Re: [PATCH 0/2] Make PPC macro spin_event_timeout() architecture independent

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Tue Jul 30 2013 - 09:08:53 EST


On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Arpit Goel <B44344@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This patch-set moves USECS_PER_JIFFY to architecture timex.h from architecture
> specific C files. Patch-set further uses this to make PPC macro
> spin_event_timeout() architecture independent. This change enables drivers to
> use spin_event_timeout() even in non-PowerPC based SoC's.
>
> This patchset has been compiled for ARM, PowerPC and x86.
>
> Patch[1/2] : Moves USECS_PER_JIFFY to architecture specific timex.h files from
> architecture specific C files.

> arch/arm/include/asm/timex.h | 2 ++
> arch/arm/kernel/time.c | 3 ---
> arch/m32r/include/asm/timex.h | 2 ++
> arch/m32r/kernel/time.c | 3 ---
> arch/m68k/hp300/time.c | 4 +---
> arch/m68k/include/asm/timex.h | 2 ++
> arch/s390/include/asm/timex.h | 2 ++
> arch/s390/kernel/time.c | 2 --
> arch/sparc/include/asm/timex_32.h | 2 ++
> arch/sparc/include/asm/timex_64.h | 2 ++
> arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c | 1 -

As the definition is the same on all architectures, why not move it to
<linux/delay.h>?

> Patch[2/2] : Converts PPC macro spin_event_timeout() in architecture independent
> macro.

> include/linux/delay.h | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

After your first patch, USECS_PER_JIFFY is still available only on
arm/m32r/m68k/s390/sparc. What about other architectures?
If anyone uses spin_event_timeout() on e.g. x86, it will fail to compile.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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