linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2.6.19-rc6] Documentation/rtc.txt updates (for rtc class)

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Message-ID:  <slrnelr8ji.7lr.olecom@flower.upol.cz>
Date:	Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:45:07 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Oleg Verych <olecom@...wer.upol.cz>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject:  Re: [patch 2.6.19-rc6] Documentation/rtc.txt updates (for rtc class)

Hallo, David.

On 2006-11-17, David Brownell wrote:
> This updates the RTC documentation to summarize the two APIs now available:
> the old PC/AT one, and the new RTC class drivers.  It also updates the
> included "rtctest.c" file to better meet Linux style guidelines, and to
> work with the new RTC drivers.

How about documenting  things you've told me back  in September?  I.e.
i386/amd64 have motorola RTC (and  clones) based system clock setup in
boot  sequence "arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c".  Also,  how it  interferes
with time_hpet.c? There seem to  be confusion what RTC timer and
RTC clock is: <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=386226>

Also  util-linux  package  maintaining  was  under  question  in  lkml
recently.  I  think, i should update  rc script i  rewrote for hwclock
with  more info.  I agree  with you,  that on  PC hwclock  is useless,
unless dual-boot users are not in consern.

I'll try to review and test patches. I wonder, why they were not posted
before, but just before 2.6.19?

Thanks!
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