From: Kurt Roeckx <Q@ping.be>
To: Alex Bligh - linux-kernel <linux-kernel@alex.org.uk>
Cc: Riley Williams <rhw@MemAlpha.cx>, Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>,
Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: Linux updates RTC secretly when clock synchronizes
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 02:01:37 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011107020137.A1887@ping.be> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0111062347080.16087-100000@Consulate.UFP.CX> <812671195.1005093860@[195.224.237.69]>
In-Reply-To: <812671195.1005093860@[195.224.237.69]>; from linux-kernel@alex.org.uk on Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 12:44:21AM -0000
On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 12:44:21AM -0000, Alex Bligh - linux-kernel wrote:
>
>
> --On Wednesday, 07 November, 2001 12:00 AM +0000 Riley Williams
> <rhw@MemAlpha.cx> wrote:
>
> > 2. The kernel makes no internal reference to the /dev/rtc driver,
> > and it is left to userland tools to sync to the RTC on boot,
> > and at other times as required.
>
> I think the kernel should set the machine time to the RTC time
> as an initializer on boot. Other than that, I agree.
Which is something you do from userspace.
Kurt
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-11-07 1:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-31 0:33 PROBLEM: Linux updates RTC secretly when clock synchronizes Ian Maclaine-cross
2001-10-31 1:05 ` Kurt Roeckx
2001-10-31 2:55 ` Ian Maclaine-cross
2001-10-31 11:52 ` Kurt Roeckx
2001-11-01 0:52 ` Riley Williams
2001-11-01 1:26 ` Kurt Roeckx
2001-11-01 13:57 ` Alex Bligh - linux-kernel
2001-11-02 9:50 ` Riley Williams
2001-11-03 11:41 ` Alex Bligh - linux-kernel
2001-11-03 18:35 ` Riley Williams
2001-11-03 19:19 ` Alex Bligh - linux-kernel
2001-11-03 21:04 ` Kurt Roeckx
2001-11-06 10:01 ` Pavel Machek
2001-11-06 9:57 ` Pavel Machek
2001-11-02 12:16 ` Pavel Machek
2001-11-05 23:08 ` Riley Williams
2001-11-06 10:17 ` Pavel Machek
2001-11-07 0:00 ` Riley Williams
2001-11-07 0:44 ` Alex Bligh - linux-kernel
2001-11-07 1:01 ` Kurt Roeckx [this message]
2001-11-07 1:15 ` Alex Bligh - linux-kernel
2001-11-07 9:24 ` Russell King
2001-11-08 12:26 ` Pavel Machek
2001-11-08 23:00 ` Riley Williams
2001-11-09 9:32 ` Pavel Machek
2001-11-09 21:11 ` Riley Williams
2001-11-09 21:30 ` Pavel Machek
2001-11-09 22:54 ` Riley Williams
2001-11-09 23:10 ` Mark Zealey
2001-11-10 20:04 ` Pavel Machek
2001-11-10 20:35 ` Riley Williams
2001-11-10 20:43 ` Pavel Machek
2001-11-10 20:49 ` Doug McNaught
2001-11-06 0:20 ` Ian Maclaine-cross
2001-11-06 10:18 ` Pavel Machek
2001-11-08 5:09 ` Ian Maclaine-cross
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