linux-kernel - Re: char: legacy RTC cleanups

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Date:	Wed, 27 Apr 2016 09:54:41 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...isc-linux.org>,
	Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
	Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Koichi Yasutake <yasutake.koichi@...panasonic.com>,
	Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
	alpha <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>,
	"the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
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	RTCLINUX <rtc-linux@...glegroups.com>,
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Subject: Re: char: legacy RTC cleanups

Hi Arnd,

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 11:44 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> For the genrtc driver, rearranging the headers makes it simpler
> to use and reduces duplication. In case of alpha and mn10300,
> I've shown that the genrtc and rtc drivers are doing the same
> thing, so we don't need them both. The remaining three
> architectures (m68k, parisc, powerpc) actually all support
> the newer rtc-generic driver, so we could remove genrtc completely
> if we want to.

CONFIG_GEN_RTC is not enabled in any of the m68k defconfigs, so I think genrtc
has been unused for a while.
All defconfigs either use CONFIG_RTC_DRV_GENERIC, or enable a more specific
RTC driver.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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