Re: [GIT pull] timers/core for v5.8

[Thomas Gleixner]

Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 5:09 AM Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> The truly boring timer and clocksource updates for 5.8:
>>
>>  - Not a single new clocksource or clockevent driver!
>
> The diffstat proved that to be a filthy lie:
>
>>  drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm-systimer.c         | 727 +++++++++++++++++++++
>
> comes from
>
>> Tony Lindgren (6):
>>       clocksource/drivers/timer-ti-dm: Add clockevent and clocksource support
>
> Ok, ok, it's "based on existing arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c". So I
> guess you considered it one of the device tree cleanups.

Hrm.

> But I'm not fooled by your transparent little white lies.  We will
> never ever have a release without new clocksource drivers.
>
> Sob.

Darn, you just killed my illusion that the new clock* driver frenzy
finally subsides.

Thanks,

        tglx