From: andrew@lunn.ch (Andrew Lunn) Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:55:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 0/4] Make Armada 375 use the reference clock when possible In-Reply-To: <1413984884-20273-1-git-send-email-ezequiel.garcia@free-electrons.com> References: <1413984884-20273-1-git-send-email-ezequiel.garcia@free-electrons.com> Message-ID: <20141022135518.GO9845@lunn.ch> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:34:40AM -0300, Ezequiel Garcia wrote: > This series adds support for the 25 MHz reference clock available on > Armada 375 SoC to use on the timer and watchdog drivers. It is > similar to the one present in Armada XP SoC. > > Given we initially had access to only a very early SoC revision (A375 Z0) > and due to a hardware issue, the timer and watchdog support was originally > submitted to use the core clock. Hi Ezequiel What happens with Z0 when used with these patches? Do they continue to work? Do these hardware issues cause a problem? > Now that the A0 SoC revision is out, we can fix this and use the reference > clock. The reason for this change is that the core clock is subject to the > SSCG, so boards where SSCG is enabled exhibit a very large timer drift. It would of been nice to say what SSCG is. I had to go look it up. However, since this is just in the cover note and not in the patches itself, it is not important. Andrew