linux-kernel - Re: Kconfig RTC selection

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Date:	Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:55:05 +0100
From:	Tilman Schmidt <tilman@...p.cc>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, jkosina@...e.cz,
	gregkh@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, pavel@...e.cz,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, rtc-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: Kconfig RTC selection

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:22:32 -0700, David Brownell wrote:
> On Friday 28 March 2008, Tilman Schmidt wrote:
>> FWIW, it's still confusing to have an option "Enhanced Real Time
>> Clock Support" under "Character Devices", then later an option
>> "Real Time Clock" one level higher, none of the two in any way
>> acknowledging the existence of the other one, and only after
>> naively selecting both, you are told that there is some sort of
>> conflict.
> 
> You mean "still, after applying that patch I sent"?

No, I was referring to the situation still existing in current mainline.
My comment was intended to be in support of your patches. Sorry for not
having made myself clear.

Regards,
Tilman


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