linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2.6.19-rc6] rtc framework handles periodic irqs

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Date:	Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:50:03 +0100
From:	Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@...ertech.it>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 2.6.19-rc6] rtc framework handles periodic irqs

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:12:09 -0800
David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net> wrote:

> The RTC framework has an irq_set_freq() method that should be used to
> manage the periodic IRQ frequency, but the current ioctl logic doesn't
> know how to do that.  This patch teaches it how.
> 
> This means that drivers implementing irq_set_freq() will automatically
> support RTC_IRQP_{READ,SET} ioctls; that logic doesn't need duplication
> within the driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>

 Acked-by: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>

-- 

 Best regards,

 Alessandro Zummo,
  Tower Technologies - Turin, Italy

  http://www.towertech.it

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