Re: Trivial clocksource driver

From: Måns Rullgård
Date: Tue Sep 29 2015 - 16:18:44 EST


Mason <slash.tmp@xxxxxxx> writes:

> On 29/09/2015 20:32, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 29 Sep 2015, Mason wrote:
>>
>>> I am trying to submit a new ARM port, and Arnd pointed out that the
>>> clocksource code could not live in arch/arm/$PLATFORM, but had to
>>> move to drivers/clocksource (and it had to support DT).
>>>
>>> Did I understand correctly? Is this the right place to submit code
>>> as provided below?
>>
>> Yes, drivers/clocksource is the right place. You just need to submit a
>> formal patch, which includes a proper subject line, changelog, plus
>> the necessary Makefile and Kconfig modifications.
>
> OK, I'll send a formal patch tomorrow.
> There are no Kconfig modifications, is that OK?

Why don't you use my driver? It's even simpler, and it works just fine
on the 87xx chip.

https://github.com/mansr/linux-tangox/blob/master/drivers/clocksource/clksrc-tangox.c

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