linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/5] MIPS: Loongson64: Remove dead RTC code

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Message-ID: <D208EF92-2C67-4DD5-9CE7-1E99B1ABC9CD@flygoat.com>
Date:   Mon, 20 Apr 2020 21:15:13 +0800
From:   Jiaxun Yang <jiaxun.yang@...goat.com>
To:     maobibo <maobibo@...ngson.cn>
CC:     linux-mips@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Huacai Chen <chenhc@...ote.com>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/5] MIPS: Loongson64: Remove dead RTC code



于 2020年4月20日 GMT+08:00 下午9:04:52, maobibo <maobibo@...ngson.cn> 写到:
>
>
>On 04/20/2020 08:13 PM, Jiaxun Yang wrote:
>> Hi Bibi,
>> 
>> Thanks for your review.
>> 
>> Pretty sure. It is mc146818 specified, it can never work on LS7A/LS2K
>> which have another RTC implementation.
>> 
>> I have performed boot test with this patch.
>> Kernel have safety fallback on platforms without this callback. 
>Although it boots ok, the wall time will be 0 for every boot since it does not read from rtc

Not a big deal :-)

It must be removed unless we can come out a solution
fits both mc146818 and Loongson's in-house design RTC.

Thanks
>
>regards
>bibo, mao
>

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Jiaxun Yang