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From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: joeyli <jlee@suse.com>, Matt Fleming <matt@console-pimps.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it>,
	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@nebula.com>,
	Elliott@hp.com, samer.el-haj-mahmoud@hp.com,
	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.de>,
	werner@suse.com, trenn@suse.de, JBeulich@suse.com,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rtc-linux@googlegroups.com,
	x86@kernel.org,
	"linux-efi@vger.kernel.org" <linux-efi@vger.kernel.org>,
	linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@intel.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 06/14] rtc-efi: register rtc-efi device when EFI enabled
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:37:55 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131220103755.GA14784@pd.tnic> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <52B3C7F8.3040901@zytor.com>

On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 08:30:48PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 12/19/2013 08:24 PM, joeyli wrote:
> > I agreed, but userspace application should not be too often to access
> > RTC. Maybe only when system boot and set timezone.
>
> This is, quite frankly, an idiotic argument.

TBH, I've been struggling with the question too - and it might even be a
stupid question - but what is that absolute need to be able to get the
TZ in userspace? Why should I care?

Can we get some use cases for stupid people like me please?

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
--

  reply	other threads:[~2013-12-20 10:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-12-19  7:51 [RFC PATCH 00/14] Support timezone of ACPI TAD and EFI TIME Lee, Chun-Yi
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [PATCH 01/14] rtc-efi: fix decrease day twice when computing year days Lee, Chun-Yi
     [not found] ` <1387439515-8926-1-git-send-email-jlee-IBi9RG/b67k@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-19  7:51   ` [PATCH 03/14] rtc: block registration of rtc-cmos when CMOS RTC Not Present Lee, Chun-Yi
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [RFC PATCH 04/14] ACPI: Add ACPI 5.0 Time and Alarm Device driver Lee, Chun-Yi
     [not found]   ` <1387439515-8926-5-git-send-email-jlee-IBi9RG/b67k@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-19 15:22     ` H. Peter Anvin
     [not found]       ` <52B30F43.1060306-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-20  5:41         ` joeyli
     [not found]           ` <1387518099.3539.4453.camel-ONCj+Eqt86TasUa73XJKwA@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-01  0:42             ` H. Peter Anvin
     [not found]               ` <52C3647B.7000708-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-06  8:58                 ` joeyli
2014-01-07  5:37                   ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-01-07 10:40                     ` joeyli
2014-01-07 16:35                       ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-01-08 14:59                         ` joeyli
     [not found]                           ` <1389193142.3539.6123.camel-ONCj+Eqt86TasUa73XJKwA@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-08 17:56                             ` H. Peter Anvin
     [not found]                               ` <52CD9139.2070302-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-09  3:47                                 ` joeyli
     [not found]                                   ` <1389239259.24105.2.camel-ONCj+Eqt86TasUa73XJKwA@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-09  4:00                                     ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-01-09 12:16                                   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2014-01-02  8:09     ` Lan Tianyu
2014-01-06  9:20       ` joeyli
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [RFC PATCH 05/14] rtc: Add RTC driver of ACPI Time and Alarm Device Lee, Chun-Yi
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [RFC PATCH 06/14] rtc-efi: register rtc-efi device when EFI enabled Lee, Chun-Yi
2013-12-19 14:09   ` Matt Fleming
2013-12-20  4:24     ` joeyli
     [not found]       ` <1387513491.3539.4345.camel-ONCj+Eqt86TasUa73XJKwA@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-20  4:30         ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-12-20 10:37           ` Borislav Petkov [this message]
     [not found]             ` <20131220103755.GA14784-fF5Pk5pvG8Y@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-20 15:14               ` Matthew Garrett
2013-12-20 21:04                 ` H. Peter Anvin
     [not found]                   ` <52B4B0ED.7030600-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-21  1:24                     ` joeyli
2013-12-21  1:51                       ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-12-21 15:34                         ` joeyli
2013-12-20 16:48               ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [RFC PATCH 07/14] rtc-efi: add GMTOFF support to rtc_efi Lee, Chun-Yi
     [not found]   ` <1387439515-8926-8-git-send-email-jlee-IBi9RG/b67k@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-20 15:11     ` Matthew Garrett
2013-12-21  3:56       ` joeyli
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [RFC PATCH 08/14] rtc-efi: set uie_unsupported for indicate rtc-efi doesn't support UIE mode Lee, Chun-Yi
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [RFC PATCH 09/14] efi: move functions of access efi time to header file for sharing Lee, Chun-Yi
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [RFC PATCH 10/14] rtc: improve and move week day computing function to rtc header Lee, Chun-Yi
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [RFC PATCH 11/14] rtc: switch to get/set rtc time to efi functions if CMOS RTC Not Present git set Lee, Chun-Yi
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [RFC PATCH 12/14] efi: adjust system time base on timezone from EFI time services Lee, Chun-Yi
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [RFC PATCH 13/14] Documentation/RTC: add document of ACPI TAD and EFI TIME driver Lee, Chun-Yi
2013-12-19  7:51 ` [TEST PATCH 14/14] acpi: add early parameter to set CMOS RTC Not Present bit for testing Lee, Chun-Yi
     [not found] ` <1387448416-11672-1-git-send-email-jlee@suse.com>
     [not found]   ` <1387448416-11672-1-git-send-email-jlee-IBi9RG/b67k@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-19 10:49     ` [PATCH 02/14] x86-64/efi: Use EFI to deal with platform wall clock (again) Matt Fleming
     [not found]       ` <20131219104908.GE3145-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-19 13:32         ` joeyli
     [not found]           ` <1387459939.3539.4092.camel-ONCj+Eqt86TasUa73XJKwA@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-20 11:29             ` One Thousand Gnomes
2013-12-23 23:25               ` H. Peter Anvin

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