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From: robert.jarzmik@free•fr (Robert Jarzmik)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists•infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] rtc: pxa: request rtc irqs when probe/remove the device
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:10:26 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mwy0187h.fsf@free.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1354155670-6267-4-git-send-email-chao.xie@marvell.com> (Chao Xie's message of "Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:21:10 -0500")

Chao Xie <chao.xie@marvell•com> writes:

> The original pxa_rtc_open/pxa_rtc_release will be called
> when the /dev/rtc0 is opened or closed.
> In fact, these two functions will register/unregister the irqs.
> User application will use /dev/rtc0 to read the rtc time or set
> the alarm. The rtc should still run indepent of open/close the
> rtc device.
> So only register the irqs when probe the device,
> and disable clock and unregister the irqs when remove the device.
No, as Russell I think that's not correct.

This is not how RTC API should be used. And on top of RTC API considerations,
consider this : today, rtc-pxa and rtc-sa1100 _can_ coexist on a PXA platform,
and be used alternatively (I know, it's a bit borderline because of IO space,
but anyway it does work). How will that be possible with your patch ?

Cheers.

--
Robert

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-11-29 20:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-11-29  2:21 [PATCH 1/4] rtc: sa1100: enable/disable rtc when probe/remove the device Chao Xie
2012-11-29  2:21 ` [PATCH 2/4] rtc: pxa: fix rtc caculation issue Chao Xie
2012-11-29 20:04   ` Robert Jarzmik
2012-12-03  2:40     ` Chao Xie
2012-12-04  2:53       ` Chao Xie
2012-11-29  2:21 ` [PATCH 3/4] rtc: pxa: add pxa95x rtc support Chao Xie
2012-12-04  7:03   ` Haojian Zhuang
2012-11-29  2:21 ` [PATCH 4/4] rtc: pxa: request rtc irqs when probe/remove the device Chao Xie
2012-11-29 10:26   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-11-29 20:10   ` Robert Jarzmik [this message]
2012-11-29 10:25 ` [PATCH 1/4] rtc: sa1100: enable/disable rtc " Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-11-30  7:04   ` Haojian Zhuang
2012-12-03  1:39     ` Chao Xie
2012-12-03  2:53       ` Chao Xie
2012-12-03  5:35         ` Haojian Zhuang
2012-12-03  5:42           ` Chao Xie
2012-12-03  9:48         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-12-04  2:51           ` Chao Xie
2012-12-04  7:01             ` Haojian Zhuang
2012-12-03  5:33       ` Haojian Zhuang
2012-12-03  5:02 ` devendra.aaru

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