linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 2/3] clocksource: Add NPS400 timers driver

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Date:	Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:21:54 +0200
From:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>,
	Noam Camus <noamca@...lanox.com>, marc.zyngier@....com,
	jason@...edaemon.net
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Noam Camus <noamc@...hip.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 2/3] clocksource: Add NPS400 timers driver

On 03/29/2016 02:52 PM, Vineet Gupta wrote:
> On Monday 21 March 2016 07:54 PM, Noam Camus wrote:
>> From: Noam Camus <noamc@...hip.com>
>>
>> Add internal tick generator which is shared by all cores.
>> Each cluster of cores view it through dedicated address.
>> This is used for SMP system where all CPUs synced by same
>> clock source.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Noam Camus <noamc@...hip.com>
>> Cc: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
>> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
>> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
>> Cc: John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
>> Acked-by: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@...opsys.com>
>
> @Noam, AFAIKR, Daniel did ack the prev version - can you please double check and
> repost this again.
>
> @Daniel, this patch depends on a include/soc header introduced by patch 1/3 of the
> series. For 4.7, how should we merge it - take both via ARC tree !

There are two ways to do this when there are multiple tree dependencies:
   - put a common branch to be shared between trees
   - ask for the maintainer for an acked-by and pick it in a single tree

Given the nature of the patch (initial submission), I agree you pick it 
through your tree.

   -- Daniel

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