Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 May 2012 14:36:18 +0100 | From | "Jan Beulich" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH, resend] x86: enable rtc-efi |
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>>> On 15.05.12 at 15:26, Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> wrote: > On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 02:22:53PM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote: > >> I don't think so - the two drivers could end up manipulating the >> same piece of hardware, without synchronization. rtc-cmos >> really should bail when loaded on an EFI-enabled system. > > That's why we're taking the rtc lock.
Which is completely bogus imo (i.e. it should be a goal to remove this).
Jan
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