From: Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@towertech.it>
To: Ed Swierk <eswierk@aristanetworks.com>
Cc: rtc-linux@googlegroups.com, tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: i2c rtc instead of cmos rtc
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:21:56 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090127122156.784924f4@i1501.lan.towertech.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1233018263.14510.112.camel@localhost.localdomain>
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:04:23 -0800
Ed Swierk <eswierk@aristanetworks.com> wrote:
> Allows the user to ignore the cmos real-time clock normally found on x86
> boards, and to use an i2c rtc in its place. This is intended to be used
> with with CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS=y to set the system clock from the rtc
> automatically during boot, and with CONFIG_RTC_SYSTOHC=y to have ntpd
> update the rtc (see separate patch).
can't you just avoid compiling rtc cmos? or compile it as a module and
load the i2c rtc first?
--
Best regards,
Alessandro Zummo,
Tower Technologies - Torino, Italy
http://www.towertech.it
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-27 11:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-27 1:04 [PATCH] x86: i2c rtc instead of cmos rtc Ed Swierk
2009-01-27 11:21 ` Alessandro Zummo [this message]
2009-01-29 19:21 ` Ed Swierk
2009-01-29 19:41 ` [rtc-linux] " Alessandro Zummo
2009-01-29 20:05 ` Ed Swierk
2009-01-29 20:11 ` Alessandro Zummo
2009-01-29 21:12 ` Ed Swierk
2009-01-29 21:19 ` Alessandro Zummo
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