Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 26 May 1999 15:23:32 +0200 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: i386/RTC: old problem, new solution? |
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Regarding RTC timezones and APM,
Richard Gooch wrote: > The problem is that the Dell Inspiron 3200 slows down the > system even before the kernel can allow the suspend event. This makes > the RTC measurement take several seconds. > > Even without the Inspiron problem, you get up to 1 second error. This > accumulates for every suspend/resume cycle. Close and open your laptop > 10 times a day and you lose 10 seconds a day. Stephen is working on a > better measurement algorithm.
Why is this a problem, given that timezones are always on 1/N hour boundaries? [where N is some value like 2, 4 or 6 that I don't know ;-) ]
Can't we round the measured value to the nearest boundary?
-- Jamie
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