Re: [PATCH 13/13] AT91: PIT: Move the driver to drivers/clocksource

From: Boris BREZILLON
Date: Thu Jun 26 2014 - 07:48:27 EST



On 26/06/2014 11:30, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> Hi Boris,
>
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 07:26:54AM +0200, Boris BREZILLON wrote:
>> On 25/06/2014 15:06, Maxime Ripard wrote:
>>> Now that we don't depend on anyting in the mach-at91 directory, we can just
>>> move the driver to where it belongs.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig | 4 ----
>>> arch/arm/mach-at91/Makefile | 1 -
>>> drivers/clocksource/Kconfig | 4 ++++
>>> drivers/clocksource/Makefile | 1 +
>>> {arch/arm/mach-at91 => drivers/clocksource}/at91sam926x_time.c | 0
>>> 5 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>> rename {arch/arm/mach-at91 => drivers/clocksource}/at91sam926x_time.c (100%)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig
>>> index a64412a020d3..b10db0990999 100644
>>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig
>>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig
>>> @@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ config AT91_SAM9G45_RESET
>>> bool
>>> default !ARCH_AT91X40
>>>
>>> -config AT91_SAM9_TIME
>>> - select CLKSRC_OF if OF
>>> - bool
>>> -
>>> config HAVE_AT91_SMD
>>> bool
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-at91/Makefile
>>> index 78e9cec282f4..1a916ececbfd 100644
>>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/Makefile
>>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/Makefile
>>> @@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ obj- :=
>>> obj-$(CONFIG_OLD_CLK_AT91) += clock.o
>>> obj-$(CONFIG_AT91_SAM9_ALT_RESET) += at91sam9_alt_reset.o
>>> obj-$(CONFIG_AT91_SAM9G45_RESET) += at91sam9g45_reset.o
>>> -obj-$(CONFIG_AT91_SAM9_TIME) += at91sam926x_time.o
>>> obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_AT91SAM9) += sam9_smc.o
>>>
>>> # CPU-specific support
>>> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
>>> index 065131cbfcc0..cd8b73ddbef3 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
>>> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
>>> @@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ config CLKSRC_ARM_GLOBAL_TIMER_SCHED_CLOCK
>>> help
>>> Use ARM global timer clock source as sched_clock
>>>
>>> +config AT91_SAM9_TIME
>>> + select CLKSRC_OF if OF
>>> + bool
>>> +
>>> config CLKSRC_METAG_GENERIC
>>> def_bool y if METAG
>>> help
>>> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Makefile b/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
>>> index 800b1303c236..3088928070f8 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
>>> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
>>> @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
>>> obj-$(CONFIG_CLKSRC_OF) += clksrc-of.o
>>> obj-$(CONFIG_ATMEL_TCB_CLKSRC) += tcb_clksrc.o
>>> +obj-$(CONFIG_AT91_SAM9_TIME) += at91sam926x_time.o
>> I would rename both Kconfig and source file name into ATMEL_PIT and
>> atmel_pit.c (or AT91_PIT and atmel_pit.c) to cleary show that this
>> driver add support for the PIT block.
> I actually had the same idea, but older AT91 SoCs (rm9200, for
> example) also mention the PIT, even though the IP is different.

I checked at91rm9200 datasheet, and indeed it mention the concept of PIT
(Periodic Interval Timer), but the HW block is called ST (System Timer).

How about using the name ATMEL_PIT for this driver and later use
ATMEL_ST when we decide to move at91rm9200_time.c driver into
drivers/clocksource ?

>
> Since AT91_PIT was just too generic and only added confusion, I left
> it as is, but maybe we can find a better name.
>
> Maxime
>

--
Boris Brezillon, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
http://free-electrons.com

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