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Message-ID: <20080211105412.5c6ad021@i1501.lan.towertech.it> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:54:12 +0100 From: Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@...ertech.it> To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input) Cc: david-b@...bell.net, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [rtc-linux] [patch 2.6.24-git] rtc: avoid legacy drivers with generic framework On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:08:19 -0800 David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net> wrote: > Kconfig tweaks to help reduce RTC configuration bugs, by avoiding > legacy RTC drivers when the generic RTC framework is enabled: > > - If rtc-cmos is selected, disable the legacy rtc driver; > > - When using generic RTC on x86, enable rtc-cmos by default; > > - In the old "chardev RTC" section of Kconfig, add a comment > warning people off these (seven) legacy RTC drivers when > the generic framework is in use. > > People can still use the legacy drivers if they want (or need) to. > > Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net> Acked-by: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it> -- Best regards, Alessandro Zummo, Tower Technologies - Torino, Italy http://www.towertech.it -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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