linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] PM: Do not destroy/create devices while suspended (rev. 2)

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Message-ID: <20080102193415.1d7af667@i1501.lan.towertech.it>
Date:	Wed, 2 Jan 2008 19:34:15 +0100
From:	Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@...ertech.it>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	stern@...land.harvard.edu, rjw@...k.pl, pavel@...e.cz,
	mingo@...e.hu, linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	lenb@...nel.org, kay.sievers@...y.org, gregkh@...e.de,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] PM: Do not destroy/create devices while suspended 
 (rev. 2)

On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:12:54 -0800
David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net> wrote:

> > > It'd need to have some NTP sync solution for RTC_LIB devices, but
> > > ISTR the gentime stuff still assumes an update_persistent_clock()
> > > that doesn't sleep ... and hence can't be used with I2C based RTCs.
> >
> > I still believe NTP sync stuff should be done outside of the kernel.
> > given the mean accuracy of RTC chips and other sync factors, imho
> > you haven't so much to gain with an in-kernel sync code.
> 
> Then the kernel/time/ntp.c stuff should be removed on all systems?

 I'd say yes, but I think that would be dangerous to my own life :)

-- 

 Best regards,

 Alessandro Zummo,
  Tower Technologies - Torino, Italy

  http://www.towertech.it

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