On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:04:18 -0700 (PDT) Linus Torvalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Thu, 18 Oct 2007, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:18:32 -0400 > > Mark Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >and note the "& 0x3f" which is done in BCD mode. Strange. But we always > > > >write zero (which may or may not be correct). So I'd have to add a mask > > > >to > > > >the interface, and I decided it wasn't worth it until somebody talks > > > >about > > > >how that thing actually works.. > > > > > > Linus, this is your patch from a few weeks ago. > > > It (still) solves problems for me here. > > > This should go into 2.6.24. > > > > > > Fix BIN_TO_BCD()/BCD_TO_BIN() handling when setting the real-time alarm > > > clock. > > > > This patch is presently (stuck) in -mm. I'll move it to my > > must-be-in-2.6.24-even-if-the-maintainer-fluffs-it queue. > > I noticed that apparently this never happened, and it didn't go into -rc1. > > I'll put it there myself, since I'm the author and Mark tested it, and the > old code was definitely totally buggy. The earlier it gets in, the better, > in case there are cleanups and/or other issues. > I'll send over my copy. I don't think it changed. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
