linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/8] char/genrtc: parisc: use asm-generic/rtc.h

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdV0DwdMkJURBH05ntrJWz0eY_wT__vHG32sx-sjSp0m_w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:55:43 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Rolf Eike Beer <eike-kernel@...tec.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...isc-linux.org>,
	Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
	Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>,
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	Koichi Yasutake <yasutake.koichi@...panasonic.com>,
	Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/8] char/genrtc: parisc: use asm-generic/rtc.h

On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> On Wednesday 27 April 2016 13:21:16 Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> On Wednesday 27 April 2016 00:07:47 Rolf Eike Beer wrote:
>> > Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> > > The asm-generic/rtc.h header can now be included by
>> > > architectures that provide their own set_rtc_time/get_rtc_time
>> > > macros, letting us remove most of the common contents in
>> > > the powerpc implementation.
>> >
>> > parisc in this case.
>> >
>>
>> Fixed, thanks!
>
> Actually, after the comment about just removing the gen_rtc driver
> in the long run, I checked again and found that PARISC unconditionally
> selects RTC_CLASS, so this driver can't even be built here.
> We should just remove the header and drop PARISC from the list.
>
> If we also drop m68k, that just leaves powerpc.

I've just checked Debian's unofficial linux-image-4.5.0-1-m68k_4.5.1-1_m68k,
and it also enables RTC_CLASS and CONFIG_RTC_DRV_GENERIC, so gen_rtc
can be dropped on m68k for sure.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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