Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 46/58] clocksource/drivers: Add a new driver for the Atmel ARM TC blocks | From | Daniel Lezcano <> | Date | Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:25:25 +0200 |
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On 12/06/2017 14:54, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
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>> I like the 'chosen' approach with the nodes you are proposing below. Thanks for >> the constructive suggestion. The binding description matches perfectly what we >> are trying to achieve. >> >> Rob? what do you think? > > I'm following this work from a distance but as we've just celebrated the > 1st anniversary for this patch series (11 June 2016), I propose that we > now make up our mind quickly. Everybody seem to be on the same page and > willing to make this rework move forward. > > In Microchip/Atmel we would like to actually use this TCB rework both > internally and in our mainline work to avoid having to rely on our own > out-of-tree implementation. > > The newly-added samv7 cortex-M can't boot without this series and a use > of our current cortex-A SoCs with TrustZone in Secure World (SWd) is not > possible with current mainline code only. On these two examples, the > current timer on which we rely, the PIT, is not present. > > So you probably understand that more than one year without real progress > begins to be a little bit frustrating for the AT91 users...
Nicolas,
who are you exactly blaming?
Are you surprised a 58 patches series, with a gazillion of Cc'ed people posted awhile ago, is ignored?
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