Re: [patch 2.6.19-rc6] Documentation/rtc.txt updates (for rtc class)

From: Oleg Verych
Date: Fri Nov 17 2006 - 06:45:57 EST


Hallo, David.

On 2006-11-17, David Brownell wrote:
> This updates the RTC documentation to summarize the two APIs now available:
> the old PC/AT one, and the new RTC class drivers. It also updates the
> included "rtctest.c" file to better meet Linux style guidelines, and to
> work with the new RTC drivers.

How about documenting things you've told me back in September? I.e.
i386/amd64 have motorola RTC (and clones) based system clock setup in
boot sequence "arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c". Also, how it interferes
with time_hpet.c? There seem to be confusion what RTC timer and
RTC clock is: <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=386226>

Also util-linux package maintaining was under question in lkml
recently. I think, i should update rc script i rewrote for hwclock
with more info. I agree with you, that on PC hwclock is useless,
unless dual-boot users are not in consern.

I'll try to review and test patches. I wonder, why they were not posted
before, but just before 2.6.19?

Thanks!
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