linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/9] Move ARC timer code into drivers/clocksource/

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Date:   Thu, 3 Nov 2016 18:28:47 +0100
From:   Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:     Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org,
        Noam Camus <noamca@...lanox.com>, Alexey.Brodkin@...opsys.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] Move ARC timer code into drivers/clocksource/

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 03:48:07PM -0700, Vineet Gupta wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This series addresses the long pending move of ARC timer code into
> drivers/clocksource/.
> 
> - patches [1-4]/9 are improvements to arc code, paving way for later code motion.
> - patches [5-8]/9 refactor the arc headers to be shared between arc and drivers
> - patch 9/9 moves out the driver code/build/Kconfig bits
> 
> As review progresses/concludes, I'd like to merge [1-8] for this merge window and
> clocksource maintainers can pick up the actual switch for 4.10 or even 4.9 as they
> prefer.
> 

The different patches deserve a longer change description.