linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] rtc: jz4740: make the driver builtin only

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Date:   Mon, 19 Dec 2016 09:03:17 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:     Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Paul Cercueil <paul@...pouillou.net>,
        RTCLINUX <rtc-linux@...glegroups.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] rtc: jz4740: make the driver builtin only

Hi Alexandre,

On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 1:37 AM, Alexandre Belloni
<alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com> wrote:
> Since the driver is now calling machine_halt() that is not exported, it has
> to be built in the kernel. Building it as a module will fail at linking
> time.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
> ---
>  drivers/rtc/Kconfig      |  5 +----
>  drivers/rtc/rtc-jz4740.c | 10 +---------
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
> index 4259ce61c31b..24b0778f6e28 100644
> --- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
> @@ -1550,15 +1550,12 @@ config RTC_DRV_MPC5121
>           will be called rtc-mpc5121.
>
>  config RTC_DRV_JZ4740
> -       tristate "Ingenic JZ4740 SoC"
> +       bool "Ingenic JZ4740 SoC"

Just noticed RTC_DRV_JZ4740 flipped from m to y.

This is bad for distribution kernels.
Can't the driver just call kernel_halt() instead of machine_halt()?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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