From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751471AbWGYSc6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:32:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751474AbWGYSc6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:32:58 -0400 Received: from pentafluge.infradead.org ([213.146.154.40]:46310 "EHLO pentafluge.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751471AbWGYSc5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:32:57 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] RTC: Add mmap method to rtc character driver From: Arjan van de Ven To: Neil Horman Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, a.zummo@towertech.it, jg@freedesktop.org In-Reply-To: <20060725182208.GD4608@hmsreliant.homelinux.net> References: <20060725174100.GA4608@hmsreliant.homelinux.net> <1153850139.8932.40.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <20060725182208.GD4608@hmsreliant.homelinux.net> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Intel International BV Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:32:55 +0200 Message-Id: <1153852375.8932.41.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.fc4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by pentafluge.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > 3) this will negate the power gain you get for tickless kernels, since > > now they need to start ticking again ;( ) > > > That is true, but only in the case where someone opens up /dev/rtc, and if they > open that driver and send it a UIE or PIE ioctl, it will start ticking > regardless of this patch (or that is at least my impression). but.. if that's X like you said.. then it's basically "always"... -- if you want to mail me at work (you don't), use arjan (at) linux.intel.com