linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/23] clocksource: add clocksource_get

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Date:	Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:46:15 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...sta.com>
Cc:	akpm@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, johnstul@...ibm.com,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/23] clocksource: add clocksource_get_clock()


* Daniel Walker <dwalker@...sta.com> wrote:

> One new API call clocksource_get_clock() which allows clocks to be 
> selected based on their name, or if the name is null the highest rated 
> clock is returned.

this one (and the dependent APIs utilizations) look a step in the right 
direction to me, but they are not fully consequent and thus a bit 
confusing at the moment:

- the current_clocksource is now something that is conceptually related 
  to timekeeping - while it still resides in the clocksource domain.

- if we do this split there should be a separate sysfs hierarchy for 
  timekeeping, separate of clocksource

- you use struct sys_device clocksource_sys_device from clocksource.c in 
  timekeeping.c, which is inconsistent as well.

so these bits need more work.

	Ingo
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