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Re: Trivial clocksource driver

From Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: Trivial clocksource driver
Date 2015-09-29 23:00 +0200
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On Tue, 29 Sep 2015, Måns Rullgård wrote:
> Mason <slash.tmp@free.fr> 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

Perhaps because that driver is not upstream either?

Thanks,

	tglx

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Trivial clocksource driver Mason <slash.tmp@free.fr> - 2015-09-29 18:30 +0200
  Re: Trivial clocksource driver Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2015-09-29 20:40 +0200
    Re: Trivial clocksource driver Mason <slash.tmp@free.fr> - 2015-09-29 21:50 +0200
      Re: Trivial clocksource driver Måns Rullgård <mans@mansr.com> - 2015-09-29 22:20 +0200
        Re: Trivial clocksource driver Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2015-09-29 23:00 +0200
        Re: Trivial clocksource driver Mason <slash.tmp@free.fr> - 2015-09-29 23:20 +0200
          Re: Trivial clocksource driver Måns Rullgård <mans@mansr.com> - 2015-09-30 00:00 +0200

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