linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: SPEAr: Instantiate as platform

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Date:	Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:44:19 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:	Lists linaro-kernel <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
	"cpufreq@...r.kernel.org" <cpufreq@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Josh Cartwright <joshc@...eaurora.org>,
	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: SPEAr: Instantiate as platform_driver

On Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:46:22 AM Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 11 March 2014 09:04, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net> wrote:
> > On Monday, March 10, 2014 03:43:18 PM Viresh Kumar wrote:
> >> As multiplatform build is being adopted by more and more ARM platforms, initcall
> >> function should be used very carefully. For example, when SPEAr cpufreq driver
> >> is enabled on a kernel booted on a non-SPEAr board, we will get following boot
> >> time error:
> >>
> >>       spear_cpufreq: Invalid cpufreq_tbl
> >>
> >> To eliminate this undesired the effect, the patch changes SPEAr driver to have
> >> it instantiated as a platform_driver. Then it will only run on platforms that
> >> create the platform_device "spear-cpufreq".
> >>
> >> This patch also creates platform node for SPEAr13xx boards.
> >>
> >> Reported-by: Josh Cartwright <joshc@...eaurora.org>
> >> Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
> >
> > Whoever maintains the SPEAr platform, I need an ACK from that person in order
> > to take this patch.
> 
> Okay, here you go:
> 
> Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
> 
> :)

I see.  OK

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Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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