From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: gerg@snapgear.com (Greg Ungerer) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 22:57:56 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] ARM: ks8695: convert to generic time and clocksource In-Reply-To: References: <1346264842-20411-1-git-send-email-linus.walleij@linaro.org> <504057A8.7030302@snapgear.com> <201209021849.54348.arnd@arndb.de> Message-ID: <5044A954.4000706@snapgear.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org Hi Liunus, On 09/03/2012 10:02 PM, Linus Walleij wrote: > On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote: >> On Friday 31 August 2012, Linus Walleij wrote: > >>> (BTW I had not clue the 68K maintainer had a platform like >>> this, fun!) >> >> Note that this platform is one of those we talked about removing >> from the kernel for potentially being completely unused. > > This clock stuff was a lackmus test from my side. The idea > was that if noone tested the patches I would instead > propose a patch deleting the platform. > > Guess what: Greg jumps out like jack-in-the-box. That is annoying :-) > I suspect > some of these platforms may have more users than we > believe. I know the guys at www.opengear.com are still building hardware around the KS8695. And they update to modern kernels from time to time. So its not completely obsolete yet. I have some SnapGear boards based around it too, though they went out of production about 2 years ago. Regards Greg -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greg Ungerer -- Principal Engineer EMAIL: gerg at snapgear.com SnapGear Group, McAfee PHONE: +61 7 3435 2888 8 Gardner Close, FAX: +61 7 3891 3630 Milton, QLD, 4064, Australia WEB: http://www.SnapGear.com