[PATCH v2 0/4] clocksource: Add module support for timer drivers
Zhipeng Wang
zhipeng.wang_1 at nxp.com
Tue Mar 3 01:51:57 PST 2026
Hi Daniel,
Gentle ping on this series:
[PATCH v2 0/4] clocksource: Add module support for timer drivers
Please take another look when you have time.
Thanks,
Zhipeng
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zhipeng Wang
> Sent: 2026年1月19日 17:56
> To: daniel.lezcano at linaro.org; tglx at kernel.org
> Cc: shawnguo at kernel.org; s.hauer at pengutronix.de; kernel at pengutronix.de;
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> walter.chang at mediatek.com; jstultz at google.com; amergnat at baylibre.com;
> Aisheng Dong <aisheng.dong at nxp.com>; Jindong Yue
> <jindong.yue at nxp.com>; Xuegang Liu <xuegang.liu at nxp.com>
> Subject: [PATCH v2 0/4] clocksource: Add module support for timer drivers
>
> This patch series enables clocksource timer drivers to be built as loadable
> kernel modules, which is particularly useful for GKI (Generic Kernel Image)
> configurations.
>
> This series is based on the previous MediaTek timer modularization work:
> Link:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230517022557.24388-1-walter.chang@mediatek
> .com/
>
> The series includes:
> 1. Export necessary functions from clocksource/mmio 2. Remove __init
> markings from timer-of to support modules 3. Convert MediaTek timer driver
> to support module build 4. Convert i.MX TPM timer driver to support module
> build
>
> Testing performed:
> - Built and tested on i.MX8ULP platform
> - Built and tested on MediaTek platform
> - Verified both built-in and module configurations
> - Confirmed timer functionality in both configurations
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Added Signed-off-by from submitter (Zhipeng Wang) to all patches
> as requested by reviewers
>
> Changes in v1:
> - Fixed 'unsigned' to 'unsigned int' in clocksource_mmio_init()
> - Changed MODULE_LICENSE from "GPL v2" to "GPL" for mediatek driver
> - Added i.MX TPM timer driver module support
>
> Chun-Hung Wu (3):
> clocksource/drivers/mmio: Export clocksource_mmio_init()
> clocksource/drivers/timer-of: Remove __init markings
> clocksource/drivers/timer-mediatek: Make timer-mediatek become loadable
> module
>
> Jindong Yue (1):
> clocksource/drivers/imx-tpm: Support building imx-tpm driver as module
>
> drivers/clocksource/Kconfig | 4 ++--
> drivers/clocksource/mmio.c | 8 ++++---
> drivers/clocksource/timer-imx-tpm.c | 36
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++--- drivers/clocksource/timer-mediatek.c | 33
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/clocksource/timer-of.c | 23 +++++++++---------
> drivers/clocksource/timer-of.h | 6 ++---
> 6 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.34.1
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