Re: [linux-pm] [3/6] 2.6.21-rc4: known regressions

Maxim
2007-03-28T20:20:41Z

On Wednesday 28 March 2007 21:38:55 David Brownell wrote:
> On Wednesday 28 March 2007 9:38 am, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> > It's a *device*, dammit. It should save and resume like one (probably as a
> > system device). The "set_mode()" etc stuff is at a completely different
> > (higher) conceptual level.
>
> Agreed, except about "probably as a system device".
>
> Last I checked, there was no good reason to use sysdev suspend()/resume()
> rather than platform_device suspend_late()/early_resume(). Which more
> or less means no good reason to use sysdev in new code...
>
>
> Also, making HPET use the legacy mode seems like a step backwards.
>
> - Dave
>

Hi,
It is not 'legacy' mode,
It is a legacy replacement mode.
It this mode HPET takes over IRQ0 and IRQ 8 and provides this way replacement for PIT and RTC periodic function

Best regards,
Maxim Levitsky