linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] drivers: misc: add omap

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Message-ID: <AANLkTinHOOPfke2dJrQ1=+vzsa=0BSQjkX5ai7mwpcF8@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:00:22 +0200
From:	Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@...ery.com>
To:	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...prootsystems.com>
Cc:	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Benoit Cousson <b-cousson@...com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Hari Kanigeri <h-kanigeri2@...com>, Suman Anna <s-anna@...com>,
	Simon Que <sque@...com>,
	"Krishnamoorthy, Balaji T" <balajitk@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] drivers: misc: add omap_hwspinlock driver

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Kevin Hilman
<khilman@...prootsystems.com> wrote:
> Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@...ery.com> writes:
>
>> From: Simon Que <sque@...com>
>>
>> Add driver for OMAP's Hardware Spinlock module.
>>
>> The OMAP Hardware Spinlock module, initially introduced in OMAP4,
>> provides hardware assistance for synchronization between the
>> multiple processors in the device (Cortex-A9, Cortex-M3 and
>> C64x+ DSP).
>
...

>> +config OMAP_HWSPINLOCK
>> +     bool "OMAP Hardware Spinlock module"
>
> Should be tristate

Agree,

> so it can also be built as a module by default.
>
> e.g., when building multi-OMAP kernels, no reason or this to be
> built-in.  It can then be loaded as a module on OMAP4 only.

But considering the current built-in use cases (i2c) we would then
need to have the relevant MACH_OMAP4_* select OMAP_HWSPINLOCK (only on
the OMAP4 machines on which the I2C bus is shared).


>
> Kevin
>
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