Re: [PATCH] RTC: Add mmap method to rtc character driver
From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Tue Jul 25 2006 - 20:36:02 EST
Neil Horman wrote:
It there any arch for which the rtc driver doesn't function?
Yes, there are plenty of systems which don't have an RTC, or have an RTC
which can't generate interrupts.
Ok, for those implementations which don't have an RTC that the rtc driver can
drive, the mmap functionality will not work, but at that point what interface
are you left with at all for obtaining periodic time?
Depends completely on the hardware. Some hardware will rely on cycle
counters, some may rely on I/O devices which may or may not be mappable
into user space, and some will have to enter the kernel.
These aren't compatible with your programming model.
-hpa
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