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Hi! |
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On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:18:26 -0600 William Hubbs wrote: |
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> All, |
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> the hwclock service is Linux specific, so all of this applies only to |
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> OpenRC on Linux. |
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> OpenRC currently adds the hwclock service to the boot runlevel upstream. |
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> The linux kernel also has had a way for some time to handle the clock |
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> itself if you have an RTC. |
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> Is it reasonable to stop adding the hwclock service to the boot runlevel |
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> upstream and documenting the options and asking users to make that |
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> choice? |
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Yes, it is. CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS (and CONFIG_RTC_SYSTOHC) is |
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available in kernel for years and should be a preferred way to |
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handle the clock. |
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Best regards, |
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Andrew Savchenko |