Re: [PATCH] ARM: omap2: fix omap5_realtime_timer_init definition

[Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>]

* Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> [200529 21:41]:
> On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 11:14 PM Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com> wrote:
> > * Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> [200529 21:09]:
> > >
> > > #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER
> > > extern void omap5_realtime_timer_init(void);
> > > #else
> > > static inline void omap5_realtime_timer_init(void)
> > > {
> > > }
> > > #endif
> > >
> > > In fact, the inline stub is what that caused the regression,
> > > so I think it's ok with my patch.
> >
> > To me it seems not having SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER will
> > cause omap5_realtime_timer_init() not get called?
> 
> Correct, this looked to me like it was the intention of that
> symbol. Unfortunately there is no help text but it is user
> selectable:
> 
> config SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER
>         bool "Real time free running counter"
>         depends on SOC_OMAP5 || SOC_DRA7XX
>         default y

Maybe this is a legacy Kconfig option since Santosh got
the cpuidle coupled to switch things to using the always on
timers for idle modes years ago already.

> > That initializes clocks and calls timer_probe(). So this
> > will result in non-booting system AFAIK, the header
> > file stub should no rely CONFIG_SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER
> > also, but rather ! CONFIG_SOC_OMAP5 || CONFIG_SOC_DRA7XX.
> >
> > Also the Makefile change at least seems wrong, that
> > can't rely on CONFIG_SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER.
> 
> How about just removing the prompt on
> CONFIG_SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER but keeping the
> rest of my patch? That way it's just always enabled when
> there is a chip that needs it enabled in the kernel config.
> 
> The only other usage of the symbol is
> 
> #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER
> void set_cntfreq(void);
> #else
> static inline void set_cntfreq(void)
> {
> }
> #endif

Yeah it's already default y, so I'd say let's just get
rid of the option.

> Alternatively, we could just remove the Kconfig symbol
> altogether and rely on (SOC_OMAP5 || SOC_DRA7XX)
> everywhere, but that seems a little more fragile in case
> there is going to be another chip that needs it.

Sounds like we can just remove CONFIG_SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER
and rely on (SOC_OMAP5 || SOC_DRA7XX).

Regards,

Tony