Re: [RFE PATCH 1/2] x86, rtc, ntp, Do full rtc synchronization with ntp

2013-02-25 Thread Alessandro Zummo
On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:12:57 -0500 Prarit Bhargava wrote: > Given the test results I think this should go in earlier rather than later; > I'd > like to target 3.10 for the full sync, and possibly 3.11 for the HCTOSYS > stuff. > > ... unless anyone has a strenuous objection ;) looks

Re: [RFE PATCH 1/2] x86, rtc, ntp, Do full rtc synchronization with ntp

2013-02-25 Thread Alessandro Zummo
On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:12:57 -0500 Prarit Bhargava pra...@redhat.com wrote: Given the test results I think this should go in earlier rather than later; I'd like to target 3.10 for the full sync, and possibly 3.11 for the HCTOSYS stuff. ... unless anyone has a strenuous objection ;)

Re: [RFE PATCH 1/2] x86, rtc, ntp, Do full rtc synchronization with ntp

2013-02-24 Thread Prarit Bhargava
On 02/22/2013 03:42 PM, John Stultz wrote: > > > This looks reasonable to me. > > Though I want to make sure we get this thoroughly tested by the various > distros > so we don't surprise anyone, since it has to potential to cause problems where > folks are dualbooting windows (using a

Re: [RFE PATCH 1/2] x86, rtc, ntp, Do full rtc synchronization with ntp

2013-02-24 Thread Prarit Bhargava
On 02/22/2013 03:42 PM, John Stultz wrote: This looks reasonable to me. Though I want to make sure we get this thoroughly tested by the various distros so we don't surprise anyone, since it has to potential to cause problems where folks are dualbooting windows (using a localtime RTC)

Re: [RFE PATCH 1/2] x86, rtc, ntp, Do full rtc synchronization with ntp

2013-02-22 Thread John Stultz
On 02/14/2013 09:02 AM, Prarit Bhargava wrote: Every 11 minutes ntp attempts to update the x86 rtc with the current system time. Currently, the x86 code only updates the rtc if the system time is within +/-15 minutes of the current value of the rtc. Other architectures do a full

Re: [RFE PATCH 1/2] x86, rtc, ntp, Do full rtc synchronization with ntp

2013-02-22 Thread John Stultz
On 02/14/2013 09:02 AM, Prarit Bhargava wrote: Every 11 minutes ntp attempts to update the x86 rtc with the current system time. Currently, the x86 code only updates the rtc if the system time is within +/-15 minutes of the current value of the rtc. Other architectures do a full

[RFE PATCH 1/2] x86, rtc, ntp, Do full rtc synchronization with ntp

2013-02-14 Thread Prarit Bhargava
Every 11 minutes ntp attempts to update the x86 rtc with the current system time. Currently, the x86 code only updates the rtc if the system time is within +/-15 minutes of the current value of the rtc. Other architectures do a full synchronization and there is no reason that x86 should be

[RFE PATCH 1/2] x86, rtc, ntp, Do full rtc synchronization with ntp

2013-02-14 Thread Prarit Bhargava
Every 11 minutes ntp attempts to update the x86 rtc with the current system time. Currently, the x86 code only updates the rtc if the system time is within +/-15 minutes of the current value of the rtc. Other architectures do a full synchronization and there is no reason that x86 should be