linux-kernel - Re: [rtc-linux] Re: [PATCH/RFC 0/5] Generic RTC class driver

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Date:	Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:37:08 +0100
From:	Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@...ertech.it>
To:	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com
Cc:	Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com,
	Richard Zidlicky <rz@...ux-m68k.org>,
	linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David@...abs.org, Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>,
	Linux/PPC Development <linuxppc-dev@...abs.org>,
	Linux/m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
	Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [rtc-linux] Re: [PATCH/RFC 0/5] Generic RTC class driver

On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:56:03 +0100 (CET)
Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com> wrote:

> 
> On Mon, 23
> > 
> >  I'd start writing a working driver and then see how we should eventually
> >  adapt the rtc subsystem to cope with your needs.
> 
> OK, so here's a first example: rtc-ps3.
> 
> Note that this single patch adds 100+ lines of code, while my previous patch
> series removed 500+ lines of code, while solving the autoloading problem for
> several ppc and m68k platforms.

 This patch has a much cleaner approach, imho.

> Converting all (ca. 20?) ppc and m68k RTC support code into individual RTC
> class drivers would add ca. 100+ lines of code for each individual driver.



 How different are all of those boards? It's simply a matter
 of parameters and offsets? can we group them somehow?

 
-- 

 Best regards,

 Alessandro Zummo,
  Tower Technologies - Torino, Italy

  http://www.towertech.it

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