From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Subject: Re: 405LP RTC reset From: Hollis Blanchard To: David Gibson Cc: embedded list In-Reply-To: <20021218211556.GA8947@zax.zax> References: <1040150612.10740.111.camel@granite.austin.ibm.com> <20021218005542.GC3666@zax.zax> <1040225939.29647.11.camel@granite.austin.ibm.com> <20021218211556.GA8947@zax.zax> Date: 18 Dec 2002 15:49:46 -0600 Message-Id: <1040248187.30597.47.camel@granite.austin.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: On Wed, 2002-12-18 at 15:15, David Gibson wrote: > On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 09:38:53AM -0600, Hollis Blanchard wrote: > > > > The only issue I can think of here is the firmware setting it > > incorrectly or not at all. In that case, a few seconds will be expanded > > or compressed, but that's better than time running too fast or slow > > forever, right? > > That's true. Still, I think it might be worth testing what the rate > is set to when we come in, and printing a warning if it's not what we > expect before we adjust it. If it just silently corrects it I could > imagine it being pretty nasty to track down why the device is > losing/gaining time each boot. Sounds like a very good idea. I'll add it to my list unless someone beats me to it. :) -Hollis -- PowerPC Linux IBM Linux Technology Center ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/