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Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] clocksource: Add NPS400 timers driver

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On 02/09/2016 01:36 PM, Noam Camus wrote:
>> From: Daniel Lezcano [mailto:daniel.lezcano@linaro.org] Sent:
>> Monday, February 08, 2016 4:22 PM
>
>>> +	ret = clk_prepare_enable(clk); +	if (ret) +		pr_err("Couldn't
>>> enable parent clock\n"); + +	nps_timer_rate = clk_get_rate(clk);
>
>> If there is an error, you continue the execution of the code. I
>> guess you expect the system to hang in any case with the error in
>> the >console, right ?
>
> Since our clock is root then returned value will always be valid. I
> am far from being expert here, but no one checks for clk_get_rate()
> return value for error. Could you refer to a single place at
> clocksource drivers that checks for error in the return value.

Actually I was referring to clk_prepare_enable, clocksource_register_hz.
Agree clk_get_rate is always valid.

>>> +	ret = clocksource_register_hz(clksrc, nps_timer_rate);
>
>> You can simplify the driver even more by using
>> clocksource_mmio_init.
> Since my base address depends on cluster number, which CPU is part
> of,  this interface is not much of a use. On top of that it assumes
> that I am little endian by using readl family accessories.

Why can't you use ?

clocksource_mmio_init(nps_msu_reg_low_addr, "EZnps-tick", 
nps_timer_rate, 32, nps_clksrc_read);



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Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] clocksource: Add NPS400 timers driver Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org> - 2016-02-08 15:30 +0100
  RE: [PATCH v3 2/3] clocksource: Add NPS400 timers driver Noam Camus <noamc@ezchip.com> - 2016-02-09 14:20 +0100
    Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] clocksource: Add NPS400 timers driver Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org> - 2016-02-09 14:40 +0100
      Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] clocksource: Add NPS400 timers driver Noam Camus <noamc@ezchip.com> - 2016-02-09 23:10 +0100
        Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] clocksource: Add NPS400 timers driver Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org> - 2016-02-10 00:00 +0100
          RE: [PATCH v3 2/3] clocksource: Add NPS400 timers driver Noam Camus <noamc@ezchip.com> - 2016-02-10 09:20 +0100

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