I believe /sbin/hwclock is the default tool for manually setting the hwclock in Linux. I’m nervous that higher level workloads may depend on the correct functioning of the /sbin/hwclock tool for their successful operation.
The /sbin/hwclock tool is shipped with the util-linux package. Adding util-linux as impacted and assigning to Foundations team to comment on whether the /sbin/hwclock tool not operating on witherspoon is a serious issue or not. ** Also affects: util-linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: ubuntu-power-systems Assignee: bugproxy (bugproxy) => Canonical Foundations Team (canonical-foundations) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to util-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1837443 Title: [Power9][Witherspoon dd2.3] unable to set hwclock Status in The Ubuntu-power-systems project: Triaged Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On the upgraded witherspoon Power9 system we are unable to set hwclock. ubuntu@bobone:~$ uname -a Linux bobone 5.0.0-20-generic #21-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jun 24 09:31:42 UTC 2019 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux ubuntu@bobone:~$ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 19.04 \n \l ubuntu@bobone:~$ date Mon Jul 22 18:25:04 UTC 2019 ubuntu@bobone:~$ sudo /sbin/hwclock --set --date "2004/11/22 04:10:00"; sleep 5s; sudo /sbin/hwclock 2019-07-22 18:25:26.799805+00:00 ubuntu@bobone:~$ ubuntu@bobone:~$ sudo /sbin/hwclock --set --date "2004/11/22 04:10:00"; sleep 5s; sudo /sbin/hwclock --verbose hwclock from util-linux 2.33.1 System Time: 1563820048.938797 Trying to open: /dev/rtc0 Using the rtc interface to the clock. Last drift adjustment done at 1101096600 seconds after 1969 Last calibration done at 1101096600 seconds after 1969 Hardware clock is on UTC time Assuming hardware clock is kept in UTC time. Waiting for clock tick... ioctl(4, RTC_UIE_ON, 0): Invalid argument Waiting in loop for time from /dev/rtc0 to change ...got clock tick Time read from Hardware Clock: 2019/07/22 18:27:29 Hw clock time : 2019/07/22 18:27:29 = 1563820049 seconds since 1969 Time since last adjustment is 462723449 seconds Calculated Hardware Clock drift is 0.000000 seconds 2019-07-22 18:27:28.877732+00:00 ubuntu@bobone:~$ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-power-systems/+bug/1837443/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp