Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758921Ab2EONfw (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 May 2012 09:35:52 -0400 Received: from nat28.tlf.novell.com ([130.57.49.28]:60252 "EHLO nat28.tlf.novell.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758872Ab2EONfu convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 May 2012 09:35:50 -0400 Message-Id: <4FB277F20200007800083D5B@nat28.tlf.novell.com> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 12.0.0 Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 14:36:18 +0100 From: "Jan Beulich" To: "Matthew Garrett" Cc: , , , , , Subject: Re: [PATCH, resend] x86: enable rtc-efi References: <4FB263560200007800083CB0@nat28.tlf.novell.com> <20120515123811.GA25248@srcf.ucam.org> <4FB271860200007800083D21@nat28.tlf.novell.com> <20120515131637.GA26038@srcf.ucam.org> <4FB274CD0200007800083D41@nat28.tlf.novell.com> <20120515132631.GA26298@srcf.ucam.org> In-Reply-To: <20120515132631.GA26298@srcf.ucam.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 694 Lines: 19 >>> On 15.05.12 at 15:26, Matthew Garrett wrote: > On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 02:22:53PM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote: > >> I don't think so - the two drivers could end up manipulating the >> same piece of hardware, without synchronization. rtc-cmos >> really should bail when loaded on an EFI-enabled system. > > That's why we're taking the rtc lock. Which is completely bogus imo (i.e. it should be a goal to remove this). Jan -- 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/