Re: bug introduced in 2.0.34

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 14:57:41 +0100 (BST)


> However, clock was patched to do precisely this, and util-linux has contained
> this patched version of clock for a long time (between util-linux-1.6 and
> util-linux-2.6). Moreover, util-linux-2.6 is still used by SuSE 5.3.

And that would reasonably explain why the kernel code works.

> So, I withdraw my scepticism, it is true that there is such buggy software
> around, but of course still maintain that the kernel should be fixed.

That needs someone to provide a source for for 'adjusted local time' or
daylight savings info to the kernel from userspace. Once it exists I'll
fix the rest

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