Re: [PATCH v4 6/9] clocksource/drivers/rockchip_timer: split bc_timer into rk_timer and rk_clock_event_device

From: Alexander Kochetkov
Date: Mon Jan 23 2017 - 11:45:58 EST


Daniel, thanks for reviewing patches!

> 23 ÑÐÐ. 2017 Ð., Ð 19:26, Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx> ÐÐÐÐÑÐÐ(Ð):
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 07:14:49PM +0300, Alexander Kochetkov wrote:
>> The patch move ce field out of struct bc_timer into struct
>> rk_clock_event_device and rename struct bc_timer to struct rk_timer.
>
> Why ?

Single rockchip timer can be either broadcast timer/clockevent (current implementation) or
clocksource (the one Iâve implemented in series). Both implementations based on
low level timer routines (rk_timer_disable, rk_timer_enable, rk_timer_update_counter,
rk_timer_counter_read and so on). Both implementations use timers in different modes
(interrupts vs free running). In order to distinguish this concepts I tried to split
low level timer routines from bc_timer.

Otherwise I can place all needed clocksource filelds into 'struct bc_timerâ and rename 'struct bc_timerâ
into 'struct rk_timerâ. If this is more clear solution I can rewrite patches.

Alexander.