[PATCH v2] arm: zynq: Fix system clock with multi_v7_defconfig

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Friday 10 April 2015 13:41:34 Sören Brinkmann wrote:
> On Fri, 2015-04-10 at 10:04PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > I've just had another idea: how about introducing a new compatible string
> > for the global timer that gets used for timers that have their frequency
> > tied to the CPU (alternatively a bool property in that node). This can
> > be checked by the clocksource driver, which will then be able to either
> > skip the device if cpufreq is in use, or implement a more sophisticated
> > workaround.
> 
> If this is the only available clocksource, you'd still want to use it
> though. A bad clocksource is still better than none. But I guess that
> would just mean to lie in the DT.

On zynq, you always have a local time, right?

If we get a platform that has no reliable clocksource, it's probably
time to implement scaling in the global timer driver.

	Arnd