[U-Boot] core ticks/timer code

Wolfgang Denk
2009-03-31T15:46:37Z

Dear Mike Frysinger,

In message <200903310725.20652.vapier@gentoo.org> you wrote:
>
> > Agreed (except that we probably cannot completely throw away the
> > tick; IIRC there are cases in early startup when nothing else is
> > available yet).
>
> hrm, i can see that. but you agree that most use of ticks in common code can
> be converted to get_timer() ? on Blackfin systems (and it isnt alone going by

Yes, of course I do.

> a grep), the ticks interface simply returns get_timer(0), so clearly we should
> be able to convert common code to all use get_timer(0). that'd leave the
> ticks interface as optional ... for the systems that need early time sources,
> they can implement/use it as they need without bringing down everyone else.
>
> i wouldnt mind starting a patch series for post 2009.05 to clean this up ...

Excellent. Thanks in advance.

For BF or for all architectures?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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