From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: daniel.lezcano@linaro.org (Daniel Lezcano) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:25:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 46/58] clocksource/drivers: Add a new driver for the Atmel ARM TC blocks In-Reply-To: References: <20170530215139.9983-47-alexandre.belloni@free-electrons.com> <20170606152104.GC2345@mai> <20170606180559.pkrr7ux2qqnmsd6y@piout.net> <20170607141735.GH2345@mai> <20170607152750.tksmyf5p3oajbsac@piout.net> <20170607210848.GJ2345@mai> <20170607231715.ns2vcxza2eexnzjs@piout.net> <20170608074236.62924f01@bbrezillon> <20170608074446.GM2345@mai> <20170608101334.4e60aa4c@bbrezillon> <20170608084026.GB2244@mai> Message-ID: <4c2a5425-acb4-c639-7f54-1dd933c44d03@linaro.org> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On 12/06/2017 14:54, Nicolas Ferre wrote: [ ... ] >> I like the 'chosen' approach with the nodes you are proposing below. Thanks for >> the constructive suggestion. The binding description matches perfectly what we >> are trying to achieve. >> >> Rob? what do you think? > > I'm following this work from a distance but as we've just celebrated the > 1st anniversary for this patch series (11 June 2016), I propose that we > now make up our mind quickly. Everybody seem to be on the same page and > willing to make this rework move forward. > > In Microchip/Atmel we would like to actually use this TCB rework both > internally and in our mainline work to avoid having to rely on our own > out-of-tree implementation. > > The newly-added samv7 cortex-M can't boot without this series and a use > of our current cortex-A SoCs with TrustZone in Secure World (SWd) is not > possible with current mainline code only. On these two examples, the > current timer on which we rely, the PIT, is not present. > > So you probably understand that more than one year without real progress > begins to be a little bit frustrating for the AT91 users... Nicolas, who are you exactly blaming? Are you surprised a 58 patches series, with a gazillion of Cc'ed people posted awhile ago, is ignored? -- Linaro.org ? Open source software for ARM SoCs Follow Linaro: Facebook | Twitter | Blog