linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add a common struct clk

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Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:54:15 +0800
From:	Jeremy Kerr <jeremy.kerr@...onical.com>
To:	"Russell King - ARM Linux" <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	Ben Herrenchmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	"Uwe Kleine-König" 
	<u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add a common struct clk

Hi Russell,

> Unless the locking problems can be resolved, the patches aren't ready.
> 
> From what I've seen there's still quite a problem with what kind of
> lock to use in the clock - mutex or spinlock.

Yes, the clock driver may either use a spinlock or mutex.

However, this exactly the same as the current clock code, my patches do not 
alter what we currently have.

I do agree that we should define some specific semantics for the clock API 
with regards to sleeping, and I'll start a new thread about that. But we 
should definitely separate that issue from the problem of having multiple 
definitions for struct clk, which is what these patches address.

Cheers,

Jeremy
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