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From: Prarit Bhargava <prarit-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: John Stultz <john.stultz-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org>,
	x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org,
	Matt Fleming
	<matt.fleming-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	David Vrabel
	<david.vrabel-Sxgqhf6Nn4DQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Andrew Morton
	<akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [RFE PATCH 2/2] rtc, add write functionality to sysfs
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:55:07 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5127DB2B.3030700@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5127D884.6020701-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>



On 02/22/2013 03:43 PM, John Stultz wrote:
> On 02/14/2013 09:02 AM, Prarit Bhargava wrote:
>> /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/date and /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/time currently have
>> read-only access.  This patch introduces write functionality which will
>> set the rtc time.
>>
>> Usage: echo YYYY-MM-DD > /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/date
>>         echo HH:MM:SS > /sys/class/rtc/rtcX/time
> 
> Why do we want to add a new interface here?

John,

I'm not adding a new interface.  The current date/time interface only handles
read and I'm introducing write.

Sorry -- maybe my description was too short ...

P.

> 
> thanks
> -john
> 

  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-02-22 20:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-02-14 17:02 [RFE PATCH 0/2] x86, rtc, ntp, Enable full rtc synchronization Prarit Bhargava
2013-02-14 17:02 ` [RFE PATCH 1/2] x86, rtc, ntp, Do full rtc synchronization with ntp Prarit Bhargava
     [not found]   ` <1360861375-24131-2-git-send-email-prarit-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-22 20:42     ` John Stultz
     [not found]       ` <5127D853.6030703-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-24 17:12         ` Prarit Bhargava
     [not found]           ` <512A4A19.2090800-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-25 15:04             ` Alessandro Zummo
     [not found] ` <1360861375-24131-1-git-send-email-prarit-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-14 17:02   ` [RFE PATCH 2/2] rtc, add write functionality to sysfs Prarit Bhargava
     [not found]     ` <1360861375-24131-3-git-send-email-prarit-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-22 20:43       ` John Stultz
     [not found]         ` <5127D884.6020701-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-22 20:55           ` Prarit Bhargava [this message]
2013-02-22 21:05             ` John Stultz
     [not found]               ` <5127DDAF.2000403-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-23 23:11                 ` Alessandro Zummo
     [not found]                   ` <B22B05C4-B8D2-44B9-971B-37913DE59EF6-BfzFCNDTiLLj+vYz1yj4TQ@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-24 17:03                     ` Prarit Bhargava
     [not found]                       ` <512A47C5.3010500-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-25 14:58                         ` Alessandro Zummo
     [not found]                           ` <20130225155812.0758e093-7UIfgwKH8t5lecnr3/Sf3RLwuzhV/fVh@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-28 14:50                             ` Prarit Bhargava
2013-02-28 18:51                       ` John Stultz

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