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SubjectRe: PATCH: /dev/nvram cleanups.
> Some RTCs implement only 64 bytes of NVRAM, with bytes 64-127 mapping back
> to 0-63. That way, you could not only write the NVRAM, but make the RTC
> generate interrupts (which we use as timer interrupts on some Alphas), set
> the system time or cause alarms as soon as you'd have write access to the
> NVRAM. AFAIK there is no way to autodetect the size of the NVRAM.

OK, I've seen a 64-byte CMOS myself. But 64 is still better than 50 :)
(no, I don't have real need to access these bytes yet)

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Meelis Roos (mroos@tartu.cyber.ee)


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