[PATCH] linux-2.5.54_timer-none_A0

[john stultz]

Linus, 
	As requested, here is a simple implementation of a default initializer:
timer_none, which is for the moment completely empty. 

The following delay-cleanup_A1 patch will land on top of this.

Please apply.

thanks
-john

diff -Nru a/arch/i386/kernel/time.c b/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/time.c	Tue Jan  7 20:15:44 2003
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/time.c	Tue Jan  7 20:15:44 2003
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
 spinlock_t i8253_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i8253_lock);
 
-struct timer_opts* timer;
+extern struct timer_opts timer_none;
+struct timer_opts* timer = &timer_none;
 
 /*
  * This version of gettimeofday has microsecond resolution
diff -Nru a/arch/i386/kernel/timers/Makefile b/arch/i386/kernel/timers/Makefile
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/timers/Makefile	Tue Jan  7 20:15:44 2003
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/timers/Makefile	Tue Jan  7 20:15:44 2003
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # Makefile for x86 timers
 #
 
-obj-y := timer.o timer_tsc.o timer_pit.o
+obj-y := timer.o timer_none.o timer_tsc.o timer_pit.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_CYCLONE)	+= timer_cyclone.o
diff -Nru a/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_none.c b/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_none.c
--- /dev/null	Wed Dec 31 16:00:00 1969
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_none.c	Tue Jan  7 20:15:44 2003
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <asm/timer.h>
+
+static int init_none(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void mark_offset_none(void)
+{
+	/* nothing needed */
+}
+
+static unsigned long get_offset_none(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+/* tsc timer_opts struct */
+struct timer_opts timer_none = {
+	.init =		init_none, 
+	.mark_offset =	mark_offset_none, 
+	.get_offset =	get_offset_none,
+};