linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers: rtc: retire RTC_DRV

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Date:   Sat, 14 Nov 2020 09:15:37 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     陈华才 <chenhc@...ote.com>
Cc:     Roman Kiryanov <rkir@...gle.com>,
        Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@...il.com>,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lingfeng Yang <lfy@...gle.com>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: rtc: retire RTC_DRV_GOLDFISH

On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 04:06:24PM +0800, 陈华才 wrote:
> Hi, All,
> 
> Goldfish RTC works well on MIPS, and QEMU RISC-V emulator use Goldfish
> as well, so I think  we should keep it in kernel.

But does anyone actually use it for anything?  Having something in qemu
is nice, but not required if it doesn't provide something that is
already there for other virtual devices, right?

thanks,

greg k-h