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([2a05:6e02:1041:c10:ae20:597c:99b8:d161]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 5b1f17b1804b1-48536b5b3absm21039905e9.32.2026.03.08.12.51.06 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:51:08 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <6255aa0f-529c-41cb-be32-e5d54a839125@oss.qualcomm.com> Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 20:51:06 +0100 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] clocksource/drivers/timer-mediatek: Convert timer-mediatek to a loadable module To: Zhipeng Wang Cc: "daniel.lezcano@linaro.org" , "tglx@kernel.org" , "shawnguo@kernel.org" , "s.hauer@pengutronix.de" , "kernel@pengutronix.de" , "festevam@gmail.com" , "matthias.bgg@gmail.com" , "angelogioacchino.delregno@collabora.com" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "imx@lists.linux.dev" , "linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org" , "linux-mediatek@lists.infradead.org" , "chun-hung.wu@mediatek.com" , "walter.chang@mediatek.com" , "jstultz@google.com" , "amergnat@baylibre.com" , Aisheng Dong , Jindong Yue , Xuegang Liu , Greg Kroah-Hartman References: <20260304081207.4030882-1-zhipeng.wang_1@nxp.com> <20260304081207.4030882-4-zhipeng.wang_1@nxp.com> Content-Language: en-US From: Daniel Lezcano In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=IdqKmGqa c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=69add32f cx=c_pps a=hnmNkyzTK/kJ09Xio7VxxA==:117 a=xqWC_Br6kY4A:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=Yq5XynenixoA:10 a=s4-Qcg_JpJYA:10 a=VkNPw1HP01LnGYTKEx00:22 a=u7WPNUs3qKkmUXheDGA7:22 a=_K5XuSEh1TEqbUxoQ0s3:22 a=upsBVkoUhz0hqrFZ6ZoA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=PEH46H7Ffwr30OY-TuGO:22 X-Proofpoint-GUID: AIpVlXqkY7ULtW0cXw5pWsw2CAwSK48C X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: AIpVlXqkY7ULtW0cXw5pWsw2CAwSK48C X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details-Enc: AW1haW4tMjYwMzA4MDE4MiBTYWx0ZWRfX4fhzkO5rbRsN sazDflCVIVo2EnuL00hQwyqs5CIfLQO+B3UMbc/M/Q73qe+ZJEVXQcUvWvm97ywSRgX9KT1cTBQ 8dX9rx2dPGcKagVKOSxmYbMr+QEpoeVP1+l1ZjMPIolXSnGbFi9CT6m7ppx5MXb+7yh0iski4+f w8dwmdGen/1LwnWsbZ6rg6gWP0Bth8p9p/yh/tm61mD28y8STRn0HLUYuqJugMCddrOYMp3932R 95Y426PIpWChYBghZiE+xwpw8KUWYEKv4UVipCgxL74PpSmzVeunnaDlEfuOoinLd4YMYPFTx2j j6CyBT3Et7/iokjalX5oOtN7adw/6VF8U0zKXBmcTJyqozMHrkVHEQobOJbwbt5AImnrKCARAYl jP54ORLhvoIq0uz9KIQu1xH7yoyDGbKQxbfg3CATMyrZHxcjtNBoDj30SE6fcW1SrPwp63z42un kUSpx70SbL+AbtgwvEg== X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.293,Aquarius:18.0.1143,Hydra:6.1.51,FMLib:17.12.100.49 definitions=2026-03-08_05,2026-03-06_02,2025-10-01_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 suspectscore=0 lowpriorityscore=0 spamscore=0 malwarescore=0 clxscore=1015 phishscore=0 priorityscore=1501 impostorscore=0 classifier=typeunknown authscore=0 authtc= authcc= route=outbound adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.22.0-2602130000 definitions=main-2603080182 On 3/6/26 06:46, Zhipeng Wang wrote: > Hi Daniel, > > Thank you for sharing your RFC patch. I think the approach is very > interesting and addresses a real problem in the timer subsystem. > > For the MediaTek and IMX timer driver, I see a few considerations: > > 1. Current approach: My current patch uses the existing pattern > (similar to renesas-ostm.c) with #ifdef MODULE. It's simple and > works, but I agree it's not ideal. > 2. Your approach: Your TIMER_OF_DECLARE_PDEV approach would be > cleaner and allow us to use devm_ functions, which would be a > nice improvement. > 3. MediaTek and IMX timer specifics: The IMX timer doesn't require > early initialization on modern platforms (we have arch timers on > ARM64), so it would fit well with your TIMER_OF_DECLARE_PLATFORM_DRIVER > macro (if you go with the two-macro approach). > > I'm very interested in your approach. May I ask what timeline you're > considering for your patch series? > The reason I ask is that we're working towards GKI support and I want > to make sure I choose the right approach. Well, if you are willing to collaborate, we can start right now to think about it and propose an unified solution