real time clock (todr) updates
Garrett D'Amore <[email protected]> Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:44:17 -0700
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.netbsd.ports.cats |
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All, Attached is a diff to convert netwinder and cats to the MI todr framework. Note that there is currently no TODR chip driver that I can see for Netwinder. As Netwinder apparently lacks a battery backed clock (opting for a large capacitor instead -- only good for a couple of days without power I guess), this isn't much of a loss. However, this means that once you power down or reboot the unit, you'll get the standard "no TOD clock present" warning. I recommend that someone look at writing a driver for the TOD clock, so that this warning is not printed out if the RTC has not lost power. (Plus it will mean more accurate time keeping when powering off, even if only for a few minutes.) Having looked a bit at the Linux sources, I'd even venture to improve Netwinder support a bit if someone out there has a spare unit or two that they are willing to ship me. -- Garrett D'Amore, Principal Software Engineer Tadpole Computer / Computing Technologies Division, General Dynamics C4 Systems http://www.tadpolecomputer.com/ Phone: 951 325-2134 Fax: 951 325-2191