[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/9] Consolidate ARM timer code

Wolfgang Denk
2013-09-09T15:37:14Z

Dear Rob Herring,

In message <522DE0B3.20201@gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> > If we consolidate code, it should always be done in a cross-platform
> > way, unless platform specifc code really cannot be avoided (which I
> > fail to see yet here).
>
> I agree, but it appeared that at least some PPC platforms implement
> timers differently using a timer interrupt. I haven't really looked at

Correct, PPC uses the decrementer with interrupts.

> other architectures. At least moving the code to a common spot is
> trivial. Aside from the location, do you have any comments on the
> implementation?

Only very cursory.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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