linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v14 1/9] clocksource/drivers/arm_arch_timer: Move enums and defines to header file

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Date:   Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:51:45 +0100
From:   Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
To:     Fu Wei <fu.wei@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v14 1/9] clocksource/drivers/arm_arch_timer: Move enums
 and defines to header file

On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 04:31:55PM +0800, Fu Wei wrote:
> On 20 October 2016 at 22:45, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 02:17:09AM +0800, fu.wei@...aro.org wrote:
> >>  #include <linux/timecounter.h>
> >>  #include <linux/types.h>
> >>
> >> +#define ARCH_CP15_TIMER                      BIT(0)
> >> +#define ARCH_MEM_TIMER                       BIT(1)
> >
> > If we're going to expose these in a header, it would be better to rename
> > them to something that makes their usage/meaning clear. These should
> > probably be ARCH_TIMER_TYPE_{CP15,MEM}.

> > With those changes (regardless of the ARCH_TIMER_TYPE_* bits):
> >
> > Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
> 
> For ARCH_TIMER_TYPE_*, maybe I should add a patch at the end of this
> patchset to fix it, OK ?

Sure. If you could put that *earlier* in the patchset it would be
preferable so as to minimize churn.

Thanks,
Mark.