Re: Update RTC automatically

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On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 01:01:00PM +0100, TAJTHY Tamás wrote:
> Dear List!
> 
> I'd like to set up the system to update the RTC based on the system clock 
> (set by an external source) automatically. I found that with the do_adjtimex 
> function this can be done. I have to clear the STA_UNSYNC bit in the .status 
> filed of the timex structure. It seems that the .maxerror field also has to 
> be set to 0 also, because if I don't set it to 0 the STA_UNSYNC bit will be 
> set by the system automatically.
> 
> Can anyone help me how this should be implemented?

Have you considered doing it from userspace instead?  hwclock
should do.


Kurt

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