[PATCH] RFT: ARM: gemini: convert to GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS

[Olof Johansson]

On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 3:06 AM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org> wrote:
>
>> This converts the gemini machine to use generic clockevents
>> by rewriting the timer driver.
>>
>> Cc: arm at kernel.org
>> Cc: Hans Ulli Kroll <ulli.kroll at googlemail.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org>
>> ---
>> This is flagged as Request for Testing (RFT) as I have no Gemini
>> platform. If I do not get help with testing this, the next step
>> will be a patch series to delete the platform.
>
> OK nobody is able to test this it seems, but it is a vital refactoring.
>
> Should we just apply this and see what happens?
>
> Or should I just send a deletion patch right away?
>
> I would lean toward just applying it and see if the OpenWRT
> people will notice and/or complain.
>
> What does the ARM SoC people say?

I suspect the feedback latency will be very long, since they don't
track upstream closely (or at least don't on all platforms). So either
way, really. We can definitely pick it up and fix up later if needed
-- given that you haven't found testers I'm suspecting very few people
would likewise be impacted by any kind of breakage introduced.


-Olof