Re: [PATCH v7 1/5] powerpc/85xx: implement hardware timebase sync
From: Tabi Timur-B04825
Date: Tue Jul 03 2012 - 23:17:44 EST
Zhao Chenhui wrote:
> If the guts variable is NULL, it indicates there is error in dts or kernel.
> We should fix the error, rather than ignore it.
And that's why there's a warning message. Crashing the kernel is not
going to fix anything.
> Moreover, if smp_85xx_ops.give/take_timebase is NULL, kernel can not do the timebase sync.
Is that necessary for the kernel to boot?
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Timur Tabi
Linux kernel developer at Freescale
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