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On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:08:25 +1100
David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au> wrote:

> > I think we're waiting until the RTC class works with NTP before we can
> > contemplate that, though.  
> 
> Yeah, I tried writing some ppc_md hooks which backended onto the rtc
> class drivers as an interim measure, but the hooks are called from
> places the rtc class stuff can't safely be called (too early, IIRC,
> but it's a while since I checked).

 I think the rtc drivers are too heterogeneous to have a valid
 ntp strategy. 

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