From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tglx@linutronix.de (Thomas Gleixner) Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 20:35:51 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [PATCH v6 3/5] clocksource: stm32: only use 32 bits timers In-Reply-To: <1508331506-23782-4-git-send-email-benjamin.gaignard@linaro.org> References: <1508331506-23782-1-git-send-email-benjamin.gaignard@linaro.org> <1508331506-23782-4-git-send-email-benjamin.gaignard@linaro.org> Message-ID: To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Wed, 18 Oct 2017, Benjamin Gaignard wrote: > 16 bits hardware are not enough accure to be used. That should probably read: 16 bit counters are not accurate enough to be used. Right? > Do no allow them to be probed by tested max counter value. I really do not understand why you want to do this. Accuracy is not really a reason to dismiss working hardware right away. What you can do is to lower the rating so other eventually available hardware will be preferred. I might be missing something, but if so this is obviously missing in the changelog. Thanks, tglx