Re: Linux 2.2.18: /proc/apm slows system time (was: Linux 2.2.19pre3)

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sun, 31 Dec 2000 13:32:20 +0000 (GMT)

> Is there at least away we can recover the proper system time
> after these stalls?
>
> re-read the RTC -- but that's pretty slow and ugly

Be very careful doing that in 2.4test. The 2.2 CMOS locking patches are not yet
in so there is already a window for CMOS problems as far as I can tell. Don't
make it bigger

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