linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] clocksource: track usage

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Message-ID: <20150117012625.GU3843@piout.net>
Date:	Sat, 17 Jan 2015 02:26:25 +0100
From:	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
To:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>,
	Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] clocksource: track usage

Hi,

On 16/01/2015 at 11:05:46 -0800, John Stultz wrote :
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 8:57 AM, Alexandre Belloni
> <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com> wrote:
> > Track whether the clocksource is enabled or disabled.
> 
> 
> So.. this commit message needs work. Why do we care to track the
> clocksource enabled/disabled state?
> 

What about:

Track whether the clocksource is enabled or disabled. This will allow to
select whether an action is necessary, for example suspend or resume.


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