linux-kernel - Re: [rtc-linux] [PATCH RESEND] rtc/hctosys: only claim the RTC provided the system time if it did

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Date:	Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:42:40 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
Cc:	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com, u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de,
	Paul Gortmaker <p_gortmaker@...oo.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [rtc-linux] [PATCH RESEND] rtc/hctosys: only claim the RTC
 provided  the system time if it did

On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:57:00 +0100
Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it> wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:52:29 +0100
> Uwe Kleine-K__nig <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de> wrote:
> 
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-K__nig <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
> > ---
> > Hello,
> > 
> > this time the patch is complete.
> > 
> > What do you think about it?

I do dislike having to trawl through the patch trying to work out what
the changelog forgot to tell me.

What problem is being fixed here?

What is the user-observable manifestation of that problem?

How does the patch fix it?

Stuff like that!

>  looks nice but I'll have to give a deeper look.
>  will probably queue for the next merge window

I merged it with a "needs Alessandro ack" note-to-self.
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