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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/3] rtc-efi: register rtc-efi device when EFI enabled
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    We do have such machines, which is why this change has been reverted twice already.  I believe we should stick to the priority scheme I proposed a few weeks ago.

    Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@nebula.com> wrote:

    >On Sat, 2012-12-29 at 00:26 +0800, Lee, Chun-Yi wrote:
    >> UEFI time services, GetTime(), SetTime(), GetWakeupTime(),
    >SetWakeupTime() are also
    >> supported by other non-IA64 architecutre with UEFI BIOS, e.g. x86.
    >>
    >> This patch changed RTC_DRV_EFI configuration to depend on EFI but not
    >just IA64. It
    >> checks efi_enabled flag and efi-rtc driver should enabled.
    >
    >In theory, certainly - but do we still have machines that explode if
    >the
    >get_time call is made? We may also want to think about disabling the
    >legacy access to the RTC if the EFI calls are present.

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