Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 26 May 2010 17:50:34 +0200 (CEST) | From | Thomas Gleixner <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] transitional config CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS |
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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
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