static unsigned long epoch = 1900; /* year corresponding to 0x00 */
in drivers/char/rtc.c
Regards,
Tigran
On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Chris Wedgwood wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 02, 1998 at 11:53:57AM +1030, Alan Modra wrote:
>
> > Linux ignores the RTC century byte (for good reason). Before I put
> > this fix in, when the year wrapped to 00 Linux would read the RTC
> > year as 1900. So a reboot (who does that anyway?) would give a
> > classic Y2K time warp.
>
> So how does it know what century it is?
>
>
>
> -cw
>
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