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

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Message-ID: <20160623143713.GB16398@dhcppc9>
Date:	Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:07:13 +0530
From:	Pratyush Anand <panand@...hat.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
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()

Hi Thomas,

On 23/06/2016:10:33:26 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> 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.

Sorry, I have described the problem in the cover letter which is here [1].
Please, let me know if any further test/debug result you would need.

Thanks for your help!!

~Pratyush

[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/6/21/35