linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/5] ARM: remove useless guard in smp.c

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Message-ID: <20121219094019.GC32484@e106331-lin.cambridge.arm.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:40:19 +0000
From:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
To:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux@....linux.org.uk" <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"nico@...aro.org" <nico@...aro.org>,
	Will Deacon <Will.Deacon@....com>,
	Marc Zyngier <Marc.Zyngier@....com>,
	"john.stultz@...aro.org" <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/5] ARM: remove useless guard in smp.c

On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 06:47:09PM +0000, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> On 12/18/12 04:06, Mark Rutland wrote:
> > Currently we only provide an implementation of smp_timer_broadcast in
> > smp.c if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST is selected. As
> > smp_timer_broadcast is only used in smp.c, smp.c depends on SMP, and
> > GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST is selected by SMP, this is unnecessary.
> 
> You might want to add that GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST depends on
> GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS and SMP depends on GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS too.

Will do.

> > This patch removes the redundant guard.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>

Thanks!

Mark.

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