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

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Message-ID: <570626D9.4050809@synopsys.com>
Date:	Thu, 7 Apr 2016 14:52:33 +0530
From:	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
To:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
	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 Tuesday 29 March 2016 06:51 PM, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> 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.

BTW, you'd acked the v4 of this patch - can you take a quick look and provide your
ACK for v8 2/3, ditto for 1/3 which introduces the common soc header.

Quick link to v8 is:
http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-snps-arc/2016-April/000830.html

Thx,
-Vineet