Re: [PATCH] rtc.c fix

From: Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Date: Sat Apr 29 2000 - 13:52:18 EST

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Cesar Eduardo Barros wrote:
> It seems OK for me too (though showing /proc/rtc only after the test has been
> done adds nothing at all). I'll forward the patch to Linus now then (if it
> worked on SMP, no way in hell it's gonna break on my UPs unless my slow 386 can
> force the issue more than a faster box).

Well, I wouldn't make assumptions, and it is easy enough to test the UP
case on an SMP box -- just disable CONFIG_SMP.

After that testing though, I would say the patch looks ok. Thanks a
bunch for cleaning that up... I originally converted RTC over to using
locks, but did it a long time ago and without access to an SMP box. It
definitely needed updating.

Jeff

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