linux-kernel - Re: Export clocks_calc_mult

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Date:	Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:51:27 -0700
From:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:	Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"Kristo, Tero" <t-kristo@...com>
Subject: Re: Export clocks_calc_mult_shift() function

On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com> wrote:
> On 03/30/2016 01:02 PM, John Stultz wrote:
>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:01 AM, John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 9:46 AM, Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com> wrote:
>>>> I didn't see any response? Can I send a patch to export clocks_calc_mult_shift() function??
>>>
>>> Sorry. I was out at a conference when you first sent this out and then
>>> I just now got back from vacation.
>>>
>>> I didn't realize this was for the
>>>
>>
>> Heh. Maybe I'm not all the way back from vacation yet.
>>
>> I was going to say....  I didn't realize this was for the timecounter
>> structures. And yes, in that case we don't have a easy helper to
>> calculate the mult/shift pair.
> John,
>
> So does that mean a green signal for me to send a patch for exporting this?

As I said in the previous mail, I'd prefer you export a helper
function that avoids having the driver select the interval range, and
instead picks a proper value for a given freq. But yea, I understand
we need something here.

thanks
-john