linux-kernel - Re: [patch 5/7] clockevents: Provide interface to reconfigure an active clock event device

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Message-ID: <20110519093706.GE6251@elte.hu>
Date:	Thu, 19 May 2011 11:37:06 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	LAK <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 5/7] clockevents: Provide interface to reconfigure an
 active clock event device


* Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:

> On Thu, 19 May 2011, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > * Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> > > + */
> > > +int clockevents_reconfigure(struct clock_event_device *dev, u32 freq)
> > 
> > This too could use a struct clockevents_params perhaps - and would only use 
> > params.freq for now but might be extended in the future.
> > 
> > But i'm fine with this API as well:
> 
> I agree for the config_register interface, but here we really just
> want to update the frequency and not change any other parameter.

ok, fair enough - in that case i'd suggest making that property explicitly 
visible in the API name, via something like:

	int clockevents_set_freq(struct clock_event_device *dev, u32 freq)

That way it's obvious at first sight what this does:

	clockevents_set_freq(dev, 1000000);

Versus:

	clockevents_reconfigure(dev, 1000000);

Thanks,

	Ingo
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