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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [x86] x86 targets without CMOS still build rtc.c despite CONFIG_RTC unset
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Andy Clark <andy.apcs@googlemail.com> writes:

> I haven't taken the time to fully understand the build mechanism, but
> comparing the x86 with other targets, the x86 target doesn't appear to
> support CONFIG_RTC.  Leaving this unset doesn't prevent
> arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c being built into the kernel.

CONFIG_RTC is unrelated to arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c.  It controls
drivers/char/rtc.c.

Andreas.

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