Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] clocksource/drivers: atmel-pit: allow unselecting ATMEL_PIT

From: Boris Brezillon
Date: Mon Jan 08 2018 - 03:23:02 EST


On Mon, 8 Jan 2018 08:23:02 +0100
Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 07/01/2018 19:44, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> > On 07/01/2018 at 19:07:13 +0100, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> >> On 05/01/2018 15:30, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> >>> With the new TCB clocksource driver, atmel platforms are now able to boot
> >>> without the PIT driver. Allow unselecting it.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> ---
> >>> drivers/clocksource/Kconfig | 9 ++++++++-
> >>> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
> >>> index 5609572e0236..55ccfa0ba63b 100644
> >>> --- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
> >>> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
> >>> @@ -381,7 +381,14 @@ config ARMV7M_SYSTICK
> >>>
> >>> config ATMEL_PIT
> >>> select TIMER_OF if OF
> >>> - def_bool SOC_AT91SAM9 || SOC_SAMA5
> >>> + bool "Atmel Periodic Interval Timer (PIT)"
> >>> + depends on SOC_AT91SAM9 || SOC_SAMA5
> >>> + default SOC_AT91SAM9 || SOC_SAMA5
> >>> + help
> >>> + Select this to get a clocksource based on the Atmel Periodic Interval
> >>> + Timer. It has a relatively low resolution and the TC Block clocksource
> >>> + should be preferred.
> >>> + It also provides a clock event device.
> >>
> >> Please conform to the format:
> >>
> >> config ATMEL_PIT
> >> bool "Atmel Periodic Interval Timer (PIT)" if COMPILE_TEST
> >> select ...
> >> help
> >> bla bla
> >>
> >> and select ATMEL_PIT from the platform's Kconfig.
> >>
> >
> > Well, the goal is actually to allow people to unselect it so we don't
> > want the platform to select it.
>
> Why do you need people to unselect it?

Because we have 2 possible clocksource for atmel platforms: the PIT or
the TCB, if the TCB is selected there's no point in compiling the PIT
driver.

>
> The goal of the Kconfig here is to be silent except in the case the
> COMPILE_TEST option is set for cross-compilation test coverage.
>
> We are migrating all these options to this format. Please make it silent.
>
>