linux-kernel - [PATCH] ARM: arch timer: Drop unneeded select GENERIC

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Date:   Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:06:08 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
To:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
Cc:     Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
Subject: [PATCH] ARM: arch timer: Drop unneeded select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS

The ARM Architected timer is available on ARMv7 SoCs only.
As both ARCH_MULTIPLATFORM and ARM_SINGLE_ARMV7M select
GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS, there is no need for HAVE_ARM_ARCH_TIMER to select
GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS.

Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
---
 arch/arm/Kconfig | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 96dab76da3b3962b..ea3ed263d3f50bb4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1246,7 +1246,6 @@ config HAVE_ARM_ARCH_TIMER
 	bool "Architected timer support"
 	depends on CPU_V7
 	select ARM_ARCH_TIMER
-	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	help
 	  This option enables support for the ARM architected timer
 
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