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authorJean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>2006-06-25 08:48:23 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>2006-06-25 13:01:14 -0400
commit9be05b57bd9152b7c26b1599b87aeb42a102f0cf (patch)
treec09b9505af968ffaab852c7e09db7b5262f863b9 /Documentation/rtc.txt
parent8e12ecc2b5a4521a338d7681e7d5547080fc6f71 (diff)
[PATCH] rtc: small documentation update
Rtc driver documentation update * Mention the max-user-freq control file. * Add missing header in example code. Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> Cc: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ normal timer interrupt, which is 100Hz.
44Programming and/or enabling interrupt frequencies greater than 64Hz is 44Programming and/or enabling interrupt frequencies greater than 64Hz is
45only allowed by root. This is perhaps a bit conservative, but we don't want 45only allowed by root. This is perhaps a bit conservative, but we don't want
46an evil user generating lots of IRQs on a slow 386sx-16, where it might have 46an evil user generating lots of IRQs on a slow 386sx-16, where it might have
47a negative impact on performance. Note that the interrupt handler is only 47a negative impact on performance. This 64Hz limit can be changed by writing
48a few lines of code to minimize any possibility of this effect. 48a different value to /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq. Note that the
49interrupt handler is only a few lines of code to minimize any possibility
50of this effect.
49 51
50Also, if the kernel time is synchronized with an external source, the 52Also, if the kernel time is synchronized with an external source, the
51kernel will write the time back to the CMOS clock every 11 minutes. In 53kernel will write the time back to the CMOS clock every 11 minutes. In
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ that will be using this driver.
81 */ 83 */
82 84
83#include <stdio.h> 85#include <stdio.h>
86#include <stdlib.h>
84#include <linux/rtc.h> 87#include <linux/rtc.h>
85#include <sys/ioctl.h> 88#include <sys/ioctl.h>
86#include <sys/time.h> 89#include <sys/time.h>