linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 9/9] clocksource: import ARC timer driver

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Date:   Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:47:59 -0700
From:   Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
To:     Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
CC:     <tglx@...utronix.de>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Noam Camus <noamca@...lanox.com>, <Alexey.Brodkin@...opsys.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/9] clocksource: import ARC timer driver

On 11/03/2016 10:33 AM, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> As now the clksrc-probe is correctly handling the errors, if the rtc and the
> gfrc are both defined in the DT, you can fail to init the rtc one with a simple
> test in the init function:
> 
> 	if (IS_DEFINED(CONFIG_SMP))
> 		return -EINVAL;
> 
> So, you can inconditionaly compile in both RTC and GFRC, no ? That would be
> cleaner and prevent a different kernel config.

That's a very good idea. So now I envision
CONFIG_ARC_TIMERS		# legacy TIMER0 / TIMER1
CONFIG_ARC_64BIT_TIMERS		# rtc, gfrc

I need this distinction at the min to be able to select them from ARC Kconfig.

-Vineet