Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:54:45 +0200 | From | Uwe Kleine-König <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH 4/4 v2] [RFC] UIO: generic platform driver |
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Hi Russell,
Russell King - ARM Linux wrote: > On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 09:48:58AM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König wrote: > > > > > > > But what about this: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ERROR: "clk_get" [drivers/uio/uio_pdrv.ko] undefined! > > > > > > > ERROR: "clk_enable" [drivers/uio/uio_pdrv.ko] undefined! > > > > > > > ERROR: "clk_disable" [drivers/uio/uio_pdrv.ko] undefined! > > > > > > > ERROR: "clk_put" [drivers/uio/uio_pdrv.ko] undefined! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you have any extra patches applied? > > > > > > Yes I have, but nothing special. This is part of a generic API defined > > > > > > in include/linux/clk.h. One of it's use it to abstract away some > > > > > > platform dependencies. There are several architectures that define > > > > > > it[1]. > > > > > > > > > > I know. Unfortunately, I tested on x86_64, and it doesn't compile. > > > > > If it's depending on something, then this dependency should be added in > > > > > Kconfig. If it can be selected in the configuration, I expect it to > > > > > compile (and work). > > > > Maybe adding a dummy implementation that is compiled for machines that > > > > don't provide a native one. Currently there is no cpp symbol that tells > > > > if an machine supports the API. > > > > > > > > @Russell: Do you have an opinion regarding this!? > > > > > > Only that the kernels Kconfig is turning into a real complicated mess > > > of dependencies IMHO. > > > > > > We could add a HAVE_CLK and add that to the dependency of all the drivers > > > which use linux/clk.h. The problem will be finding all those drivers and > > > their corresponding Kconfig entries. > > > > > > My feeling is that we're just going to end up creating another Kconfig > > > symbol which folk half-heartedly use. > > > > I don't like that either. What do you think about the patch below? > > It doesn't introduce a new symbol that needs much care and attention. > > This way the clk API is available on all configurations provided that > > CONFIG_DUMMY_CLK is set correctly. If CONFIG_DUMMY_CLK is set wrong it > > should result in a compile error. Either because there are two > > implementations of clk_get or none. > > Hang on. I'm lost. What are we talking about here? I thought the > thread was about the one liner patch for UIO to arch/arm/Kconfi > (which still hasn't hit the patch system so is still on target for > being missed...) No, the topic here is a generic uio platform driver. It uses the clk API and Hans criticised that is doesn't compile on x86 (because there is no implementation of the clk API). So I suggested to implement a dummy for that.
This is completly independant of the inclusion of drivers/uio/Kconfig in arch/arm/Kconfig. I will send a patch for that.
> What's this drivers/uio/uio_pdrv.ko module, and why doesn't it appear > in the LKML archive of this thread? Don't know why lkml.org didn't link these. The start of the thread can be found at
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/10/110
gmane managed to link these mails:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/663884
Best regards Uwe
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