linux-kernel - Re: + sparc32-delete-bogus-js-rtc-records.patch added to -mm tree

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Message-Id: <20080402074850.DA9862BF24C@adsl-69-226-248-13.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net>
Date:	Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:48:50 -0700
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	mm-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: + sparc32-delete-bogus-js-rtc-records.patch added to -mm tree

> > Subject: sparc32: delete bogus js-rtc records
> > From: David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
> > 
> > While looking at the legacy RTC drivers in the drivers/char directory, I
> > noticed what looks like bogus entry for SPARC32 systems: JS_RTC, which seems
> > to rely on a non-existent js-rtc file.  Just delete it.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> > Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
>
> It is actually used.  ...

Right, as came up on a different email thread.

It's pretty a pretty bogus hack, but unless the other "rtc"
module changes its name to something more reasonable, this
particular legacy RTC code needs to linger.

- Dave

>
> Andrew, please drop this one.
>
> Thanks.
>
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