Re: [RFC] API for system clocks (oscillators)

From: Alan Jenkins
Date: Thu Oct 30 2008 - 11:31:35 EST


Jonas Bonn wrote:
> I'd be happy to get some feedback on this, whether or not it is a good
> idea or even the right way to approach this problem. This is part of
> the puzzle for solving the problem of frequency scaling on (primarily)
> embedded systems where there are many clocks, (changeable)
> relationships between clocks, device dependencies on clock
> availability, and device constraints on frequency that appear and
> disappear as devices are enabled and disabled.
>
> This is a first draft (almost thinking-out-loud version), so please
> read it as such... there is much room for improvement and all
> suggestions are welcome. Release early, release often, right? Well,
> this is an "early" specification...

Hmm, how does this relate to the OMAP clock domain work? I read about
it on LWN and was impressed...

omap2-clock merge: <http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.arm.omap/9464>

Len's OLS notes: <http://lwn.net/Articles/292447/>

Regards
Alan
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