Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc/83xx: add DS1339 RTC support for MPC8349E-mITX boards

From: Scott Wood <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:39:38 -0500

Kumar Gala wrote:
> On Oct 21, 2008, at 1:23 PM, Scott Wood wrote:
>> Why are we adding more device_types?
> 
> I think the 'rtc' device_type is legacy from OF.

Yes, and it advertises a run-time service that we do not and cannot 
support.  We should not have it in flat trees.

-Scott