Re: [PATCH v3 13/16] char/genrtc: remove powerpc support
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date: 2016-04-28 07:25:29
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On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 12:34 AM, Arnd Bergmann [off-list ref] wrote:
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--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig@@ -321,6 +321,17 @@ config OF_RTC Uses information from the OF or flattened device tree to instantiate platform devices for direct mapped RTC chips like the DS1742 or DS1743. +config GEN_RTC + bool "Use the platform RTC operations from user space" + select RTC_CLASS + select RTC_DRV_GENERIC + help + This option provides backwards compatibility with the old gen_rtc.ko + module that was traditionally used for old PowerPC machines. + Platforms should migrate to enabling the RTC_DRV_GENERIC by hand + replacing changing their get_rtc_time/set_rtc_time callbacks with
Drop "changing".
+ a proper RTC device driver.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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