linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 05/24] clocksource: Add a new timer-ingenic driver

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Date:   Mon, 24 Sep 2018 07:35:05 +0200
From:   Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:     Paul Cercueil <paul@...pouillou.net>
Cc:     Mathieu Malaterre <malat@...ian.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        od@...c.me, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
        Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 05/24] clocksource: Add a new timer-ingenic driver

On 24/09/2018 07:24, Paul Cercueil wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
> 
> Le 24 sept. 2018 05:12, Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org> a écrit :
>>
>> On 21/08/2018 19:16, Paul Cercueil wrote: 
>>> This driver handles the TCU (Timer Counter Unit) present on the Ingenic 
>>> JZ47xx SoCs, and provides the kernel with a system timer, and optionally 
>>> with a clocksource and a sched_clock. 
>>>
>>> It also provides clocks and interrupt handling to client drivers. 
>>
>> Can you provide a much more complete description of the timer in order 
>> to make my life easier for the review of this patch? 
> 
> See patch [03/24], it adds a doc file that describes the hardware.

Thanks, I went through but it is incomplete to understand what the timer
do. I will reverse-engineer the code but it would help if you can give
the gross approach. Why multiple channels ? mutexes and completion ?


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