linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 04/18] clocksource: Add ARM System timer driver

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Message-ID: <20150220195437.GT19388@pengutronix.de>
Date:	Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:54:37 +0100
From:	Uwe Kleine-König 
	<u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
To:	Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/18] clocksource: Add ARM System timer driver

Hello,

On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 07:01:03PM +0100, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
> This patch adds clocksource support for ARMv7-M's System timer,
> also known as SysTick.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/clocksource/Kconfig          |  7 ++++
>  drivers/clocksource/Makefile         |  1 +
>  drivers/clocksource/armv7m_systick.c | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 86 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/clocksource/armv7m_systick.c
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
> index fc01ec2..fb6011e 100644
> --- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
> @@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ config CLKSRC_ARM_GLOBAL_TIMER_SCHED_CLOCK
>  	help
>  	 Use ARM global timer clock source as sched_clock
>  
> +config ARMV7M_SYSTICK
> +	bool
I assume this symbol is enabled later in the series. Would it make sense
to allow enabing the symbol for compile test coverage?

> +	select CLKSRC_OF if OF
What happens if ARMV7M_SYSTICK=y but OF=n? Doesn't the driver fail to
compile?

> +	select CLKSRC_MMIO
> +	help
> +	  This options enables support for the ARMv7M system timer unit
the right spelling is ARMv7-M.

Best regards
Uwe

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