Re: + sparc32-delete-bogus-js-rtc-records.patch added to -mm tree

From: David Brownell
Date: Wed Apr 02 2008 - 03:48:24 EST


> > Subject: sparc32: delete bogus js-rtc records
> > From: David Brownell <david-b@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > While looking at the legacy RTC drivers in the drivers/char directory, I
> > noticed what looks like bogus entry for SPARC32 systems: JS_RTC, which seems
> > to rely on a non-existent js-rtc file. Just delete it.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> It is actually used. ...

Right, as came up on a different email thread.

It's pretty a pretty bogus hack, but unless the other "rtc"
module changes its name to something more reasonable, this
particular legacy RTC code needs to linger.

- Dave

>
> Andrew, please drop this one.
>
> Thanks.
>
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