[PATCHv3 2/4] clockevents: Add generic timer broadcast function

2013-01-14 Thread Mark Rutland
Currently, the timer broadcast mechanism is defined by a function pointer on struct clock_event_device. As the fundamental mechanism for broadcast is architecture-specific, this means that clock_event_device drivers cannot be shared across multiple architectures. This patch adds an (optional)

[PATCHv3 2/4] clockevents: Add generic timer broadcast function

2013-01-14 Thread Mark Rutland
Currently, the timer broadcast mechanism is defined by a function pointer on struct clock_event_device. As the fundamental mechanism for broadcast is architecture-specific, this means that clock_event_device drivers cannot be shared across multiple architectures. This patch adds an (optional)