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author | André Fabian Silva Delgado <emulatorman@parabola.nu> | 2015-09-08 01:01:14 -0300 |
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committer | André Fabian Silva Delgado <emulatorman@parabola.nu> | 2015-09-08 01:01:14 -0300 |
commit | e5fd91f1ef340da553f7a79da9540c3db711c937 (patch) | |
tree | b11842027dc6641da63f4bcc524f8678263304a3 /Documentation/clk.txt | |
parent | 2a9b0348e685a63d97486f6749622b61e9e3292f (diff) |
Linux-libre 4.2-gnu
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diff --git a/Documentation/clk.txt b/Documentation/clk.txt index 0e4f90aa1..f463bdc37 100644 --- a/Documentation/clk.txt +++ b/Documentation/clk.txt @@ -230,30 +230,7 @@ clk_register(...) See the basic clock types in drivers/clk/clk-*.c for examples. - Part 5 - static initialization of clock data - -For platforms with many clocks (often numbering into the hundreds) it -may be desirable to statically initialize some clock data. This -presents a problem since the definition of struct clk should be hidden -from everyone except for the clock core in drivers/clk/clk.c. - -To get around this problem struct clk's definition is exposed in -include/linux/clk-private.h along with some macros for more easily -initializing instances of the basic clock types. These clocks must -still be initialized with the common clock framework via a call to -__clk_init. - -clk-private.h must NEVER be included by code which implements struct -clk_ops callbacks, nor must it be included by any logic which pokes -around inside of struct clk at run-time. To do so is a layering -violation. - -To better enforce this policy, always follow this simple rule: any -statically initialized clock data MUST be defined in a separate file -from the logic that implements its ops. Basically separate the logic -from the data and all is well. - - Part 6 - Disabling clock gating of unused clocks + Part 5 - Disabling clock gating of unused clocks Sometimes during development it can be useful to be able to bypass the default disabling of unused clocks. For example, if drivers aren't enabling @@ -264,7 +241,7 @@ are sorted out. To bypass this disabling, include "clk_ignore_unused" in the bootargs to the kernel. - Part 7 - Locking + Part 6 - Locking The common clock framework uses two global locks, the prepare lock and the enable lock. |