linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] ARM: clocksource: make ARM_GLOBAL

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Date:	Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:03:19 +0200
From:	Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>
To:	Sören Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>,
	Moritz Fischer <moritz.fischer@...us.com>
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	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
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	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>, Jun Nie <jun.nie@...aro.org>,
	Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] ARM: clocksource: make ARM_GLOBAL_TIMER selectable

On 02/05/2016 01:39 AM, Sören Brinkmann wrote:
> On Thu, 2016-02-04 at 15:14:47 -0800, Moritz Fischer wrote:
>> Hi Soeren,
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 2:41 PM, Sören Brinkmann
>> <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com> wrote:
>>
>>> But with this change the 'if !CPU_FREQ' becomes obsolete.
>> I'm confused, could you explain that statement? You don't want people
>> accidentally running with GT when CPU_FREQ is on, right?
> 
> Correct. But with this Kconfig rework you can just deselect it in
> Kconfig. The generic HAVE_GT could always be selected.
> 


Don't know whom should i ask - but what will be the final conclusion here?
Can it be merged?

-- 
regards,
-grygorii