linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] v4 x86/mrst: add more timer config options

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Date:	Wed, 19 May 2010 01:00:48 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	jacob pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Alek Du <alek.du@...el.com>, Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Feng Tang <feng.tang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] v4 x86/mrst: add more timer config options

On Tue, 18 May 2010, jacob pan wrote:

> 
> >>  
> >> +/**
> >
> >  Do not use kerneldoc /** opener from plain comments. Randy
> >  complained about that yesterday already
> >
> I missed randy's comment at the end. sorry. I admit I did not know kernel-doc
> before that.
> 
> 		if (mrst_identify_cpu() == MRST_CPU_CHIP_PENWELL) {
> >
> >  Why do you want to pin that on PENWELL and not on ARAT ? If you
> >  check ARAT, you have coverd all next gen cpus as well.
> 
> I did try ARAT first but ARAT is not available at this point. the add-on cpu
> features are set later.

Hmm, I don't see a reason why we don't to the readout of the extra
features right away. I might be missing something really important
though :) hpa ?????

Thanks,

	tglx


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