On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 11:11:18AM +0200, Matthias Koenig wrote: > The --rtc option does not set the name of the device correctly. > It still uses /dev/rtc even if the --rtc option is given. .... > --- a/hwclock/rtc.c > +++ b/hwclock/rtc.c > @@ -105,14 +105,17 @@ open_rtc(void) { > NULL > }; > char **p = fls; > - char *fname = rtc_dev_name ? : *p; > + char *fname = *p; > > + /* --rtc option has been given */ > + if (rtc_dev_name) > + return open(rtc_dev_name, O_RDONLY); > + > + /* try default devices */ > do { > int fd = open(fname, O_RDONLY); > > if (fd < 0 && errno == ENOENT) { > - if (fname == rtc_dev_name) > - break; > fname = *++p; > } else { > rtc_dev_name = *p; OK. Now we can simplify the function at all :-) Please, review the patch below. Thanks Matthias, good catch. Karel >From 5d1f6bae3b298809ecd63b3e55f6ab30caaa4dbf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Koenig <mkoenig@xxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:11:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] hwclock: fix --rtc option The --rtc option does not set the name of the device correctly. It still uses /dev/rtc even if the --rtc option is given. Testcase: $ mv /dev/rtc /dev/foo $ hwclock --show --debug --rtc=/dev/foo hwclock from util-linux-2.13-rc2 Using /dev interface to clock. Last drift adjustment done at 1190198135 seconds after 1969 Last calibration done at 1190198135 seconds after 1969 Hardware clock is on local time Assuming hardware clock is kept in local time. Waiting for clock tick... hwclock: open() of /dev/rtc failed, errno=2: No such file or directory. ...got clock tick Co-Author: Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Matthias Koenig <mkoenig@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> --- hwclock/rtc.c | 33 +++++++++++++++------------------ 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/hwclock/rtc.c b/hwclock/rtc.c index f8e626e..724daf9 100644 --- a/hwclock/rtc.c +++ b/hwclock/rtc.c @@ -104,24 +104,21 @@ open_rtc(void) { "/dev/misc/rtc", NULL }; - char **p = fls; - char *fname = rtc_dev_name ? : *p; - - do { - int fd = open(fname, O_RDONLY); - - if (fd < 0 && errno == ENOENT) { - if (fname == rtc_dev_name) - break; - fname = *++p; - } else { - rtc_dev_name = *p; - return fd; - } - } while(fname); - - if (!rtc_dev_name) - rtc_dev_name = *fls; + char **p; + + /* --rtc option has been given */ + if (rtc_dev_name) + return open(rtc_dev_name, O_RDONLY); + + for (p=fls; *p; ++p) { + int fd = open(*p, O_RDONLY); + + if (fd < 0 && errno == ENOENT) + continue; + rtc_dev_name = *p; + return fd; + } + rtc_dev_name = *fls; /* default */ return -1; } -- 1.5.3.1 -- Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux-ng" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html