linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 14/23] clocksource: increase initcall priority

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Date:	Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:29:26 +0100
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...sta.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, akpm@...l.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, johnstul@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/23] clocksource: increase initcall priority

On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 09:20 -0800, Daniel Walker wrote:
> The purpose of clocksource_initcall is so the initcall can be increased
> without changing all the individual clocksources .. So I have to
> disconnect that from the acpi_pm because it can't tolerate it.

Each clocksource has to decide on its own, when the registration is
done. ARM clocksources register in the timer init, pm timer needs to
wait. 

So what exactly is solved by an extra initcall ?

	tglx


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