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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] clocksource/drivers/arc_timer: Utilize generic
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From:   Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
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Date:   Mon, 19 Nov 2018 10:58:39 +0100
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Hi Alexey,

On 19/11/2018 10:55, Alexey Brodkin wrote:
> Hi Daniel,

[ ... ]

>>> In that case do I understand correctly that we may enable GENERIC_SCHED_CLOCK
>>> for ARC even before proposed change for arc_timer.c gets merged - i.e. with no
>>> special GENERIC_SCHED_CLOCK driver we'll safely fall-back to jiffie-based
>>> sched clock which we anyways use now when GENERIC_SCHED_CLOCK is disabled, right?
>>
>> The ARC's Kconfig part does not apply on tip/timers/core.
> 
> May I have a reference to that tree so I may check what gets in the way there
> and then I'll just move "select GENERIC_SCHED_CLOCK" a bit below so there're no
> clashes any longer.

sure, here it is:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/log/?h=timers/core


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