linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] clocksource: arm_global_timer: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface

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Date:	Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:58:46 +0200
From:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
CC:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...il.com>,
	Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@...com>,
	Patrice Chotard <patrice.chotard@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] clocksource: arm_global_timer: Migrate to new 'set-state'
 interface

On 06/11/2015 04:56 PM, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 11-06-15, 16:49, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>> Acked-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
>
> Thanks :)
>
>>> -	clk->set_mode = gt_clockevent_set_mode;
>>> +	clk->set_state_shutdown = gt_clockevent_shutdown;
>>> +	clk->set_state_periodic = gt_clockevent_set_periodic;
>>> +	clk->set_state_oneshot = gt_clockevent_shutdown;
>>
>> nit: it sounds weird to use the same function as the purpose of the
>> patch is use the new API which is to ventilate those functions
>> (anyway ...)
>
> Hmm, but there is no point creating two routines to do exactly the
> same thing. And this is making it evident that we actually shutdown
> the device in oneshot-state request. And enable it only when the next
> event is programmed.

Yes, this is really a detail.


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