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

From: Daniel Lezcano
Date: Mon Jan 08 2018 - 03:53:38 EST


On 08/01/2018 09:22, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> 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.

Why the platform's Kconfig can't do that ?


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