Re: [PATCH 4/4] rtc: pxa: request rtc irqs when probe/remove thedevice

From: Russell King - ARM Linux
Date: Thu Nov 29 2012 - 05:27:53 EST


On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 09:21:10PM -0500, Chao Xie wrote:
> The original pxa_rtc_open/pxa_rtc_release will be called
> when the /dev/rtc0 is opened or closed.
> In fact, these two functions will 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 register the irqs when probe the device,
> and disable clock and unregister the irqs when remove the device.

Again, this is wrong.
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