linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rtc: add x86 support for rtc-efi

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Message-ID: <20090410135102.GB24809@elte.hu>
Date:	Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:51:02 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Brian Maly <bmaly@...hat.com>, h.peter.anvin@...el.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dannf@...com, ying.huang@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtc: add x86 support for rtc-efi


* Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:55:49 -0400
> Brian Maly <bmaly@...hat.com> wrote:
> 
> > re-post of the patch, both as inline and as an attachment (which 
> > hopefully wont cause confusion).
> > 
> 
> Normally it does confuse me horridly because I get two copies of the
> same patch, which applies happily with `patch --dry-run', but dies
> horridly with `patch --for-real'.  But I was warned...
> 
> In future, please include a full copy of the (possibly modified)
> changelog with each iteration of a patch.
> 
> As this patch is mostly-x86 I tossed it onto my for-Ingo pile.
> 
> 
> From: Brian Maly <bmaly@...hat.com>
> 
> Add support for rtc-efi (RTC Class Driver for EFI-based systems) to x86.
> 
> This patch has been tested and works perfectly on every x86 EFI system I
> could find, though all have been EL64 systems.  I would appreciate any
> testing feedback from EL32 systems from anyone that has one and can test.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brian Maly <bmaly@...hat.com>
> Acked-by: dann frazier <dannf@...com>
> Cc: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
> Cc: David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> ---
> 
>  arch/x86/kernel/time_32.c |   19 +++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/x86/kernel/time_64.c |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/rtc/Kconfig       |    2 +-
>  3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Hm, it would be nice to first unify the relevant bits of 
arch/x86/kernel/time_{32|64}.c into arch/x86/kernel/time.c, and then 
we can apply such patches without duplicative effects.

	Ingo
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