linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clocksource/drivers/tango-xtal: Replace code by clocksource_mmio

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Date:	Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:22:52 +0100
From:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:	Marc Gonzalez <marc_gonzalez@...madesigns.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clocksource/drivers/tango-xtal: Replace code by
 clocksource_mmio_init

On 11/13/2015 01:20 PM, Marc Gonzalez wrote:
> On 13/11/2015 11:58, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>
>> The current code to initialize, register and read the clocksource is
>> already factored out in mmio.c via the clocksource_mmio_init function.
>>
>> Factor out the code with the clocksource_mmio_init function.
>
> The reason I didn't like clocksource_mmio_init() is because it exports
> 4 generic accessors.
>
> I guess this function makes more sense when all platforms are using it,
> in an ARCH_MULTIPLATFORM kernel. (Also the accessors are probably quite
> small, so the waste is probably minimal.)

Hi Marc,

it is not clear for me if you agree with this patch or not. Can you 
clarify ?

Thanks

   -- Daniel

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