Re: kapm-idled Funny in 2.4.10-ac12

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 12 Oct 2001 21:12:30 +0100 (BST)

> get_cmos_time is in time.c . It does a bunch of CMOS_READs
> without taking rtc_lock.
>
> Methinks that the
> save_flags(flags); ...; cli(); ...; restore_flags(flags);
> constructs in apm.c need some attention.

Well spotted. Yes the CMOS handling does still seem a bit random in places
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