On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:03:25 +0100, Alessandro Zummo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:11:23 -0600 > Kumar Gala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 :) > -- J.A. Magallon <jamagallon()ono!com> \ Software is like sex: \ It's better when it's free Mandriva Linux release 2008.1 (Cooker) for i586 Linux 2.6.23-jam05 (gcc 4.2.2 20071128 (4.2.2-2mdv2008.1)) SMP PREEMPT -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/