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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/rtc')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/rtc/Kconfig | 52 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig index fe1d7a2c27e..92c2db64de9 100644 --- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ config RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE default "rtc0" help The RTC device that will be used to (re)initialize the system - clock, usually rtc0. Initialization is done when the system - starts up, and when it resumes from a low power state. This + clock, usually rtc0. Initialization is done when the system + starts up, and when it resumes from a low power state. This device should record time in UTC, since the kernel won't do timezone correction. @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ config RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE functions run, so it must usually be statically linked. This clock should be battery-backed, so that it reads the correct - time when the system boots from a power-off state. Otherwise, your + time when the system boots from a power-off state. Otherwise, your system will need an external clock source (like an NTP server). If the clock you specify here is not battery backed, it may still @@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ config RTC_INTF_SYSFS Say yes here if you want to use your RTCs using sysfs interfaces, /sys/class/rtc/rtc0 through /sys/.../rtcN. - This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module - will be called rtc-sysfs. + If unsure, say Y. config RTC_INTF_PROC boolean "/proc/driver/rtc (procfs for rtc0)" @@ -78,11 +77,10 @@ config RTC_INTF_PROC default RTC_CLASS help Say yes here if you want to use your first RTC through the proc - interface, /proc/driver/rtc. Other RTCs will not be available + interface, /proc/driver/rtc. Other RTCs will not be available through that API. - This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module - will be called rtc-proc. + If unsure, say Y. config RTC_INTF_DEV boolean "/dev/rtcN (character devices)" @@ -90,12 +88,14 @@ config RTC_INTF_DEV help Say yes here if you want to use your RTCs using the /dev interfaces, which "udev" sets up as /dev/rtc0 through - /dev/rtcN. You may want to set up a symbolic link so one - of these can be accessed as /dev/rtc, which is a name - expected by "hwclock" and some other programs. + /dev/rtcN. - This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module - will be called rtc-dev. + You may want to set up a symbolic link so one of these + can be accessed as /dev/rtc, which is a name + expected by "hwclock" and some other programs. Recent + versions of "udev" are known to set up the symlink for you. + + If unsure, say Y. config RTC_INTF_DEV_UIE_EMUL bool "RTC UIE emulation on dev interface" @@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ config RTC_DRV_DS1307 tristate "Dallas/Maxim DS1307/37/38/39/40, ST M41T00" help If you say yes here you get support for various compatible RTC - chips (often with battery backup) connected with I2C. This driver + chips (often with battery backup) connected with I2C. This driver should handle DS1307, DS1337, DS1338, DS1339, DS1340, ST M41T00, - and probably other chips. In some cases the RTC must already + and probably other chips. In some cases the RTC must already have been initialized (by manufacturing or a bootloader). The first seven registers on these chips hold an RTC, and other registers may add features such as NVRAM, a trickle charger for - the RTC/NVRAM backup power, and alarms. NVRAM is visible in + the RTC/NVRAM backup power, and alarms. NVRAM is visible in sysfs, but other chip features may not be available. This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module @@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ config RTC_DRV_DS1374 depends on RTC_CLASS && I2C help If you say yes here you get support for Dallas Semiconductor - DS1374 real-time clock chips. If an interrupt is associated + DS1374 real-time clock chips. If an interrupt is associated with the device, the alarm functionality is supported. - This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module + This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module will be called rtc-ds1374. config RTC_DRV_DS1672 @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ config RTC_DRV_TWL92330 help If you say yes here you get support for the RTC on the TWL92330 "Menelaus" power management chip, used with OMAP2 - platforms. The support is integrated with the rest of + platforms. The support is integrated with the rest of the Menelaus driver; it's not separate module. config RTC_DRV_TWL4030 @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ config RTC_DRV_DS1305 tristate "Dallas/Maxim DS1305/DS1306" help Select this driver to get support for the Dallas/Maxim DS1305 - and DS1306 real time clock chips. These support a trickle + and DS1306 real time clock chips. These support a trickle charger, alarms, and NVRAM in addition to the clock. This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module @@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ config RTC_DRV_CMOS or LPC bus chips, and so on. Your system will need to define the platform device used by - this driver, otherwise it won't be accessible. This means + this driver, otherwise it won't be accessible. This means you can safely enable this driver if you don't know whether or not your board has this kind of hardware. @@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ config RTC_DRV_AT91RM9200 depends on ARCH_AT91RM9200 || ARCH_AT91SAM9RL help Driver for the internal RTC (Realtime Clock) module found on - Atmel AT91RM9200's and AT91SAM9RL chips. On SAM9RL chips + Atmel AT91RM9200's and AT91SAM9RL chips. On SAM9RL chips this is powered by the backup power supply. config RTC_DRV_AT91SAM9 @@ -621,8 +621,8 @@ config RTC_DRV_AT91SAM9_RTT prompt "RTT module Number" if ARCH_AT91SAM9263 depends on RTC_DRV_AT91SAM9 help - More than one RTT module is available. You can choose which - one will be used as an RTC. The default of zero is normally + More than one RTT module is available. You can choose which + one will be used as an RTC. The default of zero is normally OK to use, though some systems use that for non-RTC purposes. config RTC_DRV_AT91SAM9_GPBR @@ -634,8 +634,8 @@ config RTC_DRV_AT91SAM9_GPBR depends on RTC_DRV_AT91SAM9 help The RTC driver needs to use one of the General Purpose Backup - Registers (GPBRs) as well as the RTT. You can choose which one - will be used. The default of zero is normally OK to use, but + Registers (GPBRs) as well as the RTT. You can choose which one + will be used. The default of zero is normally OK to use, but on some systems other software needs to use that register. config RTC_DRV_BFIN |