Re: [PATCH] timekeeping: Move persistent clock registration code from ARM to kernel

[Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>]

On Fri, 14 Nov 2014, Anatol Pomozov wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> > On Mon, 10 Nov 2014, Anatol Pomozov wrote:
> >> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 1:53 AM, Thierry Reding
> >> <thierry.reding@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > On Fri, Nov 07, 2014 at 11:34:15AM -0800, Anatol Pomozov wrote:
> >> >> ARM timekeeping functionality allows to register persistent/boot clock dynamically.
> >> >> This code is arch-independent and can be useful on other plaforms as well.
> >> >>
> >> >> As a byproduct of this change, tegra20_timer becomes ARM64 compatible.
> >> >>
> >> >> Tested: backported the change to chromeos-3.14 kernel ran on tegra 64bit
> >> >> board, made sure high-resolution clock works.
> >> >
> >> > Using this on an upstream kernel doesn't work, though, because 64-bit
> >> > ARM doesn't implement struct delay_timer which the driver needs since
> >> > v3.17.
> >> >
> >> > But I suppose the delay timer infrastructure could be moved into the
> >> > core similar to the persistent and boot clock as this patch does.
> >>
> >> Thanks. It makes sense, I will send it in a separate patch, once this
> >> one will be reviewed. On our kernel I haven't seen this issue as we
> >> still use 3.14.
> >
> > That's why you should test/compile your stuff on latest greatest and
> > not on a year old conglomorate of unknown provenance. :)
> 
> Unfortunately it is not possible to test this patch with upstream.
> There is no ARM64 bit support for Tegra yet. I am trying to
> cleanup/upstream my ChromeOS patches and this clock patch in
> particular makes one small step towards this goal. Also Thierry
> mentioned that he works on full ARM64 Tegra support and it is really
> exciting!

Everything is exciting, but it does not change the fact, that this
patch cannot work on current upstream.

> So what I suppose to do with my patch? If it does not work could
> anyone provide patch that removes ARM arch dependency from
> tegra20_timer.c?

Huch? You want other people to solve your problems?

Thanks,

	tglx