linux-kernel - Re: [Bug 10866] /dev/rtc was missing until I disabled CONFIG_RTC

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Date:	Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:24:00 +0300
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Lior Dotan <liodot@...il.com>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	a.zummo@...ertech.it,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org, rtc-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Bug 10866] /dev/rtc was missing until I disabled
	CONFIG_RTC_CLASS

On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:15:23AM +0300, Lior Dotan wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 12:20 AM, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > What is the output of "grep RTC_ .config" on your old .config?
> 
> Here it is:

Thanks.

>...
> CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=y
>...
> # CONFIG_RTC_DRV_CMOS is not set
>...

That means the support for the PC RTC is disabled.

Honestly, I do not think we can handle all possible misconfigurations 
when switching to the new RTC drivers automatically.

> Lior.

cu
Adrian

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