linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: kernel: Copy register_persistent

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Date:	Thu, 06 Nov 2014 21:16:03 -0700
From:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>
To:	Anatol Pomozov <anatol.pomozov@...il.com>
CC:	Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>, mark.rutland@....com,
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org" <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: kernel: Copy register_persistent_clock() to arm64
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On 11/06/2014 05:25 PM, Anatol Pomozov wrote:
> +Stephen
> 
> This patch is for tegra20_timer that uses register_persistent_clock().
> I did not find any way to share the same arch code for arm/arm64.
> 
> Actually this register_persistent_clock() does not look arm specific
> at all. Would it be better to move it somewhere outside of arch/?

No CC to linux-tegra@ or the other Tegra maintainers?

Yes, I think it'd be best not to have arch-specific APIs, or cut/paste
the same code into multiple places.
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