Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:47:40 +0100 | From | "J.A. Magallón" <> | Subject | Re: [rtc-linux] state of GEN_RTC vs rtc subsystem |
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On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:03:25 +0100, Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@towertech.it> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:11:23 -0600 > Kumar Gala <galak@kernel.crashing.org> wrote: > > > > > Is the functionality provided by drivers/char/gen_rtc.c completely > > handled by the rtc subsystem in drivers/rtc? > > > > I ask for two reasons: > > 1. should we make it mutually exclusive in Kconfig > > 2. I've enabled both and get (we'll my defconfig did): > > They shouldn't be enabled at once. I think a patch > for Kconfig has been recently submitted to give a warning > in such a case. > > rtc-cmos should be able to handle the vast majority of x86 > rtcs out there. >
In fact, you have 3 rtc implementations available. Please, can you take a look at this question also:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120355254713965&w=2
> The only real open issue is related to the ntp synchronization > mode and will be solved only when we can get rid of it :) >
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