Re: [PATCH v8 09/16] clockevents/drivers: Add STM32 Timer driver

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2015-05-19 11:59 GMT+02:00 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> On 05/19/2015 11:44 AM, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
>>
>> 2015-05-19 11:06 GMT+02:00 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>
>>> On 05/19/2015 10:55 AM, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2015-05-19 10:16 GMT+02:00 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 05/18/2015 04:03 PM, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2015-05-18 15:10 GMT+02:00 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 05/09/2015 09:53 AM, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> STM32 MCUs feature 16 and 32 bits general purpose timers with
>>>>>>>> prescalers.
>>>>>>>> The drivers detects whether the time is 16 or 32 bits, and applies a
>>>>>>>> 1024 prescaler value if it is 16 bits.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Tested-by: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>      drivers/clocksource/Kconfig       |   8 ++
>>>>>>>>      drivers/clocksource/Makefile      |   1 +
>>>>>>>>      drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c | 184
>>>>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>>>      3 files changed, 193 insertions(+)
>>>>>>>>      create mode 100644 drivers/clocksource/timer-stm32.c
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
>>>>>>>> b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
>>>>>>>> index bf9364c..2443520 100644
>>>>>>>> --- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
>>>>>>>> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
>>>>>>>> @@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ config CLKSRC_EFM32
>>>>>>>>              Support to use the timers of EFM32 SoCs as clock source
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> clock
>>>>>>>>              event device.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +config CLKSRC_STM32
>>>>>>>> +       bool "Clocksource for STM32 SoCs" if !ARCH_STM32
>>>>>>>> +       depends on OF && ARM && (ARCH_STM32 || COMPILE_TEST)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are the interactive bool and the 'COMPILE_TEST' necessary ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The interactive bool is necessary if we want to be able to
>>>>>> select/deselect it in COMPILE_TEST configuration.
>>>>>> And personnaly, I think COMPILE_TEST use makes sense.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note that other timer drivers are doing the same thing today
>>>>>> (CLKSRC_EFM32, SH_TIMER_CMT, EM_TIMER_STI...).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you have a specific concern regarding COMPILE_TEST?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Actually, we try to keep the timer selection non-interactive and let
>>>>> the
>>>>> platform's Kconfig to select the timer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ok.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I like when the code is consistent. The COMPILE_TEST was introduced and
>>>>> created a precedence. I would like to get rid of the interactive timer
>>>>> selection but I did not have time to go through this yet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Indeed, consistency is important.
>>>> On my side, I don't have a strong opinion regarding the COMPILE_TEST
>>>> thing.
>>>> IMHO, it is more a subsystem's maintainer choice.
>>>>
>>>> So, if as a maintainer you don't use it and prefer not supporting it,
>>>> I'm fine to provide you a new version without COMPILE_TEST.
>>>> Doing that, the interactive selection will disappear too.
>>>>
>>>> I can provide you a new version this evenning.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ok, great.
>>
>>
>> Is the below Kconfig entry fine for you?
>>
>> config CLKSRC_STM32
>>      def_bool y if ARCH_STM32
>>      select CLKSRC_MMIO
>
>
> config CLKSRC_STM32
>         bool
>         select CLKSRC_MMIO
>
> and in the arch/arm/mach-stm32/Kconfig add select CLKSRC_STM32

Ok, I will send a patch for arch/arm/Kconfig, as Arnd already applied
the one intruducing ARCH_STM32.

Thanks,
Maxime
>
>
>> Best regards,
>> Maxime
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>    -- Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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