linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clocksource: add enable() and disable() callbacks

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Date:	Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:08:21 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, johnstul@...ibm.com,
	lethal@...ux-sh.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clocksource: add enable() and disable() callbacks

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:49:09 +0900 Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com> wrote:

> From: Magnus Damm <damm@...l.co.jp>
> 
> Add enable() and disable() callbacks for clocksources. This allows
> us to put unused clocksources in power save mode. The functions
> clocksource_enable() and clocksource_disable() wrap the callbacks
> and are inserted in the timekeeping code to enable before use and
> disable after switching to a new clocksource.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Magnus Damm <damm@...l.co.jp>
> Acked-by: John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>
> ---
> 
>  Same as before, but applies on top of the new read() patch.

I asusme we'll be seeing some patches which _use_ these changes?
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