Subject: Re: mcclock_isa.c unification
To: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
From: Garrett D'Amore <garrett_damore@tadpole.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/13/2006 08:49:41
Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> In article <44159C68.3040904@tadpole.com>
> garrett_damore@tadpole.com wrote:
>
>
>> I like the idea at least of having mcclock_common in dev/ic, and having
>> bus- or machine-specific attachment code.
>>
>
> We already have dev/ic/mc146818.c, but it has a problem.
> The mcclock also has an interval timer and some port (pmax)
> uses it for timer (tick) interrupts but mc146818.c doesn't
> take care of it. I have no idea how it should be handled in MI
> code yet.
>
Hmm... maybe this warrants adding some code the MI routine. I've not
looked at the driver myself yet, but just adding some functions which MD
code could call seems like a step in the right direction.
> We also have to consider how mips/mips_mcclock.c and releated
> files should be rewriten. (should they be moved into arch/pmax?)
>
Don't know the answer to this. :-)
-- Garrett
> ---
> Izumi Tsutsui
>
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