linux-kernel - [patch][resend] provide rtc_cmos platform device, take 2

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Message-ID: <483BEF1A.3080808@aknet.ru>
Date:	Tue, 27 May 2008 15:23:06 +0400
From:	Stas Sergeev <stsp@...et.ru>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
CC:	ambx1@....rr.com, bjorn.helgaas@...com, david-b@...bell.net,
	mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de, dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net,
	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>,
	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [patch][resend] provide rtc_cmos platform device, take 2

Hello.

akpm@...ux-foundation.org wrote:
> This patch was dropped because an updated version will be merged
How is the attached one for an updated
version?

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RTC doesn't work with pnpacpi=off.
The attached patch fixes the problem by creating the platform device for
the RTC when PNP is disabled. This may also help running the PNP-enabled
kernel on an older PCs.

Signed-off-by: Stas Sergeev <stsp@...et.ru>
Cc: David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>
Cc: Adam Belay <ambx1@....rr.com>
CC: Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>

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