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From: Kumar Gala <galak@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: Make mpc82xx use generic_calibrate_decr()
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:43:53 -0500
To: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
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On Sep 13, 2007, at 1:22 AM, David Gibson wrote:

> The only difference between m82xx_calibrate_decr() and
> generic_calibrate_decr() is that the former computes the timebase
> frequency from the cpu node's bus-frequency property, instead of
> directly from the timebase-frequency property.
>
> But there's no reason the timebase-frequency shouldn't be correct on
> 82xx like everything else.  Certainly the 82xx bootwrapper in
> arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-pq2.c should get it right.
>
> Therefore, this patch removes mpc82xx_calibrate_decr(), using
> generic_calibrate_decr() instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
> ---
>
> I've compiled this, but no booted it, since I don't have any 82xx
> hardware.  I'm hoping for an ack from someone who can test boot it.

Scott's cleanup does this already for 82xx :)

- k