From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:24119 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933034Ab3CUICQ (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:02:16 -0400 Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:02:13 +0100 From: Karel Zak To: Daniel Drake Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: "hwclock --systohc" and tick synchronization Message-ID: <20130321080213.GA18657@x2.net.home> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 02:53:55PM -0600, Daniel Drake wrote: > However, this is proving quite confusing. > > # hwclock --systohc > hwclock: select() to /dev/rtc0 to wait for clock tick timed out: No > such file or directory BTW, in util-linux 2.22.1 the timeout has been changed from 5 to 10 seconds, I guess you have older version. > So, can this message be silenced completely, or can we add a "RTC > successfully set from system clock" success message that appears > afterwards? Fixed, now the message is printed only in --debug output. Karel -- Karel Zak http://karelzak.blogspot.com