> maybe the problem running RTC in non-UTC time is known to you,
> including its implications. Basically the kernel lacks two things
> when booting:
>
> 1) time zone
> 2) Whether RTC runs UTC or local time
>
> My solution would be:
>
> 1) Add a kernel parameter like RTC=UTC|local
> 2) Add a kernel parameter like TZ=+0200 (numeric notation ised in
> EMail)
>
> 3) Enhance routines that set the system time to update the RTC as well
Whatever you do, please keep UTC the default, so that machines running only
Linux (or Unix) or don't care about compatibility with Lesser Operating
Systems(tm) don't need to be bothered with kludges like this.
Are you planning on making the kernel aware of daylight savings time, too?
Johan Myreen
jem@iki.fi
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