Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030301AbWAXC7R (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:59:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030304AbWAXC7R (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:59:17 -0500 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:9676 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1030301AbWAXC7R (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:59:17 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm] Time: Keep clock=pmtmr functional, but depricated From: Lee Revell To: john stultz Cc: Andrew Morton , lkml In-Reply-To: <1138071141.15682.81.camel@cog.beaverton.ibm.com> References: <1138071141.15682.81.camel@cog.beaverton.ibm.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:59:14 -0500 Message-Id: <1138071554.2771.45.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.5.4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 723 Lines: 19 On Mon, 2006-01-23 at 18:52 -0800, john stultz wrote: > With the new clocksource code, the ACPI PM timer is now called acpi_pm. > This has confused users that are familiar w/ using the clock=pmtmr boot > option. > > This patch insures that the clock=pmtmr boot option will still function, > but will warn the users to use clocksource=acpi_pm in the future. What about the other clock= boot options? I believe that changing their behavior counts as "breaking userspace". Lee - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/