linux-kernel - Re: RFC: incorrect results from RTC reading method

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Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:10:08 +0200
From:	Torsten Duwe <duwe@....de>
To:	bob.montgomery@...com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFC: incorrect results from RTC reading method

On Thursday 13 September 2007, Bob Montgomery wrote:

> I think any method for reading the RTC must consider the (Update In
> Progress) flag to avoid bogus results.

This is a really good idea, I wonder if this has been tried before...
But seriously, the RTC driver does that, and the boot process used to do that, 
too.

	Torsten
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