Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] drivers/clocksource: Fixup csky,mptimer compile error with CPU_CK610

[Guo Ren <guoren@kernel.org>]

Hi Daniel,

On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 4:26 AM Daniel Lezcano
<daniel.lezcano@linaro.org> wrote:
>
> On 09/02/2021 17:02, Guo Ren wrote:
> > Hi Daniel,
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 5:29 PM Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 07/02/2021 04:31, Guo Ren wrote:
> >>> Hi Daniel,
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 4:48 PM Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On 04/02/2021 08:46, guoren@kernel.org wrote:
> >>>>> From: Guo Ren <guoren@linux.alibaba.com>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The timer-mp-csky.c only could support CPU_CK860 and it will
> >>>>> compile error with CPU_CK610.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It has been selected in arch/csky/Kconfig.
> >>>>
> >>>> It would be better if you fix the root cause of the compilation error.
> >>> The timer-mp-csky.c has used specific instructions which only
> >>> supported by CK860 and timer-mp-csky.c is only design for CK860.
> >>
> >> I guess you are referring to mfcr() ?
> >>
> >>> In arch/csky/Konfig we only select it with CK860.
> >>>         select CSKY_MPINTC if CPU_CK860
> >>>         select CSKY_MP_TIMER if CPU_CK860
> >>>
> >>> So here let's select timer-mp-csky.c in arch/csky/Kconfig, not in
> >>> drivers/clocksource/Kconfig.
> >>
> >> The COMPILE_TEST option is there to let other architecture to compile
> >> drivers and increase the compilation test coverage.
> >>
> >> The proposed change just removes the driver from this coverage.
> > When we compile the csky arch with C860, it will be selected.
> >
> >>
> >> Ideally, it would be better to keep it with the COMPILE_TEST option, so
> >> changes impacting all the drivers can be caught before submitting the
> >> patches.
> >>
> >> By just adding
> >>
> >> #ifndef mfcr
> >> #define mfcr(a) 0
> >> #endif
> >
> > 610 couldn't support CSKY_MP_TIMER and it's only for 860. So it's not
> > a coding skill issue.
>
> I think there is a misunderstanding.
>
> When I want to compile on x64 all the timer drivers, I do enable
> COMPILE_TEST, then the strings appear and the drivers can be selected.
>
> If the COMPILE_TEST is not enabled, the string does not appear, it is
> not possible to enable/disable it and the platform must enable it from
> the aforementioned arch/csky/Konfig.
>
> Actually, the timer drivers policy is : drivers can not be enabled from
> the drivers/clocksource/Kconfig, it is up to the platform Kconfig to
> select them. The exception is when the COMPILE_TEST option is set for
> testing purpose.
>
> The timer must compile on any other archs and the stubs for the platform
> specific calls must be provided.
>
> Did I miss something with your changes ?
I think our biggest difference is:
 - You think that CSKY_MPTIMER should not be related to the
architecture, but can be compiled with any architecture.
 - But I think CSKY_MPTIMER only could to be compiled with CSKY C860.

But from the perspective of easy maintenance, I agree with your
suggestion. I will adopt in next patch:
> >> #ifndef mfcr
> >> #define mfcr(a) 0
> >> #endif

Thx




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Best Regards
 Guo Ren

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