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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/9 v2] coresight: add CoreSight core layer framework
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    On 30 June 2014 04:53, Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@de.bosch.com> wrote:
    > On 27.06.2014 20:04, mathieu.poirier@linaro.org wrote:
    >>
    >> From: Pratik Patel <pratikp@codeaurora.org>
    >>
    >> CoreSight components are compliant with the ARM CoreSight
    >> architecture specification and can be connected in various
    >> topologies to suite a particular SoCs tracing needs. These trace
    >> components can generally be classified as sources, links and
    >> sinks. Trace data produced by one or more sources flows through
    >> the intermediate links connecting the source to the currently
    >> selected sink.
    >>
    >> CoreSight framework provides an interface for the CoreSight trace
    >> drivers to register themselves with. It's intended to build up a
    >> topological view of the CoreSight components and configure the
    >> right series of components on user input via debugfs.
    >>
    >> For eg., when enabling a source, framework builds up a path
    >> consisting of all the components connecting the source to the
    >> currently selected sink and enables all of them.
    >>
    >> Framework also supports switching between available sinks and
    >> also provides status information to user space applications
    >> through the debugfs interface.
    >>
    >> Signed-off-by: Pratik Patel <pratikp@codeaurora.org>
    >> Signed-off-by: Panchaxari Prasannamurthy
    >> <panchaxari.prasannamurthy@linaro.org>
    >> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
    >> ---
    >> .../devicetree/bindings/arm/coresight.txt | 141 +++++
    >> drivers/Kconfig | 2 +
    >
    >
    > I wonder if
    >
    > arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
    >
    > wouldn't be better place for this?

    With the other kernel hacking options - right, that is probably best.

    >
    > Best regards
    >
    > Dirk


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