Re: [GIT PULL] omap changes for v2.6.39 merge window

From: Russell King - ARM Linux
Date: Tue Apr 05 2011 - 03:45:57 EST


On Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 12:10:24PM +0530, Santosh Shilimkar wrote:
> The only issue I see is the clock-events implemented using
> local timers capabilities in low power modes. The local timers
> won't be able wakeup CPU from DORMANT or OFF state and hence
> you will need an additional wakeup capable clock-event
> working together with the local timers using clock-notifiers.

So yet again, we have something that almost works but doesn't, and
we're going to have to have board-specific hacks to work around this.

This makes the architected timers totally *pointless*.
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