linux_dsm_epyc7002/include
David Brownell 7be2c7c96a [PATCH] RTC framework driver for CMOS RTCs
This is an "RTC framework" driver for the "CMOS" RTCs which are standard on
PCs and some other platforms.  That's MC146818 compatible silicon.
Advantages of this vs.  drivers/char/rtc.c (use one _or_ the other, only
one will be able to claim the RTC irq) include:

 - This leverages both the new RTC framework and the driver model; both
   PNPACPI and platform device modes are supported.  (A separate patch
   creates a platform device on PCs where PNPACPI isn't configured.)

 - It supports common extensions like longer alarms.  (A separate patch
   exports that information from ACPI through platform_data.)

 - Likewise, system wakeup events use "real driver model support", with
   policy control via sysfs "wakeup" attributes and and using normal rtc
   ioctls to manage wakeup.  (Patch in the works.  The ACPI hooks are
   known; /proc/acpi/alarm can vanish.  Making it work with EFI will
   be a minor challenge to someone with e.g. a MiniMac.)

It's not yet been tested on non-x86 systems, without ACPI, or with HPET.
And the RTC framework will surely have teething pains on "mainstream"
PC-based systems (though must embedded Linux systems use it heavily), not
limited to sorting out the "/dev/rtc0" issue (udev easily tweaked).  Also,
the ALSA rtctimer code doesn't use the new RTC API.

Otherwise, this should be a no-known-regressions replacement for the old
drivers/char/rtc.c driver, and should help the non-embedded distros (and
the new timekeeping code) start to switch to the framework.

Note also that any systems using "rtc-m48t86" are candidates to switch over
to this more functional driver; the platform data is different, and the way
bytes are read is different, but otherwise those chips should be compatible.

[akpm@osdl.org: sparc32 fix]
[akpm@osdl.org: sparc64 fix]
Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: Woody Suwalski <woodys@xandros.com>
Cc: Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@towertech.it>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-11 10:51:32 -08:00
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acpi Pull sysfs into test branch 2007-02-03 01:14:35 -05:00
asm-alpha [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-arm [PATCH] fix sparse warnings from {asm,net}/checksum.h 2007-02-11 10:51:31 -08:00
asm-arm26 [PATCH] fix sparse warnings from {asm,net}/checksum.h 2007-02-11 10:51:31 -08:00
asm-avr32 [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-cris [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-frv [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-generic [PATCH] typeof __page_to_pfn with SPARSEMEM=y 2007-02-11 10:51:17 -08:00
asm-h8300 [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-i386 [PATCH] Numerous fixes to kernel-doc info in source files. 2007-02-11 10:51:32 -08:00
asm-ia64 [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-m32r [PATCH] fix sparse warnings from {asm,net}/checksum.h 2007-02-11 10:51:31 -08:00
asm-m68k [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-m68knommu [PATCH] m68knommu: removed include of system.h from bitops 2007-02-09 10:45:33 -08:00
asm-mips [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-parisc [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-powerpc [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-ppc [PATCH] kill eth_io_copy_and_sum() 2007-02-09 09:14:07 -08:00
asm-s390 [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-sh [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-sh64 [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-sparc [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-sparc64 [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-um [PATCH] uml: x86_64 ptrace fixes 2007-02-11 10:51:24 -08:00
asm-v850 [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
asm-x86_64 [PATCH] fix sparse warnings from {asm,net}/checksum.h 2007-02-11 10:51:31 -08:00
asm-xtensa [PATCH] consolidate line discipline number definitions 2007-02-11 10:51:26 -08:00
crypto [CRYPTO] api: Allow multiple frontends per backend 2007-02-07 09:21:01 +11:00
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linux [PATCH] RTC framework driver for CMOS RTCs 2007-02-11 10:51:32 -08:00
math-emu
media V4L/DVB (5001): Add two required headers on kernel 2.6.20-rc1 2006-12-27 14:20:46 -02:00
mtd
net [NET]: change layout of ehash table 2007-02-08 14:16:46 -08:00
pcmcia Driver core: convert pcmcia code to use struct device 2007-02-07 10:37:11 -08:00
rdma IB: Make sure struct ib_user_mad.data is aligned 2007-02-04 14:11:56 -08:00
rxrpc
scsi [PATCH] Transform kmem_cache_alloc()+memset(0) -> kmem_cache_zalloc(). 2007-02-11 10:51:27 -08:00
sound [PATCH] Fix breakage with CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED 2007-02-09 16:25:48 +01:00
video [PATCH] sstfb: add sysfs interface 2006-12-13 09:05:55 -08:00
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