linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] clocksource: arm_arch_timer: change clocksource name if CP15 unavailable

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Message-ID: <54257E5D.5060600@mentor.com>
Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2014 09:55:25 -0500
From:	Nathan Lynch <Nathan_Lynch@...tor.com>
To:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
CC:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Christopher Covington <cov@...eaurora.org>,
	Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
	Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Sonny Rao <sonnyrao@...omium.org>,
	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] clocksource: arm_arch_timer: change clocksource
 name if CP15 unavailable

Hi Daniel,

On 09/26/2014 02:04 AM, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> On 09/18/2014 04:59 PM, Nathan Lynch wrote:
>> The arm and arm64 VDSOs need CP15 access to the architected counter.
>> If this is unavailable (which is allowed by ARM v7), indicate this by
>> changing the clocksource name to "arch_mem_counter" before registering
>> the clocksource.
>>
>> Suggested by Stephen Boyd.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Nathan Lynch <nathan_lynch@...tor.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
> 
> Hi Nathan,
> 
> is it possible to have the acked-by of the different maintainers for the
> other patches ?

As Will said, he acked the series.

> Are these patches targeted to be merged for 3.18 ?

3.18 is preferable, if it's not too late.  But nothing will break if it
needs to wait.

Thanks,
Nathan

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