Re: [PATCH] clk: fix link error for rcar-gen2

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Tue Oct 25 2016 - 04:37:54 EST


Hi Arnd,

On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 11:07 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Friday, October 21, 2016 8:01:49 PM CEST Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> > diff --git a/drivers/clk/renesas/Makefile b/drivers/clk/renesas/Makefile
>> > index 90dd0db7d9c6..762d122eddec 100644
>> > --- a/drivers/clk/renesas/Makefile
>> > +++ b/drivers/clk/renesas/Makefile
>> > @@ -4,11 +4,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A73A4) += clk-r8a73a4.o clk-div6.o
>> > obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7740) += clk-r8a7740.o clk-div6.o
>> > obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7778) += clk-r8a7778.o
>> > obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7779) += clk-r8a7779.o
>> > -obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7790) += clk-rcar-gen2.o clk-div6.o
>> > -obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7791) += clk-rcar-gen2.o clk-div6.o
>> > -obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7792) += clk-rcar-gen2.o clk-div6.o
>> > -obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7793) += clk-rcar-gen2.o clk-div6.o
>> > -obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7794) += clk-rcar-gen2.o clk-div6.o
>> > +obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_RCAR_GEN2) += clk-rcar-gen2.o clk-div6.o
>> > obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7795) += r8a7795-cpg-mssr.o rcar-gen3-cpg.o
>> > obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7796) += r8a7796-cpg-mssr.o rcar-gen3-cpg.o
>> > obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SH73A0) += clk-sh73a0.o clk-div6.o
>>
>> Please don't fix it this way, as it will make it _harder_ to convert the R-Car
>> Gen2 SoCs to the modern CPG/MSSR driver later.
>
> Ok, I see. How about just adding another line for r8a7743 and
> dropping that again after the timer_init has been converted?

That's an option, but it touches a different subsystem ;-)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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