linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 1/2] rtc/hpet: Factorize hpet_rtc_timer

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1606231032380.5839@nanos>
Date:	Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:33:26 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Pratyush Anand <panand@...hat.com>
cc:	mingo@...nel.org, alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	prarit@...hat.com, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...e.com>,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
	"maintainer:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 1/2] rtc/hpet: Factorize hpet_rtc_timer_init()

On Tue, 21 Jun 2016, Pratyush Anand wrote:

> This patch factorize hpet_rtc_timer_init(), so that counter can be
> initialized before irq is registered.

This changelog is useless. It tells what the patch does, but not WHY this is
required.
 
Thanks,

	tglx