lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2010]   [May]   [26]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: [PATCH] transitional config CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
On Wed, 26 May 2010, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > Are you referring to some out-of-tree architectures? I've
> > verified the string GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_MIGR is only appearing at this
> > single spot in kconfig and nowhere else in code/Kconfig in my
> > up-to-date linux tree.
>
> No. I'm referring to in tree archs which do not use the clock events
> at all yet. The MIGR symbol allows them to do a step by step
> conversion which builds the generic clock events stuff first before
> switching over to use them. That's why it was created in the first
> place and it has been proven useful when doing such work. So I'd
> rather see it stay until all archs actually use the generic framework.
>
> But yes, we can apply your patch and just let them select
> GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BUILD instead.

Gah, we can't.

tglx


\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2010-05-26 17:53    [W:0.049 / U:0.516 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site