linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] NTP: Let update_persistent

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Message-ID: <20080528151756.00869703@bree.surriel.com>
Date:	Wed, 28 May 2008 15:17:56 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NTP: Let update_persistent_clock() sleep

On Wed, 28 May 2008 19:15:41 +0100 (BST)
"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org> wrote:

>  This is a change that makes the 11-minute RTC update be run in the
> process context.  This is so that update_persistent_clock() can sleep,
> which may be required for certain types of RTC hardware -- most notably
> I2C devices.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@...ux-mips.org>

Acked-by: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>

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