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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/4] ARM: mvebu: Move SCU power up in a function
Dear Gregory CLEMENT,

On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:11:17 +0200, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:

> > Since this function is not static, I think it might be a good idea to
> > use a prefix that makes it more specific to the platform in order to
> > not pollute the global namespace. Maybe something like
> > 'armada_38x_scu_power_up', or something like that.
>
> Yes given the fact that this function is declared in the mach-mveu folder
> it is sensible to use a more specific name. However the function itself
> is not specific at all to an SoC. This function could be used for any Cortex A9
> using the SCU.

Indeed, but as you say, it's right now defined in the mvebu specific
code, so we shouldn't pollute the global namespace.

Note that there is already a scu_power_mode() that does the same thing,
but implemented in C, so I'm not sure you can call it at search an early
point.

Best regards,

Thomas
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Thomas Petazzoni, CTO, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com


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