Re: [PATCH] transitional config CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Wed, 26 May 2010, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > 	Are you referring to some out-of-tree architectures? I've
> > verified the string GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_MIGR is only appearing at this
> > single spot in kconfig and nowhere else in code/Kconfig in my
> > up-to-date linux tree.
> 
> No. I'm referring to in tree archs which do not use the clock events
> at all yet. The MIGR symbol allows them to do a step by step
> conversion which builds the generic clock events stuff first before
> switching over to use them. That's why it was created in the first
> place and it has been proven useful when doing such work. So I'd
> rather see it stay until all archs actually use the generic framework.
> 
> But yes, we can apply your patch and just let them select
> GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BUILD instead.

Gah, we can't.

     tglx
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