Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH -mm] Time: Keep clock=pmtmr functional, but depricated | From | Lee Revell <> | Date | Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:59:14 -0500 |
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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
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