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From: Graeme Russ <graeme.russ@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 17:35:25 +1000
Subject: [U-Boot] [RFC][Timer API] Revised Specification -
	Implementation details
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Hi Wolfgang,

On 27/05/11 17:13, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Graeme Russ,
> 
> In message <BANLkTinWvY9b4QzeLNawF7MKT9z1zeMXyg@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>>
>> I think we will need to define get_timer() weak - Nios will have to
>> override the default implementation to cater for it's (Nios') limitations
> 
> Please don't  - isn't the purpose of this whole discussion to use
> common code for this ?
> 

Yes, but Nios is particularly bad - It has a 10ms tick counter :(

I don't see reason for hamstring other platforms when a simply weak
function can get around it

Regards,

Graeme