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From: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Chao Xie <chao.xie@marvell.com>
Cc: a.zummo@towertech.it, rtc-linux@googlegroups.com,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, haojian.zhuang@gmail.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, xiechao.mail@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] rtc: sa1100: enable/disable rtc when probe/remove the device
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:25:19 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121129102519.GG19440@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1354155670-6267-1-git-send-email-chao.xie@marvell.com>

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 09:21:07PM -0500, Chao Xie wrote:
> The original sa1100_rtc_open/sa1100_rtc_release will be called
> when the /dev/rtc0 is opened or closed.
> In fact, these two functions will enable/disable the clock, and
> 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 enable clock and register the irqs when probe the device,
> and disable clock and unregister the irqs when remove the device.

NAK.  I don't think you properly understand what's going on here if you
think moving the entire open and release functions into the probe and
remove functions is the right thing to do.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-11-29 10:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-11-29  2:21 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
2012-11-29 10:25 ` Russell King - ARM Linux [this message]
2012-11-30  7:04   ` [PATCH 1/4] rtc: sa1100: enable/disable rtc " 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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