Re: [patch 2.6.26-rc5] make HPET_RTC_IRQ track HPET_EMULATE_RTC

[David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net>]

On Sunday 08 June 2008, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 22:41:44 -0700 David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net> wrote:
> 
> > More Kconfig tweaks related to the legacy PC RTC code:
> > 
> >  - Describe the legacy PC RTC driver as such ... it's never quite
> >    been clear that this driver is for PC RTCs, and now it's fair
> >    to call this the "legacy" driver.
> > 
> >  - Force it to understand about HPET stealing its IRQs ... kernel
> >    code does this always when HPET is in use, there should be no
> >    option for users to goof up the config.
> > 
> > This seems to fix kernel bugzilla #10729.
> 
> hm.  "seems" is a bit soft.

Fixes it for one reporter.  Another reporter has yet to respond.


> Do you think this should be in 2.6.26?

Yes, unless someone more involved in the HPET stuff has a better
solution.  (Or that legacy RTC gets a maintainer, who disagrees...)

This does seem to suggest that we have an extra Kconfig variable
here, by the way.

- dave