On 10/27/2014 05:18 PM, Benno Schulenberg wrote: > Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > sys-utils/hwclock.8.in | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- > 1 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in b/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in > index 30f191b..9219218 100644 > --- a/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in > +++ b/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in > @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ > -.TH HWCLOCK 8 "July 2014" "util-linux" "System Administration" > +.TH HWCLOCK 8 "October 2014" "util-linux" "System Administration" > .SH NAME > hwclock \- query or set the hardware clock (RTC) > .SH SYNOPSIS > @@ -22,15 +22,16 @@ gains time at a certain rate when left to run). > Since v2.26 > .B hwclock > does not update the Hardware Clock's drift factor in @ADJTIME_PATH@ by default. > -It is necessary to use \fB\-\-update-drift\fR, with \fB\-\-set\fR or > +It is necessary to use the option \fB\-\-update-drift\fR, with \fB\-\-set\fR or > \fB\-\-systohc\fR, to force drift factor updates. The rest of the manual uses 'the --xxxx option'. > > Since v2.26 > .B hwclock \-\-hctosys > -automatically compensates time read from the Hardware Clock to account for > -systematic drift before using it to set the System Clock. Therefore, > -\fB\-\-adjust\fR is no longer necessary during boot. This functionality makes > -hwclock usable early in the boot process when the root filesystem is read-only. > +automatically takes a systematic drift of the Hardware Clock into account, > +setting the System Clock to the drift-compensated time. Therefore the option > +\fB\-\-adjust\fR is no longer necessary during boot. This feature makes > +.B hwclock > +usable early on in the boot process when the root filesystem is read-only. "a systematic drift"? That entire phrase does not sound natural to me. You've re-injected the ambiguity of Karel's original sentence. Hwclock has always compensated for drift by *setting* the Hardware Clock. I think it is important to stress that *the_time_read* from the Clock is what is being compensated as this is a new behavior. Other than setting hwclock to bold, I don't see any of this change as an improvement. Thank you for fixing the other formatting issues. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
