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From:   Serge Semin <Sergey.Semin@baikalelectronics.ru>
To:     Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@alpha.franken.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 18/20] mips: csrc-r4k: Decrease r4k-clocksource rating
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On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 11:06:47PM +0200, Thomas Bogendoerfer wrote:
> On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 10:48:27AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > Thomas,
> > Could you take a look at my comment below so I could proceed with the
> > patchset v3 development?
> 
> I can't help, but using r4k clocksource with changing frequency is
> probaly only usefull as a random generator. So IMHO the only two
> options are disabling it or implement what arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c does.

Then it's settled. I'll resend the series with csrc-r4k updated to have the
tsc-like design implemented.

-Sergey

> 
> Thomas.
> 
> -- 
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