linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 5/8] ARM: at91: move the restart function to the system timer driver

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Date:	Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:13:06 +0100
From:	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
Cc:	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>,
	Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
	Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 5/8] ARM: at91: move the restart function to the
 system timer driver

On 15/01/2015 at 18:01:34 +0100, Alexandre Belloni wrote :
> > Mmh, I can't clearly explain why but I have a problem with that.
> > 
> > Can you explain why restart code falls in the clockevents driver ?
> > 
> > 
> 
> That is a temporary location before getting rid of it by writing a
> proper reset driver that will use the same syscon.
> 
> The main goal is to remove mach/at91_st.h and direct accesses to the
> system timer registers.
> 

Just to add that it was not because of laziness but to avoid a
depending on an other subsystem...

-- 
Alexandre Belloni, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com
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