linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rtc_sysfs_show

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Date:	Fri, 7 Sep 2012 16:56:26 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	David Fries <david@...es.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rtc-linux@...glegroups.com,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	Uwe Kleine-König 
	<u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtc_sysfs_show_hctosys 0 if resume failed

On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:19:31 -0500
David Fries <david@...es.net> wrote:

> Subject: [PATCH] rtc_sysfs_show_hctosys 0 if resume failed

This doesn't make much sense.  Did you mean "rtc_sysfs_show_hctosys():
display 0 if resume failed"?

> The original rtc_sysfs_show_hctosys returnd 1 if this device was the
> CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE device, a later patch checked
> rtc_hctosys_ret from boot, this verifies boot do_settimeofday
> succeeded, and sets rtc_hctosys_ret in resume to indicate when
> adjusting the clock from resume fails.
> 
> This uses only CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE for conditional compilation
> instead of it and CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS.  rtc_hctosys_ret was moved to
> class.c so rtc_hctosys can be removed with just a Kconfig change if
> boot time setting isn't desired.

And this makes my head spin.  What does the patch actually do?  I think
it might fix a bug, but it's unclear what that bug is.

Can you please write a better changelog and title and resend?

Sorry.
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