Re: [PATCH] MIPS: cevt-r4k: Enable intimer for Loongson64 CPUs with extimer

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On Sat, Oct 03, 2020 at 02:25:42PM +0800, Jiaxun Yang wrote:
> 
> 
> 于 2020年10月2日 GMT+08:00 下午9:27:21, Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 写到:
> >On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 07:02:54PM +0800, Jiaxun Yang wrote:
> >>  
> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON64
> >> +static int c0_compare_int_enable(struct clock_event_device *cd)
> >> +{
> >> +	if (cpu_has_extimer)
> >> +		set_c0_config6(LOONGSON_CONF6_INTIMER);
> >
> >why are you not simply do this in loognson64 board setup code and avoid
> >the whole cluttering of #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON64 over common code ?
> 
> Because I'm going to add extimer support later that require dynamic
> switch of cevt-r4k.

another case of misdesigned hardware or why does this need to be
dynamic ?

> This callback is required.

please find a solution without #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON64. I dislike
the pollution of common code with all kinds of #ifdefs and in this case
there are better options.

Thomas.

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