linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] RTC: Add mmap method to rtc character driver

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Date:	Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:28:20 -0700
From:	Bill Huey (hui) <billh@...ppy.monkey.org>
To:	Jim Gettys <jg@...top.org>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>,
	Dave Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
	Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, a.zummo@...ertech.it,
	jg@...edesktop.org, Keith Packard <keithp@...thp.com>,
	"Bill Huey (hui)" <billh@...ppy.monkey.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] RTC: Add mmap method to rtc character driver

On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 05:39:01PM -0400, Jim Gettys wrote:
> Keith's the expert (who wrote the smart scheduler): I'd take a wild ass
> guess that 10ms is good enough.
> 
> Maybe people can keep him on the cc list this time...

Not to poop on people's parade, but the last time I looked /dev/rtc was
a single instance device, right ? If this reasoning is true, then mplayer
and other apps that want to open it can't.

What's the story with this ?

bill

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