[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH 04/10 v2] [ARM] TQMA31: add new board with i.MX31 processor

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <20080710081725.GP4595 at pengutronix.de> you wrote:
> 
> >> CFG_HZ is a constant and has to be 1000.
> 
> Why is it a board specific define then?

Historical reasons only. When PPCBoot was created, I played with that
parameter to get a feeling  for  the  involved  overhead,  etc.  This
should  really  be removed, but as you know too many boards depend on
this.

> You could add a software divider in get_timer(). But I think it's better
> to define CFG_HZ to whatever the timer frequency is. At least 49 boards
> do it.

That's what I mean: many boards need fixing.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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