linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hpet: factor timer allocate from open

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Message-ID: <4B9FAB53.7000709@ladisch.de>
Date:	Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:01:23 +0100
From:	Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
To:	Magnus Lynch <maglyx@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	"Venkatesh Pallipadi (Venki)" <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>,
	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.cz>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hpet: factor timer allocate from open

Magnus Lynch wrote:
> Clemens Ladisch wrote:
>>> If so I can change that. I did add the explicit form of allocating
>>> timers to accomodate such a case hypothetically (open, allocate timer,
>>> get info).
>>
>> This wouldn't be backwards compatible.
> 
> OK, here's a version that retains HPET_INFO semantics.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Magnus Lynch <maglyx@...il.com>

Acked-by: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
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