linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 1/2] clocksource: fix type confusion for clocksource_mmio_readX

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Date:	Mon, 19 May 2014 16:19:11 +0200
From:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:	Xiubo Li <Li.Xiubo@...escale.com>, tglx@...utronix.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 1/2] clocksource: fix type confusion for clocksource_mmio_readX_Y

On 04/23/2014 04:11 AM, Xiubo Li wrote:
> The types' definations are:
>     o  cycle_t       -> u64
>     o  readl_relaxed -> u32
>     o  readw_relaxed -> u16
>
> So let clocksource_mmio_readX_Ys return a cast to cycle_t, though
> this maybe look reduntant sometimes, it make sense and they will be
> more readable and less confusion...
>
> This patch clarifies the functions type and fix it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xiubo Li <Li.Xiubo@...escale.com>
> Cc: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
> ---

Applied to my tree for 3.16

Thanks
   -- Daniel

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