Bug#784146: linux-image-3.16.0-4-armmp-lpae: Spurious RTC error messages on OpenBlocks AX3-4
On Sun, 2015-05-03 at 15:21 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> Package: src:linux
> Version: 3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1
> Severity: normal
> Tags: upstream
>
> On the OpenBlocks AX3-4, the kernel logs these messages at every boot:
>
> [ 1.853325] rtc-mv d0010300.rtc: internal RTC not ticking
> [ 1.863449] /build/linux-vwVRbb/linux-3.16.7-ckt9/drivers/rtc/hctosys.c: unable to open rtc device (rtc0)
>
> The internal RTC is not expected to work on this model so it should
> be disabled in the Device Tree:
> <http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.stable/131173>. That
> will fix the first error message.
Looks like this has now hit mainline as
http://git.kernel.org/linus/750e30d4076ae5e02ad13a376e96c95a2627742c
It's tagged for stable v3.8+ so unless you want it sooner (in which case
I can arrange a cherry-pick) I plan to wait for it to hit 3.16.y.
> The second message also seems inappropriate in cases where no RTC
> device exists. Also the path prefix isn't helpful.
Agreed on both counts.
Ian.
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