Re: Y2K
Richard B. Johnson (root@chaos.analogic.com)
Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:58:47 -0400 (EDT)
On Sat, 20 Jun 1998, Alan Modra wrote:
[SNIPPED]
> > > >
> > > > linux/arch/i386/kernel/time.c: get_cmos_time:
> > > >
> > > > if ((year += 1900) < 1970)
> > > > year += 100;
> > >
> >
> > This is in the get_cmos_time procedure. I don't think your patch was
> > here. This code fixes the fact that the CMOS clock doesn't update the
> > BCD Century byte on its own.
>
> Well, in those days the file concerned was kernel/time.c. arch/* hadn't
> been invented because the kernel was i386 only. There wasn't a
> get_cmos_time() either. Things have changed a bit since then...
>
> I can send you the patch if you really want to see whether I fixed it
> right or not ;-)
>
No, no. It's fine. I had been involved in the problems of the CMOS
timer chip (way back), so I remember about the fix for the century
byte. Timezone problems are now (hopefully) handled outside the
kernel via the /usr/lib/zoneinfo... interface. You upside-down
guys even have your own file <grin>.
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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