From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Borislav Petkov Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 06/14] rtc-efi: register rtc-efi device when EFI enabled Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:37:55 +0100 Message-ID: <20131220103755.GA14784@pd.tnic> References: <1387439515-8926-1-git-send-email-jlee@suse.com> <1387439515-8926-7-git-send-email-jlee@suse.com> <20131219140918.GF3145@console-pimps.org> <1387513491.3539.4345.camel@linux-s257.site> <52B3C7F8.3040901@zytor.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <52B3C7F8.3040901@zytor.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: "H. Peter Anvin" Cc: joeyli , Matt Fleming , "Rafael J. Wysocki" , Alessandro Zummo , Matthew Garrett , Elliott@hp.com, samer.el-haj-mahmoud@hp.com, Oliver Neukum , 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-acpi@vger.kernel.org, Matt Fleming , Thomas Gleixner , Ingo Molnar List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org 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. --