linux-kernel - Re: [rtc-linux] Re: [PATCH 2/2] rtc: Add boot

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Message-ID: <20090904165549.GA25802@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Fri, 4 Sep 2009 17:55:49 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@...ertech.it>
Cc:	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [rtc-linux] Re: [PATCH 2/2] rtc: Add boot_timesource sysfs
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On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 06:52:43PM +0200, Alessandro Zummo wrote:

>  that's ok, but nonetheless there's a problem in hwclock
>  if it takes 3 secs to read the time.

The 3-second case is with virtualised access to the cmos, but you're 
right that it does sound excessive. Even so, it seems like a win to be 
able to avoid running code that the kernel's already run

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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