Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:01:10 -0800 (PST) From: youshi10@u.washington.edu To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Examples on using RTC Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0702161601100.22743@hymn06.u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.58.0702161812270.32166@niwun.pair.com>
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Mike Silbersack wrote: > > On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 youshi10@u.washington.edu wrote: > >>> /usr/ports/emulators/rtc >>> >>> regards, >>> >>> usleep >> >> Already using / looked at that. I'm looking for something more in-depth. >> -Garrett > > The rtc port's sole purpose is to make the vmware port happier. As you > probably saw, it just fakes the functions of the linux rtc device. > > What other rtc functions do you need? Almost everything the linux rtc > device does can be accomplished by raising your system hz and using > usleep/select. > > Mike "Silby" Silbersack Hmmm.. well, I can't seem to find equivalent definitions for the Linux kernel macro RTC_PIE_OFF for instance and the emulators/rtc port isn't sufficiently documented for me to determine how the original author found out what signals RTC_PIE_ON and RTC_IRQP_* (whatever macro is also defined in /usr/local/include/linux/rtc.h). -Garrett
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