Re: CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS lost on x86 with ALWAYS_USE_PERSISTENT_CLOCKchanges?

[Alexander Holler]

Hello,

Am 24.04.2013 05:19, schrieb John Stultz:

> On x86 the persistent_clock() is backed by the
> CMOS/EFI/kvm-wall/xen/vrtc clock (all via x86_platform.get_wallclock)
> should be present and we'll initialize the time in timekeeping_init()
> there.
>
> Its only systems where there isn't a persistent_clock is where the RTC
> layer and the HCTOSYS is helpful.

I'm a bit confused too. ;)

Doesn't this remove the users choice of RTC on x86 systems?

Why is there a difference made between the CMOS/EFI/... clocks and other 
RTCs?

And why is RTC_SYSTOHC now gone on x86?

Regards,

Alexander
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