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[2/4] clocksource: stm32: use prescaler to adjust the resolution

Message ID 20171215085247.14946-3-benjamin.gaignard@st.com (mailing list archive)
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Benjamin Gaignard Dec. 15, 2017, 8:52 a.m. UTC
Rather than use fixed prescaler values compute it to get a clock
as close as possible of 10KHz and a resolution of 0.1ms.

Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@st.com>
---
 drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Comments

Daniel Lezcano Dec. 18, 2017, 9:26 a.m. UTC | #1
On 15/12/2017 09:52, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
> Rather than use fixed prescaler values compute it to get a clock
> as close as possible of 10KHz and a resolution of 0.1ms.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@st.com>
> ---
>  drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
> index 23a321cca45b..de721d318065 100644
> --- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
> @@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
>  
>  #define TIM_EGR_UG	BIT(0)
>  
> +#define MAX_TIM_PSC	0xFFFF
> +
> +/* Target a 10KHz clock to get a resolution of 0.1 ms */
> +#define TARGETED_CLK_RATE 10000
> +
>  static int stm32_clock_event_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
>  {
>  	struct timer_of *to = to_timer_of(evt);
> @@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ static irqreturn_t stm32_clock_event_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
>  static void __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct timer_of *to)
>  {
>  	unsigned long max_delta;
> -	int prescaler;
> +	unsigned long prescaler;
>  
>  	to->clkevt.name = "stm32_clockevent";
>  	to->clkevt.features = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC;
> @@ -96,13 +101,17 @@ static void __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct timer_of *to)
>  	/* Detect whether the timer is 16 or 32 bits */
>  	writel_relaxed(~0U, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>  	max_delta = readl_relaxed(timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
> -	if (max_delta == ~0U) {
> -		prescaler = 1;
> +	to->clkevt.rating = 50;
> +	if (max_delta == ~0U)
>  		to->clkevt.rating = 250;
> -	} else {
> -		prescaler = 1024;
> -		to->clkevt.rating = 50;
> -	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Get the highest possible prescaler value to be as close
> +	 * as possible of TARGETED_CLK_RATE
> +	 */
> +	prescaler = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(timer_of_rate(to), TARGETED_CLK_RATE);

With a 90MHz or 125MHz, the prescaler will be 9000 or 12500, so much
more than the 1024 we have today for 16b, and 1 for 32b.

Shouldn't the computation be weighted with the bits width ?

Otherwise the timer will wrap like:

32bits:

before:	(2^32 / 90e6) x 1 = 47.72 seconds
after:	(2^32 / 90e6) x 9000 = 119.3 *hours* ~= 5days

16bits:

before:	(2^16 / 90e6) x 1024 = 0.745 seconds
after:	(2^16 / 90e6) x 9000 = 6.55 seconds

The patch is ok to target the 10KHz timer rate for 16b with a 1ms
resolution wrapping up after 6.55 seconds. But not for the 32bits timer.
Furthermore, we can't tell anymore the 32bits timers have a rating of
250 after this patch.

Leave the 32bits part as it is and compute the prescaler only in case of
16bits with the target rate, which sounds a reasonable approach.

> +	if (prescaler > MAX_TIM_PSC)
> +		prescaler = MAX_TIM_PSC;

That can happen only if the clock rate is greater than ~655MHz, that
could not happen today as far as I can tell regarding the DT. So if we
hit this condition, we should speak up in the log (pr_warn).

>  	writel_relaxed(0, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>  	writel_relaxed(prescaler - 1, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_PSC);

Can you fix this prescaler - 1 in order to be consistent with the
computation with 16b ? (32b prescaler = 0, 16b prescaler = clk_rate /
target ).

Thanks.

  -- Daniel
Benjamin Gaignard Dec. 18, 2017, 9:44 a.m. UTC | #2
2017-12-18 10:26 GMT+01:00 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>:
> On 15/12/2017 09:52, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
>> Rather than use fixed prescaler values compute it to get a clock
>> as close as possible of 10KHz and a resolution of 0.1ms.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@st.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------
>>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>> index 23a321cca45b..de721d318065 100644
>> --- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>> @@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
>>
>>  #define TIM_EGR_UG   BIT(0)
>>
>> +#define MAX_TIM_PSC  0xFFFF
>> +
>> +/* Target a 10KHz clock to get a resolution of 0.1 ms */
>> +#define TARGETED_CLK_RATE 10000
>> +
>>  static int stm32_clock_event_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
>>  {
>>       struct timer_of *to = to_timer_of(evt);
>> @@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ static irqreturn_t stm32_clock_event_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
>>  static void __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct timer_of *to)
>>  {
>>       unsigned long max_delta;
>> -     int prescaler;
>> +     unsigned long prescaler;
>>
>>       to->clkevt.name = "stm32_clockevent";
>>       to->clkevt.features = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC;
>> @@ -96,13 +101,17 @@ static void __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct timer_of *to)
>>       /* Detect whether the timer is 16 or 32 bits */
>>       writel_relaxed(~0U, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>>       max_delta = readl_relaxed(timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>> -     if (max_delta == ~0U) {
>> -             prescaler = 1;
>> +     to->clkevt.rating = 50;
>> +     if (max_delta == ~0U)
>>               to->clkevt.rating = 250;
>> -     } else {
>> -             prescaler = 1024;
>> -             to->clkevt.rating = 50;
>> -     }
>> +
>> +     /*
>> +      * Get the highest possible prescaler value to be as close
>> +      * as possible of TARGETED_CLK_RATE
>> +      */
>> +     prescaler = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(timer_of_rate(to), TARGETED_CLK_RATE);
>
> With a 90MHz or 125MHz, the prescaler will be 9000 or 12500, so much
> more than the 1024 we have today for 16b, and 1 for 32b.
>
> Shouldn't the computation be weighted with the bits width ?

My goal was to get the same resolution (0.1ms) for all the timers so
the wrap will depend of the number of bits like you describe below.

>
> Otherwise the timer will wrap like:
>
> 32bits:
>
> before: (2^32 / 90e6) x 1 = 47.72 seconds
> after:  (2^32 / 90e6) x 9000 = 119.3 *hours* ~= 5days
>
> 16bits:
>
> before: (2^16 / 90e6) x 1024 = 0.745 seconds
> after:  (2^16 / 90e6) x 9000 = 6.55 seconds
>
> The patch is ok to target the 10KHz timer rate for 16b with a 1ms
> resolution wrapping up after 6.55 seconds. But not for the 32bits timer.
> Furthermore, we can't tell anymore the 32bits timers have a rating of
> 250 after this patch.

What is the link between rating and resolution (or wrap) ?
Is it a problem to get a long wrap ?

>
> Leave the 32bits part as it is and compute the prescaler only in case of
> 16bits with the target rate, which sounds a reasonable approach.
>
>> +     if (prescaler > MAX_TIM_PSC)
>> +             prescaler = MAX_TIM_PSC;
>
> That can happen only if the clock rate is greater than ~655MHz, that
> could not happen today as far as I can tell regarding the DT. So if we
> hit this condition, we should speak up in the log (pr_warn).

It is to be futur proof for next possible SoC but even if prescaler
reach this limit
it is not a problem the only consequence would be that resolution and
wrap change.

>
>>       writel_relaxed(0, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>>       writel_relaxed(prescaler - 1, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_PSC);
>
> Can you fix this prescaler - 1 in order to be consistent with the
> computation with 16b ? (32b prescaler = 0, 16b prescaler = clk_rate /
> target ).

In the hardware the clock is divise by " TIM_PSC value  1" so to be coherent
with that I need to do prescaler -1.

Benjamin

>
> Thanks.
>
>   -- Daniel
>
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Daniel Lezcano Dec. 18, 2017, 10:54 a.m. UTC | #3
On 18/12/2017 10:44, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
> 2017-12-18 10:26 GMT+01:00 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>:
>> On 15/12/2017 09:52, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
>>> Rather than use fixed prescaler values compute it to get a clock
>>> as close as possible of 10KHz and a resolution of 0.1ms.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@st.com>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------
>>>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>>> index 23a321cca45b..de721d318065 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>>> @@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
>>>
>>>  #define TIM_EGR_UG   BIT(0)
>>>
>>> +#define MAX_TIM_PSC  0xFFFF
>>> +
>>> +/* Target a 10KHz clock to get a resolution of 0.1 ms */
>>> +#define TARGETED_CLK_RATE 10000
>>> +
>>>  static int stm32_clock_event_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
>>>  {
>>>       struct timer_of *to = to_timer_of(evt);
>>> @@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ static irqreturn_t stm32_clock_event_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
>>>  static void __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct timer_of *to)
>>>  {
>>>       unsigned long max_delta;
>>> -     int prescaler;
>>> +     unsigned long prescaler;
>>>
>>>       to->clkevt.name = "stm32_clockevent";
>>>       to->clkevt.features = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC;
>>> @@ -96,13 +101,17 @@ static void __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct timer_of *to)
>>>       /* Detect whether the timer is 16 or 32 bits */
>>>       writel_relaxed(~0U, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>>>       max_delta = readl_relaxed(timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>>> -     if (max_delta == ~0U) {
>>> -             prescaler = 1;
>>> +     to->clkevt.rating = 50;
>>> +     if (max_delta == ~0U)
>>>               to->clkevt.rating = 250;
>>> -     } else {
>>> -             prescaler = 1024;
>>> -             to->clkevt.rating = 50;
>>> -     }
>>> +
>>> +     /*
>>> +      * Get the highest possible prescaler value to be as close
>>> +      * as possible of TARGETED_CLK_RATE
>>> +      */
>>> +     prescaler = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(timer_of_rate(to), TARGETED_CLK_RATE);
>>
>> With a 90MHz or 125MHz, the prescaler will be 9000 or 12500, so much
>> more than the 1024 we have today for 16b, and 1 for 32b.
>>
>> Shouldn't the computation be weighted with the bits width ?
> 
> My goal was to get the same resolution (0.1ms) for all the timers so
> the wrap will depend of the number of bits like you describe below.

Do you really want 1ms resolution with a 32bits timer ?

>> Otherwise the timer will wrap like:
>>
>> 32bits:
>>
>> before: (2^32 / 90e6) x 1 = 47.72 seconds
>> after:  (2^32 / 90e6) x 9000 = 119.3 *hours* ~= 5days
>>
>> 16bits:
>>
>> before: (2^16 / 90e6) x 1024 = 0.745 seconds
>> after:  (2^16 / 90e6) x 9000 = 6.55 seconds
>>
>> The patch is ok to target the 10KHz timer rate for 16b with a 1ms
>> resolution wrapping up after 6.55 seconds. But not for the 32bits timer.
>> Furthermore, we can't tell anymore the 32bits timers have a rating of
>> 250 after this patch.
> 
> What is the link between rating and resolution (or wrap) ?

Low resolution => hardly suitable for real use case => bad rating.

From include/linux/clocksource.h

[ ... ]

 *                      100-199: Base level usability.
 *                              Functional for real use, but not desired.
 *                      200-299: Good.
 *                              A correct and usable clocksource.

[ ... ]

If you want to set a timer with a delta of 12.345ms and the resolution
is 1ms. Then you end up with a timer expiring after 13ms.

> Is it a problem to get a long wrap ?

It is not a problem to go for a long wrap, it is usually interesting
when the CPU has deep idle states. But it is not worth to sacrifice the
resolution with the 32bits timer in order to have 5 days before wrap.

Keeping 47secs is fine for the moment. If you want a coarser grain, that
could be acceptable because the resolution is very high but we can
postpone that for later after solving this 16b / 32b thing.

>> Leave the 32bits part as it is and compute the prescaler only in case of
>> 16bits with the target rate, which sounds a reasonable approach.
>>
>>> +     if (prescaler > MAX_TIM_PSC)
>>> +             prescaler = MAX_TIM_PSC;
>>
>> That can happen only if the clock rate is greater than ~655MHz, that
>> could not happen today as far as I can tell regarding the DT. So if we
>> hit this condition, we should speak up in the log (pr_warn).
> 
> It is to be futur proof for next possible SoC but even if prescaler
> reach this limit
> it is not a problem the only consequence would be that resolution and
> wrap change.

Got that, but that needs to be logged with a pr_warn or pr_info.

>>>       writel_relaxed(0, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>>>       writel_relaxed(prescaler - 1, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_PSC);
>>
>> Can you fix this prescaler - 1 in order to be consistent with the
>> computation with 16b ? (32b prescaler = 0, 16b prescaler = clk_rate /
>> target ).
> 
> In the hardware the clock is divise by " TIM_PSC value  1" so to be coherent
> with that I need to do prescaler -1.

Ah, ok.
Benjamin Gaignard Dec. 18, 2017, 11:10 a.m. UTC | #4
2017-12-18 11:54 GMT+01:00 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>:
> On 18/12/2017 10:44, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
>> 2017-12-18 10:26 GMT+01:00 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>:
>>> On 15/12/2017 09:52, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
>>>> Rather than use fixed prescaler values compute it to get a clock
>>>> as close as possible of 10KHz and a resolution of 0.1ms.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@st.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>  drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------
>>>>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>>>> index 23a321cca45b..de721d318065 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>>>> @@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
>>>>
>>>>  #define TIM_EGR_UG   BIT(0)
>>>>
>>>> +#define MAX_TIM_PSC  0xFFFF
>>>> +
>>>> +/* Target a 10KHz clock to get a resolution of 0.1 ms */
>>>> +#define TARGETED_CLK_RATE 10000
>>>> +
>>>>  static int stm32_clock_event_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
>>>>  {
>>>>       struct timer_of *to = to_timer_of(evt);
>>>> @@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ static irqreturn_t stm32_clock_event_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
>>>>  static void __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct timer_of *to)
>>>>  {
>>>>       unsigned long max_delta;
>>>> -     int prescaler;
>>>> +     unsigned long prescaler;
>>>>
>>>>       to->clkevt.name = "stm32_clockevent";
>>>>       to->clkevt.features = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC;
>>>> @@ -96,13 +101,17 @@ static void __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct timer_of *to)
>>>>       /* Detect whether the timer is 16 or 32 bits */
>>>>       writel_relaxed(~0U, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>>>>       max_delta = readl_relaxed(timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>>>> -     if (max_delta == ~0U) {
>>>> -             prescaler = 1;
>>>> +     to->clkevt.rating = 50;
>>>> +     if (max_delta == ~0U)
>>>>               to->clkevt.rating = 250;
>>>> -     } else {
>>>> -             prescaler = 1024;
>>>> -             to->clkevt.rating = 50;
>>>> -     }
>>>> +
>>>> +     /*
>>>> +      * Get the highest possible prescaler value to be as close
>>>> +      * as possible of TARGETED_CLK_RATE
>>>> +      */
>>>> +     prescaler = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(timer_of_rate(to), TARGETED_CLK_RATE);
>>>
>>> With a 90MHz or 125MHz, the prescaler will be 9000 or 12500, so much
>>> more than the 1024 we have today for 16b, and 1 for 32b.
>>>
>>> Shouldn't the computation be weighted with the bits width ?
>>
>> My goal was to get the same resolution (0.1ms) for all the timers so
>> the wrap will depend of the number of bits like you describe below.
>
> Do you really want 1ms resolution with a 32bits timer ?

I want a resolution of 0.1 ms (TARGETED_CLK_RATE = 10.000)
for all the timers or 0.01ms if you think is better.

>
>>> Otherwise the timer will wrap like:
>>>
>>> 32bits:
>>>
>>> before: (2^32 / 90e6) x 1 = 47.72 seconds
>>> after:  (2^32 / 90e6) x 9000 = 119.3 *hours* ~= 5days
>>>
>>> 16bits:
>>>
>>> before: (2^16 / 90e6) x 1024 = 0.745 seconds
>>> after:  (2^16 / 90e6) x 9000 = 6.55 seconds
>>>
>>> The patch is ok to target the 10KHz timer rate for 16b with a 1ms
>>> resolution wrapping up after 6.55 seconds. But not for the 32bits timer.
>>> Furthermore, we can't tell anymore the 32bits timers have a rating of
>>> 250 after this patch.
>>
>> What is the link between rating and resolution (or wrap) ?
>
> Low resolution => hardly suitable for real use case => bad rating.
>
> From include/linux/clocksource.h
>
> [ ... ]
>
>  *                      100-199: Base level usability.
>  *                              Functional for real use, but not desired.
>  *                      200-299: Good.
>  *                              A correct and usable clocksource.
>
> [ ... ]
>
> If you want to set a timer with a delta of 12.345ms and the resolution
> is 1ms. Then you end up with a timer expiring after 13ms.
>
>> Is it a problem to get a long wrap ?
>
> It is not a problem to go for a long wrap, it is usually interesting
> when the CPU has deep idle states. But it is not worth to sacrifice the
> resolution with the 32bits timer in order to have 5 days before wrap.
>
> Keeping 47secs is fine for the moment. If you want a coarser grain, that
> could be acceptable because the resolution is very high but we can
> postpone that for later after solving this 16b / 32b thing.

When the resolution is too high I have issues with min delta value because
CPU can handle interrupt each 11ns.

>
>>> Leave the 32bits part as it is and compute the prescaler only in case of
>>> 16bits with the target rate, which sounds a reasonable approach.
>>>
>>>> +     if (prescaler > MAX_TIM_PSC)
>>>> +             prescaler = MAX_TIM_PSC;
>>>
>>> That can happen only if the clock rate is greater than ~655MHz, that
>>> could not happen today as far as I can tell regarding the DT. So if we
>>> hit this condition, we should speak up in the log (pr_warn).
>>
>> It is to be futur proof for next possible SoC but even if prescaler
>> reach this limit
>> it is not a problem the only consequence would be that resolution and
>> wrap change.
>
> Got that, but that needs to be logged with a pr_warn or pr_info.

OK

>
>>>>       writel_relaxed(0, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
>>>>       writel_relaxed(prescaler - 1, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_PSC);
>>>
>>> Can you fix this prescaler - 1 in order to be consistent with the
>>> computation with 16b ? (32b prescaler = 0, 16b prescaler = clk_rate /
>>> target ).
>>
>> In the hardware the clock is divise by " TIM_PSC value  1" so to be coherent
>> with that I need to do prescaler -1.
>
> Ah, ok.
>
>
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
index 23a321cca45b..de721d318065 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ 
 
 #define TIM_EGR_UG	BIT(0)
 
+#define MAX_TIM_PSC	0xFFFF
+
+/* Target a 10KHz clock to get a resolution of 0.1 ms */
+#define TARGETED_CLK_RATE 10000
+
 static int stm32_clock_event_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
 	struct timer_of *to = to_timer_of(evt);
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@  static irqreturn_t stm32_clock_event_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 static void __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct timer_of *to)
 {
 	unsigned long max_delta;
-	int prescaler;
+	unsigned long prescaler;
 
 	to->clkevt.name = "stm32_clockevent";
 	to->clkevt.features = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC;
@@ -96,13 +101,17 @@  static void __init stm32_clockevent_init(struct timer_of *to)
 	/* Detect whether the timer is 16 or 32 bits */
 	writel_relaxed(~0U, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
 	max_delta = readl_relaxed(timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
-	if (max_delta == ~0U) {
-		prescaler = 1;
+	to->clkevt.rating = 50;
+	if (max_delta == ~0U)
 		to->clkevt.rating = 250;
-	} else {
-		prescaler = 1024;
-		to->clkevt.rating = 50;
-	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Get the highest possible prescaler value to be as close
+	 * as possible of TARGETED_CLK_RATE
+	 */
+	prescaler = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(timer_of_rate(to), TARGETED_CLK_RATE);
+	if (prescaler > MAX_TIM_PSC)
+		prescaler = MAX_TIM_PSC;
 
 	writel_relaxed(0, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_ARR);
 	writel_relaxed(prescaler - 1, timer_of_base(to) + TIM_PSC);