]>
Cc Rob Herring <[email protected]>
Cc John Stultz <[email protected]>
Cc Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Cc Youngmin Nam <[email protected]>
Cc Peter Griffin <[email protected]>
Cc Tudor Ambarus <[email protected]>
Cc André Draszik <[email protected]>
Cc Will Deacon <[email protected]>
Quoted 8 lines
Cc Conor Dooley <[email protected]>
Cc Krzysztof Kozlowski <[email protected]>
Cc Marek Szyprowski <[email protected]>
Cc "Russell King (Oracle)" <[email protected]>

Works fine on ARM Exynos 32bit based boards.

Quoted 69 lines

---

Changes in v7:
- Dropped v6 patch 1/6 that removed __init from register_current_timer_delay()
- Refactored the init function in patch 4/7 to handle the case of registering the timer delay function for ARM 32-bit systems from an __init tagged function. This addresses the original section mismatch issues reported in v4.
- Rebased series onto base commit bca42080637c (Merge branch 'next/drivers-late' into for-next).

Changes in v6:
- Updated module support to only register the MCT driver as a platform driver for ARM64 to ensure ARM 32-bit SoCs continue to probe the MCT driver very early.
- Squashed the percpu fix suggested by Marek Szyprowski in
https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
together with patch 3/6.

Changes in v5:
- Fixed section mismatch issues.
- Addressed Arnd's concerns regarding potential issues with unloading and/or unbinding the driver.
- Fixed SoB concerns to clarify the development chain from AOSP to Linux.
- Pulled in https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
to limit percpu interrupts only for ARM64.

Changes in v4:
- Missed the "v3" string in the previous series for the actual patches
- Re-generated patches with --base a15edf91668beefdb5171c53fa698c9b43dd1e0d for kernel test robot.

Changes in v3:
- Rebased on top of Daniel's timer modularization prep series [3] and krzk/for-next commit a15edf91668b ("Merge branch 'next/dt64' into for-next")
- Added owner references to Exynos MCT clocksource and clockevent objects.
- Dropped #ifdef MODULE conditional section in favor of just using module_platform_driver() which will properly handle setting up the of_device_id table based on if the driver is built-in or a module.
- Update commit message for patch 2 based on John's feedback.
- Dropped DT change from v2 as it was picked up by Krzysztof for CPU Idle.

Changes in v2:
- Re-worked patch v1 5 based on Rob Herring's review to use the compatible data for retrieving the mct_init function pointer.
- Updated the Kconfig logic to disallow building the Exynos MCT driver as a module for ARM32 configurations based on Krzysztof Kozlowski's findings.
- Added comments and clarified commit messages in patches 1 and 2 based on reviews from John Stultz and Youngmin Nam.
- Fixed an issue found during testing that resulted in the device getting stuck on boot. This is included in v2 as patch 5.
- Collected *-by tags
- Rebased to the latest linux-next/master.
---

Donghoon Yu (1):
clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Don't register as a sched_clock on

     arm64

Hosung Kim (1):
clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Set percpu local timer interrupts for

     ARM64

Will McVicker (4):
clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Fix uninitialized irq name warning clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Refactor driver init clocksource/drivers/exynos_mct: Add module support for ARM64
arm64: exynos: Drop select CLKSRC_EXYNOS_MCT

Quoted 7 lines
  arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms     |   1 -
  drivers/clocksource/Kconfig      |   3 +-
  drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c | 255 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------
  3 files changed, 182 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)

base-commit: bca42080637ce3a21092fc0f7d5411e853b0c3b3

Best regards

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Samsung R&D Institute Poland