Volunteer needed : Re: Would setting the CONFIG_RTC option break the powerpc kernel on your machine ?

[Sven Luther]

On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 08:53:07AM +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
>
> >
> > Anyway, on pegasos 2, i have the problem that CONFIG_RTC works fine, and
> > the clock is set, but only _later_. This has as result that the clock is
> > wrong when it is the time for filesystem checks, and thus filesystems
> > are checked each time.
>
> Your arch code should set an initial UTC time in the kernel
> that is correct, which is why you really want to properly
> implement working ppc_md.{get,set_rtc_time}, that will get you
> this functionality along with working GENERIC_RTC

Yep, that is what i thought to.

Friendly,

Sven Luther

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