Hi, As discussed, I will not apply that patch and instead will push for: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9911471/ On 19/07/2017 at 13:39:57 +0200, Michal Simek wrote: > The patch: > "timers: Introduce in-kernel alarm-timer interface" > (sha1: ff3ead96d17f47ee70c294a5cc2cce9b61e82f0f) > introduced new requirement that RTC drivers with alarm functionality > can't be used as a module. > When module is unloaded there is still a reference that's why > rtc_device_release() is not called and ida is not freed. > > That's why when module is loaded again it can't use the same RTC number > based on aliases. > > Log: > sh-4.3# modprobe rtc-zynqmp > [ 42.468565] rtc_zynqmp ffa60000.rtc: rtc core: registered > ffa60000.rtc as rtc5 > sh-4.3# rmmod rtc-zynqmp > sh-4.3# modprobe rtc-zynqmp > [ 48.648222] rtc_zynqmp ffa60000.rtc: /aliases ID 5 not available > [ 48.654280] rtc_zynqmp ffa60000.rtc: rtc core: registered > ffa60000.rtc as rtc0 > > This patch is removing module support which is just a workaround till > alarm-timer interface is fixed to support device releasing when alarm > timer is not used. > > Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > > Based on discussion: > https://www.mail-archive.com/rtc-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg00908.html > > --- > drivers/rtc/Kconfig | 2 +- > drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c | 15 +-------------- > 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig > index 72419ac2c52a..a2bbe7c2cf92 100644 > --- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig > @@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ config RTC_DRV_OPAL > will be called rtc-opal. > > config RTC_DRV_ZYNQMP > - tristate "Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC RTC" > + bool "Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC RTC" > depends on OF > help > If you say yes here you get support for the RTC controller found on > diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c > index da18a8ae3c1d..5fc50145dbd2 100644 > --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c > +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c > @@ -268,14 +268,6 @@ static int xlnx_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) > return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(xrtcdev->rtc); > } > > -static int xlnx_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev) > -{ > - xlnx_rtc_alarm_irq_enable(&pdev->dev, 0); > - device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 0); > - > - return 0; > -} > - > static int __maybe_unused xlnx_rtc_suspend(struct device *dev) > { > struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev); > @@ -312,7 +304,6 @@ static int __maybe_unused xlnx_rtc_resume(struct device *dev) > > static struct platform_driver xlnx_rtc_driver = { > .probe = xlnx_rtc_probe, > - .remove = xlnx_rtc_remove, > .driver = { > .name = KBUILD_MODNAME, > .pm = &xlnx_rtc_pm_ops, > @@ -320,8 +311,4 @@ static int __maybe_unused xlnx_rtc_resume(struct device *dev) > }, > }; > > -module_platform_driver(xlnx_rtc_driver); > - > -MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Xilinx Zynq MPSoC RTC driver"); > -MODULE_AUTHOR("Xilinx Inc."); > -MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2"); > +builtin_platform_driver(xlnx_rtc_driver); > -- > 1.9.1 > -- Alexandre Belloni, Free Electrons Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering http://free-electrons.com