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If the drift is too high, or the +</I>><i> user does not run ntpd, then there will be no system clock to hwclock +</I>><i> sync as we simply don't have enough info to know we're correct. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> This patch will avoid any fallout from this. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> So I think it's likely still important to have in mga2. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Some more info: +</I>><i> <A HREF="http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.systemd.devel/4943">http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.systemd.devel/4943</A> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Col +</I> + +Ping? Any revised opinions? + +Col + + +-- + +Colin Guthrie +colin(at)mageia.org +<A HREF="http://colin.guthr.ie/">http://colin.guthr.ie/</A> + +Day Job: + Tribalogic Limited <A HREF="http://www.tribalogic.net/">http://www.tribalogic.net/</A> +Open Source: + Mageia Contributor <A HREF="http://www.mageia.org/">http://www.mageia.org/</A> + PulseAudio Hacker <A HREF="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">http://www.pulseaudio.org/</A> + Trac Hacker <A HREF="http://trac.edgewall.org/">http://trac.edgewall.org/</A> +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="015271.html">[Mageia-dev] Proprietary graphic card test needed (release blocker bugs) +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="015215.html">[Mageia-dev] Freeze Push: e2fsprogs +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#15194">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#15194">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#15194">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#15194">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |