Ticket #1756: pr1756.diff

c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/pc386/timer/timer.c

@@ -24 +24 @@
  *  found in the file LICENSE in this distribution or at
  *  http://www.rtems.com/license/LICENSE.
  *
- *  $Id: timer.c,v 1.32 2011/02/09 08:22:58 ralf Exp $
+ *  $Id: timer.c,v 1.33 2011/03/04 21:56:45 joel Exp $
  */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -334 +334 @@
   unsigned int targetClockBits, currentClockBits;
   unsigned int slowLoopGranularity, fastLoopGranularity;
   rtems_interrupt_level  level;
+  int retries = 0;
 
+  rtems_interrupt_disable(level);
+
+retry:
+  if ( ++retries >= 5 ) {
+    printk( "Calibrate_loop_1ms: too many attempts. giving up!!\n" );
+    while (1);
+  }
 #ifdef DEBUG_CALIBRATE
   printk("Calibrate_loop_1ms is starting,  please wait (but not too long.)\n");
 #endif
   targetClockBits = US_TO_TICK(1000);
-
-  rtems_interrupt_disable(level);
   /*
    * Fill up the cache to get a correct offset
    */
@@ -384 +390 @@
   fastLoop (10000);
   res = readTimer0() - offset;
   if (res < emptyCall) {
-     printk("Problem #1 in offset computation in Calibrate_loop_1ms in file libbsp/i386/pc386/timer/timer.c\n");
-    while (1);
+    printk(
+      "Problem #1 in offset computation in Calibrate_loop_1ms "
+        " in file libbsp/i386/pc386/timer/timer.c\n"
+    );
+    goto retry;
   }
   fastLoopGranularity = (res - emptyCall) / 10000;
   /*
@@ -395 +404 @@
   slowLoop(10);
   res = readTimer0();
   if (res < offset + emptyCall) {
-     printk("Problem #2 in offset computation in Calibrate_loop_1ms in file libbsp/i386/pc386/timer/timer.c\n");
-    while (1);
+    printk(
+      "Problem #2 in offset computation in Calibrate_loop_1ms "
+        " in file libbsp/i386/pc386/timer/timer.c\n"
+    );
+    goto retry;
   }
   slowLoopGranularity = (res - offset - emptyCall)/ 10;
 
   if (slowLoopGranularity == 0) {
-    printk("Problem #3 in Calibrate_loop_1ms in file libbsp/i386/pc386/timer/timer.c\n");
-    while (1);
+    printk(
+      "Problem #3 in offset computation in Calibrate_loop_1ms "
+        " in file libbsp/i386/pc386/timer/timer.c\n"
+    );
+    goto retry;
   }
 
   targetClockBits += offset;