linux-kernel - Re: [Y2038] [PATCH v6 10/43] compat_ioctl: move rtc handling into rtc-dev.c

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Date:   Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:02:58 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Ben Hutchings <ben.hutchings@...ethink.co.uk>,
        y2038 Mailman List <y2038@...ts.linaro.org>,
        Linux FS-devel Mailing List <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Y2038] [PATCH v6 10/43] compat_ioctl: move rtc handling into rtc-dev.c

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 4:34 PM Alexandre Belloni
<alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com> wrote:
> On 23/10/2019 16:28:40+0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > Ok, done. Speaking of removing rtc drivers, should we just kill off
> > drivers/char/rtc.c and drivers/char/efirtc.c as well? I don't remember
> > why we left them in the tree, but I'm fairly sure they are not actually
> > needed.
> >
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAK8P3a0QZNY+K+V1HG056xCerz=_L2jh5UfZ+2LWkDqkw5Zznw@mail.gmail.com/
>
> That's how we left it ;)

Right, that is roughly what I remembered. Sending a patch to remove them
now, let's see if anyone cares.

          Arnd