Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:41:04 +0100 | From | Alessandro Zummo <> | Subject | Re: [rtc-linux] Re: [PATCH] x86: i2c rtc instead of cmos rtc |
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On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:21:58 -0800 Ed Swierk <eswierk@aristanetworks.com> wrote:
> In our embedded application it's more convenient to build all the > drivers needed to support various hardware configurations into the > kernel, and avoid messing with modules. This works fine for devices > that can be detected dynamically, but RTC chips are among the few that > need to be configured statically; my change just relaxes the current > assumption that all x86 boards have a usable CMOS RTC.
While I can't judge on what's convenient to you, I do not feel fine in having a kernel option to disable the rtc and another to load a specific i2c one.
However, if there's a strong consensus from other people on the matter, I will close an eye and pretend I haven't seen the patch slipping thru :)
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Best regards,
Alessandro Zummo, Tower Technologies - Torino, Italy
http://www.towertech.it
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