linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 13/16] char/genrtc: remove powerpc support

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Date:	Thu, 28 Apr 2016 09:25:25 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
	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>,
	alpha <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Parisc List <linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	Linux-sh list <linux-sh@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
	RTCLINUX <rtc-linux@...glegroups.com>,
	Linux-Arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 13/16] char/genrtc: remove powerpc support

On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 12:34 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
> @@ -321,6 +321,17 @@ config OF_RTC
>           Uses information from the OF or flattened device tree to instantiate
>           platform devices for direct mapped RTC chips like the DS1742 or DS1743.
>
> +config GEN_RTC
> +       bool "Use the platform RTC operations from user space"
> +       select RTC_CLASS
> +       select RTC_DRV_GENERIC
> +       help
> +         This option provides backwards compatibility with the old gen_rtc.ko
> +         module that was traditionally used for old PowerPC machines.
> +         Platforms should migrate to enabling the RTC_DRV_GENERIC by hand
> +         replacing changing their get_rtc_time/set_rtc_time callbacks with

Drop "changing".

> +         a proper RTC device driver.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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