linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/15] dt-bindings: timer: add ti, dmtimer compatible for for system timers

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Date:   Tue, 12 May 2020 07:56:57 -0700
From:   Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     Keerthy <j-keerthy@...com>, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Graeme Smecher <gsmecher@...eespeedlogic.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tero Kristo <t-kristo@...com>,
        Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Andreas Kemnade <andreas@...nade.info>,
        "H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns@...delico.com>,
        Adam Ford <aford173@...il.com>,
        Lokesh Vutla <lokeshvutla@...com>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Brian Hutchinson <b.hutchman@...il.com>,
        linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/15] dt-bindings: timer: add ti, dmtimer compatible for
 for system timers

* Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org> [200512 14:53]:
> On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:53:49 -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > The TI dual-mode timer can be used for both clocksource and clockevent
> > system timers. We need a way to specify which dual-mode timers are
> > reserved for system timers as there are multiple instances available
> > that may require a board specific configuration.
> > 
> > Let's add a generic compatible "ti,dmtimer" that TIMER_OF_DECLARE can
> > use as suggested by Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>.
> > 
> > Suggested-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/timer/ti,timer.txt | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > 
> 
> Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>

Looks like this is no longer needed with v3 set in the repost
thread:

"[PATCHv3 00/14] Update omaps to use drivers/clocksource timers"

It now does detection for the preferred system timers based on
the various timer features like you suggested.

Regards,

Tony